Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com OWENSBORO RED DEVILS (12-2) VS. HIGHLANDS BLUEBIRDS (12-2)
 Kickoff: Sat, Dec 6 @ 3:30 P.M. ET at Feix Field, Houchens/LT Smith Stadium Weather: 50 degrees, 10% chance of precipitation. Winds at 10 MPH. FTMSports.com writer, G. Michael Graham, is in Bowling Green to cover the Birds. Check back here for all of […]
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LIVE GAME TRACKER: Highlands vs. Collins 4A State Championship Game
BOWLING GREEN – FortThomasMatters reporting LIVE from Houchens Industries – LT Smith Stadium. The Birds are looking for a Kentucky record, 23rd championship and 7th in a row against the Titans. Game should start around 3:30 PM EST. A victory today would give the Birds the nation’s longest active state title win streak.
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FTM EXCLUSIVE: Highlands/Newport Central Catholic Football Award Winners
The Fort Thomas Matters braintrust has watched the Highlands and New Cath football teams from the dog days of summer. We are solely focused on the Birds and the Breds and with that said, we feel confident that no one in the media knows these teams better than us. With that said, we are unveiling […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday Links (Bicyclists, Towles, Rings)
I could get used to these 4-day work weeks. My man Van Damme is pumped up for this weekend. Happy birthday to my mom. Let’s see if she reads this. – After a bicyclist was hit by a drunk driver this week in Newport after a ghost ride to honor Andrew Gast, discussions are ruminating […]
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New Superintendent, HHS Championship Ring and Other Mid-Week Links
– Ft. Thomas Independent Hires New Superintendent, Gene Kirchner. More on this later. – Well, it’s Wednesday at 3:30, which means there is 2 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes and 13 seconds until the University of Kentucky plays the University of Louisville. But who’s counting, right? – Speaking of UK, HHS Senior and UK WR […]
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Highlands Captures Fifth in a Row
I captured this shot at the Inverness corner this morning as the team was about to head out of town on their way to Bowling Green and an eventual state championship. It was a very cool scene as groups of friends, family, and fans gathered at each corner on the way out of town. (that […]
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HHS-Frankin-Simpson State Championship Live Feed
Pre-game predictions: Highlands, a four-time defending champ in Class 5A, goes for a fifth consecutive title in this 4A finals against Franklin-Simpson. Highlands (14-0) is led by senior QB and UK committ Patrick Towles. Franklin-Simpson (13-1) is led by cousins Darrius and Jerrell Wickware. Highlands is already the highest scoring team in state history. They’ve […]
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Highlands Blasts Christian Co. 50-0 – Wins State Record 20th State Title
The heading says it all. Highlands executed its game plan to perfection. To view the video replay, go to Highlands-bluebirds.com. The win gave Highlands their school best, 4th state championship in a row. The replay should be available to watch around 8:30 tonight. Game MVP goes to Patrick Towles, junior QB. They held Christian Co. […]
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Another Reason Newspapers are Dying
Trying to find any coverage of the Highlands game tonight on Cincinnati / NKY.com and it appears they didn’t even have a reporter at the game. The semifinals of the state championship and no reporters cover the game. Once again I turned to Twitter and found multiple people reporting a Highlands victory 34- 6. One […]