32 minutes ago, RedHawk said:

Prayers to the Colonel players tonight, I'm hearing a Senior starter lost his Father unexpectedly last night. Heavy stuff for those boys.

This is true. Very very heavy hearts. Praying so very hard for The Family and this Team as they are devastated. Everyone is feeling this.....

Sorry...just now catching up on this (making my ESPN+ debut tomorrow, I've been busy lol). Though, I've been excited.

Gavin Wagner WILL be on bluebirdsradio.com tomorrow, and is excited to broadcast the game. He's just a sophomore, so I'm excited that the radio has some life. Can't wait to hear a Birds win 😉

Yeesh sorry y'all, miss a week, miss a lot.

On 9/30/2026 at 11:39 PM, The Oracle said:

Beechwood was more responsible for the loss but the CCH team's lack of motivation coming out of the lockerroom was a contributing factor too. Starting out flat letting BW take it straight down the field and score on them and answering with a 3 and out had them playing from their heels all night. Playing from their heels seems like a familiar story with most every EE era team that isn't '17/'18/'19. I've read all these comments about EE and his staff being some of the best in the state with making halftime adjustments. Why are they eternally having to change up their plan at the half? Why don't they come out and dominate fron the word go and then simply continue with that into the 1nd half? Aside from SK, a few games against Dixie, and their district gimme opponents, dominating from the word go is not a hallmark of CCH football teams under EE.

Zero chance CCH was unmotivated against Beechwood. Beechwood was just better.

If CCH gets behind against Highlands, zero chance it is because they are unmotivated.

Edited 22 hours ago22 hr by Voice of Reason

2 hours ago, Brennan_Bucher said:

Sorry...just now catching up on this (making my ESPN+ debut tomorrow, I've been busy lol). Though, I've been excited.

Gavin Wagner WILL be on bluebirdsradio.com tomorrow, and is excited to broadcast the game. He's just a sophomore, so I'm excited that the radio has some life. Can't wait to hear a Birds win 😉

Which game and what time?

80th meeting between the Birds and the Colonels in a football rivalry that is in its 58th season. Highlands currently leads the series 52 wins to 27. Cov Cath coach Eddie Eviston has a 10-5 record against Highlands and Bob Sphire has an overall 6-5 record against Cov Cath, with a 3-3 record against the Colonels during his tenure as head coach at Highlands.

Complete Series Record:

1968 - Highlands (Murphy) beats Cov Cath (Lanham) 14-0
1969 - Cov Cath (Tassini) beats Highlands (Murphy) 35-6
1970 - Highlands (Murphy) beats Cov Cath (Tassini) 54-0
1971 - Highlands (Murphy) beats Cov Cath (Tassini) 28-18
1972 - Highlands (Murphy) beats Cov Cath (Tassini) 34-0
1973 - Highlands (Murphy) beats Cov Cath (Bernier) 6-0
1974 - Highlands (Walz) beats Cov Cath (Bernier) 7-0
1975 - Highlands (Walz) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 55-0
1976 - Highlands (Herrmann) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 27-0
1977 - Highlands (Herrmann) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 52-21
1978 - Highlands (Herrmann) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 26-14
1979 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Herrmann) 31-0
1980 - Highlands (Herrmann) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 30-21
1981 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Herrmann) 14-6
1982 - Highlands (Herrmann) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 13-7
1982* - Highlands (Herrmann) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 13-7 (OT)
1983 - Highlands (Herrmann) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 21-7
1984 - Highlands (Eicher) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 21-15
1985 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Eicher) 16-0
1986 - Highlands (Eicher) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 6-0
1987 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Eicher) 21-20
1988 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Duffy) 13-3
1988* - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Duffy) 33-8
1989 - Highlands (Duffy) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 19-0
1989* - Highlands (Duffy) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 22-6
1990 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Duffy) 20-0
1991 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Duffy) 21-6
1992 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Duffy) 41-21
1992* - Highlands (Duffy) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 14-7
1993 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Duffy) 21-16
1994 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Mueller) 42-6
1994* - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Mueller) 7-3
1995 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 48-18
1995* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 3-0
1996 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 33-7
1997 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 24-22
1997* - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Mueller) 41-35 (2OT)
1998 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 70-26
1998* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 37-14
1999 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 45-7
2000 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 35-10
2000* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 49-27
2001 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 52-22
2001* - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Mueller) 18-15
2002 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 28-14
2003 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 21-7
2004 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 9-0
2004* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 18-0
2005 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Rodenberg) 9-0
2006 - Cov Cath (Rodenberg) beats Highlands (Mueller) 29-27
2006* - Cov Cath (Rodenberg) beats Highlands (Mueller) 25-15
2007 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Brossart) 28-14
2007* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Brossart) 40-0
2008 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Brossart) 61-0
2009 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 36-7
2010 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 27-20
2011 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 42-37
2011* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 49-14
2012 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 35-21
2012* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 28-13
2013 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 42-6
2013* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 28-13
2014 - Highlands (Weinrich) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 42-7
2014* - Highlands (Weinrich) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 37-34
2015 - Highlands (Weinrich) beats Cov Cath (Eviston) 14-10
2015* - Highlands (Weinrich) beats Cov Cath (Eviston) 44-22
2016 - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Weinrich) 63-26
2017 - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Weinrich) 52-0
2018 - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Weinrich) 21-14
2018* - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Weinrich) 36-0
2019 - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Weinrich) 13-0
2020 - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Weinrich) 42-0
2020* - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Weinrich) 38-21
2021 - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Sphire) 8-7
2021* - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Sphire) 38-8
2022 - Highlands (Sphire) beats Cov Cath (Eviston) 32-21
2023 - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Sphire) 35-21
2024 - Highlands (Sphire) beats Cov Cath (Eviston) 32-22
2025 - Highlands (Sphire) beats Cov Cath (Eviston) 31-28

* Playoffs

I'll take Highlands by a couple of scores.

Also sorry to hear about the young man's father. Just terrible.

2 hours ago, theguru said:

Which game and what time?

It's ASU swim vs Texas Tech. 6pm Arizona time.

There's a long story about active students not being able to do ESPN+ that I won't get into in a Highlands/Cov Cath thread. I believe I am one of (if not the) the first active students in the building to be on ESPN+. Should be fun.

2 hours ago, Brennan_Bucher said:

It's ASU swim vs Texas Tech. 6pm Arizona time.

There's a long story about active students not being able to do ESPN+ that I won't get into in a Highlands/Cov Cath thread. I believe I am one of (if not the) the first active students in the building to be on ESPN+. Should be fun.

Good luck, B.

I foresee a good old fashion smash mouth football game. Line them up and run, run and run some more!!

Just got a funny feeling

Go Birds!!!

Beat Colonels

12 hours ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

80th meeting between the Birds and the Colonels in a football rivalry that is in its 58th season. Highlands currently leads the series 52 wins to 27. Cov Cath coach Eddie Eviston has a 10-5 record against Highlands and Bob Sphire has an overall 6-5 record against Cov Cath, with a 3-3 record against the Colonels during his tenure as head coach at Highlands.

Complete Series Record:

1968 - Highlands (Murphy) beats Cov Cath (Lanham) 14-0
1969 - Cov Cath (Tassini) beats Highlands (Murphy) 35-6
1970 - Highlands (Murphy) beats Cov Cath (Tassini) 54-0
1971 - Highlands (Murphy) beats Cov Cath (Tassini) 28-18
1972 - Highlands (Murphy) beats Cov Cath (Tassini) 34-0
1973 - Highlands (Murphy) beats Cov Cath (Bernier) 6-0
1974 - Highlands (Walz) beats Cov Cath (Bernier) 7-0
1975 - Highlands (Walz) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 55-0
1976 - Highlands (Herrmann) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 27-0
1977 - Highlands (Herrmann) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 52-21
1978 - Highlands (Herrmann) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 26-14
1979 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Herrmann) 31-0
1980 - Highlands (Herrmann) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 30-21
1981 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Herrmann) 14-6
1982 - Highlands (Herrmann) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 13-7
1982* - Highlands (Herrmann) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 13-7 (OT)
1983 - Highlands (Herrmann) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 21-7
1984 - Highlands (Eicher) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 21-15
1985 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Eicher) 16-0
1986 - Highlands (Eicher) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 6-0
1987 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Eicher) 21-20
1988 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Duffy) 13-3
1988* - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Duffy) 33-8
1989 - Highlands (Duffy) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 19-0
1989* - Highlands (Duffy) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 22-6
1990 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Duffy) 20-0
1991 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Duffy) 21-6
1992 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Duffy) 41-21
1992* - Highlands (Duffy) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 14-7
1993 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Duffy) 21-16
1994 - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Mueller) 42-6
1994* - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Mueller) 7-3
1995 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 48-18
1995* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 3-0
1996 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 33-7
1997 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 24-22
1997* - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Mueller) 41-35 (2OT)
1998 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 70-26
1998* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 37-14
1999 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 45-7
2000 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 35-10
2000* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 49-27
2001 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 52-22
2001* - Cov Cath (Ray) beats Highlands (Mueller) 18-15
2002 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 28-14
2003 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 21-7
2004 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 9-0
2004* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Ray) 18-0
2005 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Rodenberg) 9-0
2006 - Cov Cath (Rodenberg) beats Highlands (Mueller) 29-27
2006* - Cov Cath (Rodenberg) beats Highlands (Mueller) 25-15
2007 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Brossart) 28-14
2007* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Brossart) 40-0
2008 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Brossart) 61-0
2009 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 36-7
2010 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 27-20
2011 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 42-37
2011* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 49-14
2012 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 35-21
2012* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 28-13
2013 - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 42-6
2013* - Highlands (Mueller) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 28-13
2014 - Highlands (Weinrich) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 42-7
2014* - Highlands (Weinrich) beats Cov Cath (Wirth) 37-34
2015 - Highlands (Weinrich) beats Cov Cath (Eviston) 14-10
2015* - Highlands (Weinrich) beats Cov Cath (Eviston) 44-22
2016 - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Weinrich) 63-26
2017 - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Weinrich) 52-0
2018 - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Weinrich) 21-14
2018* - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Weinrich) 36-0
2019 - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Weinrich) 13-0
2020 - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Weinrich) 42-0
2020* - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Weinrich) 38-21
2021 - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Sphire) 8-7
2021* - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Sphire) 38-8
2022 - Highlands (Sphire) beats Cov Cath (Eviston) 32-21
2023 - Cov Cath (Eviston) beats Highlands (Sphire) 35-21
2024 - Highlands (Sphire) beats Cov Cath (Eviston) 32-22
2025 - Highlands (Sphire) beats Cov Cath (Eviston) 31-28

* Playoffs

Wow! Interesting stuff, thanks for posting. I can't believe I just added wins vs losses up for coaching eras but I couldn't help myself.

For Highlands, I am surprised that Lynn Ray owned Duffy 5-2, I would not have believed that but he did.

For CovCath Wirth was 0-10 and Brossart 0-3. Some tough years.

I was also surprised that Lynn Ray was 23-14 against the Birds and according to some former players could/should have been a lot more wins during his time.

Eddie doing very well sitting at 10-2 and of course Dale at 26-6 with a whole bunch of wins in a row.

Should be a great game tonight. Go Birds, Beat Colonels!

Looking for a pregame meal, is Szechuan Gardens still open? Asking for a friend.

5 minutes ago, Sweeperboy said:

Looking for a pregame meal, is Szechuan Gardens still open? Asking for a friend.

😅 ....she gone.

8 minutes ago, Sweeperboy said:

Looking for a pregame meal, is Szechuan Gardens still open? Asking for a friend.

2 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

😅 ....she gone.

The Park Hills/Fort Wright "Gourmet Strip" has been relegated to just the Skyline Chili and Dunkin....plus I guess you could count the Fort Wright Family Restaurant if you can get there before they close at like 1pm.

The owners of Carmelo's in Covington are working on a major renovation of the former Frisch's building at the corner of Dixie and Kyles right now, though. It's apparently going to be a pretty upscale chop house. Looks like coneys for you tonight though. Lol

12 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

😅 ....she gone.

Ok then, I use to go in there back in the early 2000's when I was trying to lose some weight. Had a killer shrimp taco kabob.

Your right, looks like Dixie Chili...