PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior wide receiver Ryan Conley (99) goes out for a pass in Friday’s game against Louisville St. Xavier. For most of the season, it has been a nightmare. That bad dream continued Friday for the Highlands Bluebirds football team in a 37-6 loss to the Louisville St. Xavier Tigers in […]
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Highlands notebook: Last win over Tigers came in 1996
PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior defensive back Taylor Perez (35) attempts to make a tackle in Friday’s loss to Louisville St. Xavier. The last time the Highlands Bluebirds football team beat the Louisville St. Xavier Tigers came in 1996.
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Highlands-Louisville St. Xavier preview
Bluebirds aim to avoid first 1-4 start since 1939 PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior defensive back Sam Taylor (44) tackles Ryle’s Mitchell Bateman (35) in Friday’s non-district game. Highlands hopes to avoid its first three-game losing streak since 1976 against Louisville St. Xavier on Friday. The next opponent may be the tradition-rich St. Xavier […]
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David Cecil Memorial Stadium: Ryle 48 – Highlands 24
Ryle pulls away from Highlands in second half PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Braden Posey (87) breaks off a long run in the first half against Ryle. People are used to the Blue and White making the plays down the stretch to win tight ballgames. That had been the case most of the time […]
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Highlands-Ryle Preview
Highlands aims to avoid first 1-3 start since 1967 PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior Nick Kendall (8) breaks free during the second half of Friday’s game at Scott County. Kendall leads the Bluebirds with six touchdowns on the season. It is not necessarily a must-win game. But the tradition-rich Highlands Bluebirds football team hopes […]
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Bluebirds fall on road to Cardinals
PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior defensive lineman Luke Lindeman (center) runs back a fumble for a touchdown in the third quarter of Friday’s game against Scott County at Georgetown College. GEORGETOWN – The script seemed a lot like the last meeting in 2012.
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Bluebird Notebook: Last 1-2 start came in 2002
PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Griffin Huber goes hard for a catch in Friday’s game at Scott County. It’s not a feeling anyone associated with the vaunted Highlands Bluebirds football team is used to.
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Highlands-Scott County Game Preview
Bluebirds prepared for 6A’s fourth-ranked Cardinals PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior cornerback Austin Beal (27) tries to make a move in the recent win over Campbell County. The Bluebirds take on Scott County Three seasons ago, they came to Fort Thomas and the Blue and White ran them out of town almost as fast.
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Bluebird Football: Emptying the Notebook
PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior running back Nick Kendall (8 and Jared Dougherty (10) celebrate after a touchdown Friday. The Bluebirds moved to 1-1 on the season with a 38-15 win over Campbell County. Jim Abner can relate to the struggles of taking over the starting quarterback role as a senior like Austin Hergott […]
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Highlands Beats Campbell County 38-15
Highlands earns bounceback victory PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior linebacker Ben Ziegler (right) puts pressure on Campbell County quarterback Carson Plessinger (left) in Friday’s non-district game. Ziegler had 2.5 sacks in the 38-15 Bluebird victory. Stephen Lickert was not kidding when he said, “Highlands is Highlands” leading up to the game Friday. The former […]
