By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Highlands Bluebirds football team knew it had history on its side entering Friday’s second-round Class 4A playoff game. The Ashland Blazer Tomcats had not beaten the Bluebirds since 1954. Despite that, Ashland made a game of it trailing just 16-13 at halftime. But the top-ranked […]
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Bluebirds battle Tomcats in second round of 4A playoffs
Photo by G. Michael Graham/Fort Thomas Matters. The top-ranked Highlands Bluebirds battle the eighth-ranked Ashland Blazer Tomcats on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Many have tried it this season. But only one football team successfully carried out the […]
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Highands reserves have little trouble adjusting to playoff atmosphere
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It may have been the playoffs. But it did not feel different for many of the Highlands Bluebirds players that saw their first playoff action. The Bluebirds led the Boyd County Lions, 49-7 at halftime and that allowed many reserves to earn some playing time. Top-ranked […]
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Highlands takes care of business in first round of playoffs
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Junior Jaylen Hayes epitomized the way the Highlands Bluebirds football team has dominated the competition over the years. On his first of three touchdowns, Hayes took the ball out of the Highland spread offense and ran left from the Bluebird 30-yard line. Three Boyd County Lion […]
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Highlands faces familiar opponent to open playoffs
Photo by G. Michael Graham. The Highlands Bluebirds open the playoffs against Boyd County at 7:30 p.m. Friday at David Cecil Memorial Stadium. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The first-round opponent is the same as last year. But the result may not change much based on the two football teams’ seedings […]
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Highlands hopes to bounce back against Ryle
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Highlands Bluebirds football team knows it can’t add on to its state record of 13 undefeated seasons. But the Bluebirds (8-1) did learn a valuable lesson from Friday’s loss to the Cincinnati Elder Panthers. They need to prepare better for teams like Elder that have […]
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Playoff pairings set for Highlands, NewCath football teams
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The playoff matchups have been set for the Highlands Bluebirds and Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds football teams. Both will be top seeds in their respective classes and favored to win state championships. Highlands (8-1) is going for a Kentucky record six in a row and 22nd […]
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Highlands holds own against Diamond Spread attack
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter COVINGTON – The Highland Bluebirds football team’s defense faced a spread offense for the second consecutive week. But it was a different spread look. The Covington Holmes Bulldogs came out in the Diamond spread look unlike the traditional one-back formation that Pendleton County employed last week. […]
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Highlands claims 16th district title in 17 years
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter COVINGTON – Fans and outsiders see things like overall program wins and consecutive state championships. But the Highlands Bluebirds football team players and coaches will be the first to say they look at accomplishing things on a day-to-day or year-to-year basis. This year’s Bluebirds can now […]
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Highlands hopes to wrap up another outright district title against Holmes
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Good football teams do not take plays off. That has been a major trademark of the Highlands Bluebirds throughout the years. It has Highlands on the verge of another district title. There is one opponent left in the way of that. “The guys have been well-coached […]