The Birds fly over to Kenton County to play the Pioneers of Simon Kenton.

Kickoff: 6pm

The 4-0 Freshman Birds head to Independence to face-off with the 2-2 Simon Kenton Pioneers. Despite their .500 record, expect the Pioneers, led by stud QB Ethan Hopkins, to put up a good fight against the Bluebirds. Hopkins, who got his first Varsity TD last Friday against Conner, can both run and throw the ball all over the field and will look to put it on the Bluebirds. QB Jaxston Moeves, who also starts on the one-loss JV squad and backs up sensational Sophomore Bryce Armstrong on Friday nights, as well as RB Noah Brown led the Birds to a huge victory over the once undefeated Ryle Raiders last Thursday and are looking to keep their momentum going. The Birds face a currently undefeated Beechwood team next week and should not look ahead to that game and take the Neers lightly.

Kickoff: 6:00p, Thursday 9/24/26 @ Simon Kenton

Previous Matchups: The core of this SK team played for Twenhofel and historically had the Birds' number. In 7th grade, Twenhofel, with Hopkins under center, beat HMS in the regular season and again in the Semifinals. In 8th grade, with Moeves playing up for the High School, the Breds once again beat the Bluebirds in the regular season 39-6 before losing to HMS 32-25 in an amazing Championship Game led by QB Austin Hamblen, RB Noah Brown, and WR Gus Bouldin. There's no love lost between these two teams so expect records to go out the window as they meet on Thursday.

Common Opponents:
CCH: Birds won 42-0, SK won 40-22
Dixie: Birds won 48-8, SK lost 8-0

Game Link: Researching and will post if/when found.

Fun Note: Ethan Hopkins for SK as well as Highlands' Jaxston Moeves, Noah Brown, Santi Guerra (out for the season due to injury), and Oliver Morris play on the same select baseball team. Always fun when teammates and close friends face each other for bragging rights in another sport.

Special thanks to @FrankNicodemus for setting these threads up as I get my feet wet. I appreciate your support and guidance!!!

@MaddenCurse44 , you're the resident SK expert. Thoughts on the game, or SK more specifically? I don't think SK's record is indicative of their talent (they were loaded w/talent), but this is pretty much the same Twenhofel team who absolutely dominated in 7th and 8th grade. Ya, I know MS is not THE indicator of how a team will fare in HS, but it is AN indicator. The change has been pretty drastic from last year to this one (at least in terms of record and scores).

Thoughts?

4 hours ago, TheConfluence said:

@MaddenCurse44 , you're the resident SK expert. Thoughts on the game, or SK more specifically? I don't think SK's record is indicative of their talent (they were loaded w/talent), but this is pretty much the same Twenhofel team who absolutely dominated in 7th and 8th grade. Ya, I know MS is not THE indicator of how a team will fare in HS, but it is AN indicator. The change has been pretty drastic from last year to this one (at least in terms of record and scores).

Thoughts?

Hoping they win but the Birds 🐦 might have their number.

Just got word the game may get canceled due to an impetigo outbreak in the SK locker room.

Nasty stuff. More to come.

This game won't be close. Highlands by more than 30.

12 hours ago, TheConfluence said:

Just got word the game may get canceled due to an impetigo outbreak in the SK locker room.

Nasty stuff. More to come.

Game is canceled by Simon Kenton. Highlands is scrambling to find a game for Thursday. Dang! Thought maybe SK had HHS's number after the last 5 years of not even getting to close to having their number. Feel bad for both sides....