Tag: Cooper Jaguars

Bluebirds Handle Jaguars for Third Straight Season PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior defensive lineman Conner Zell looks to hand the ball to an official after recovering a fumble with 10:41 left in the second quarter. PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior defensive linemen Ben Sisson (45) and Nick Bowman (50) pursue Cooper sophomore quarterback […]

Bluebirds Looking for Results off Determined Offseason PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior running back Wes Bowling (23) runs behind junior offensive lineman Dylan Turner (77) in the scrimmage against Louisville Ballard a week ago. Highlands opens the season Friday against Cooper at 7 p.m. at David Cecil Memorial Stadium. The hype has been there […]

Bluebirds Seek More Improvements This Week PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior defensive lineman Nate Davis (78) sets to leap up before Cooper quarterback Mikey Armour while teammate Nick Bowman (19) gets into position. It is a better feeling than it has been recently. In the past three years, the Highlands Bluebirds football team entered […]

Bluebird Defensive Improvements Show in Win PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior defensive back Joe Steiden (27) records one of his four interceptions against Cooper on Friday. That is a new school record for most interceptions in a game. PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands Head Coach Brian Weinrich (center) goes over strategy with Highlands senior […]

Bluebirds Revert to Old Form in Season Opener PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior Cooper Schwalbach (middle) powers his way through two Cooper defenders on his way to the end zone for a five-yard touchdown with 2:50 left in the second quarter. Schwalbach earned the team’s Most Valuable Player award rushing for 150 yards on […]

Bluebirds Seek Strong Start Against Jaguars PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior running back Larry Wilson (21) breaks free for a nice run during the scrimmage against Cincinnati St. Xavier. The Bluebirds hope to see more runs like that in the season opener at Cooper. Since 2002, the Highlands Bluebirds football team has dropped its […]

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior Nick Veneman (9) makes a key catch in the second half of the game against Cooper. That play went for 44 yards in the 52-42 Bluebird victory. The Highlands Bluebirds football team has played in honor of deceased loved ones. Back in 2012 on its state-record sixth straight Class […]

Highlands outguns Cooper, 52-42 PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior Grant Murray (24) goes for extra yards in the season-opener while Cooper senior linebacker Bryce Leroy (15) holds on. Murray rushed 25 times for 161 yards and two touchdowns for an average of 6.44 yards per touch. Highlands won the shootout, 52-42. There was no […]

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands wide receiver Eric Miller (15) makes a 45-yard catch late in the second quarter of Friday’s game at Cooper. The Bluebirds lost 37-13. It felt like a nightmare in many ways.