Three Highlands High School football players will sign letters of intent on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The signings will be held at 3 p.m. in the Highlands High School Media Center.
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Why is this HHS alum, current NFL star in Hot Water?
Mike Mitchell, defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers and HHS grad, jumping the line of scrimmage toward the end of Sunday’s loss to the Jets/via CBS If you watched Sunday’s NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets through to its conclusion, you probably saw when Steelers defensive back Mike Mitchell, in […]
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THIS WEEKEND: Celebrate 100 Years of HHS Football
On Saturday, the Bluebirds will take on a brand new opponent, Paducah Tilghman, as part of a celebration that marks something very much not new: 100 years of football excellence at Highlands High School.
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Highlands Defense Holds Up In Win
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Highlands Bluebirds knew they’d be facing their toughest challenge defensively this season. The Covington Catholic Colonels came into town having outscored their four Kentucky opponents, 166-6. Senior Colonel quarterback Blake Bir completed 82-of-144 passes for 1,315 yards and 17 touchdowns entering the contest. But the […]
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Highlands Dominates Cov Cath (with video highlights)
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Following a week of the usual hype that saw even some well-known figures get into the act, it was time to decide things on the football field. The result proved similar to the last seven meetings between the two Northern Kentucky powers. The Highlands Bluebirds showed […]
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Highlands/Cov Cath Rivalry Playing Out on Twitter
I can’t believe this Highlands teacher didn’t give partial credit on this. Via Twitter. Image being sent around Twitter via Covington Catholic students. It’s no secret FTM has been on the new media/social media bandwagon for a while now. Twitter is probably my go-to source for breaking news, more so than anywhere else. Sure, you […]
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HHS, Boyle Co: Halftime Adjustments Key in Win
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Highlands Tearing Through the Cheerleaders’ Banner to Start the Game The Boyle County Rebels played smashmouth football in the first half with their wishbone attack. The Rebels piled up 226 yards on 33 carries for an average of about 6.9 per carry. Junior Seph Burke led […]
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Highlands 52, Boyle County 31
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Highlands Captains and Boyle Co. Captains Meet at Mid-Field for the Coin Flip It looked as though the visitors might challenge the overall and home winning streaks of the Highlands Bluebirds football team at halftime. But the Bluebirds dashed those hopes quickly with 37 unanswered […]
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Patrick Towles Signs with UK, Austin Sheehan Talks Recruitment
Patrick Towles, headlining one of Kentucky’s best recruiting classes in the last 15 years, signed this afternoon in Highlands’ media room among friends, family, football comrades and out of shape journalists. Fort Thomas Matters was there. Of Towles, Coach Dale Mueller said, “A lot of people consider Patrick to be the best football player that’s […]
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HHS 34-Elder 29
HHS QB and UK commit, Patrick Towles, was hurt during the first offensive series but backup Donovan (McNabb) McCoy played well in the hard fought Highlands win at The Pit. A FTM correspondent at the game overheard Cris Collinsworth say that “Towles is doing good.” No need to worry BBN. Towles, who committed to UK […]