On 8/23/2025 at 8:09 PM, thenamerobdigity said:

A few takeways for Highlands:

6. It felt like HHS could have run away with the game at certain points, but there were times when it seemed offensive playcalling held them back. However, I like that they stuck with the Lorenzen QB run in OT 2.

Point 6 catches my eye. I am not a Highlands supporter and only see a couple games a year plus highlights. But you hit the thing I thought as I watched the Douglass game. It seems like the Birds the last few years struggle closing out tight games. There often seems to be a mistake here or there that makes things more difficult, and sometimes turn a win into a loss or, like Friday, makes a win more difficult than it felt like it should have been. It isn't the same mistake over and over. It is things that happen and you ask yourself, what just happened or how does that happen? I can't provide more details or specific examples. Just sharing an outsider looking in observation.

On 8/23/2025 at 5:56 PM, theguru said:

I don't care if you buy or not.  It is my opinion, I am not impressed. 

There wasn't much to be impressed with Friday night. Of course, they did get the win and will improve as the season progresses, but I don't see how you could be overly excited about that output. 

I will say, the last few years it has felt like HHS has found ways to lose those types of games. Hopefully getting over the hump a bit is a sign of positivity.