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2 hours ago, El Diablo said:

I feel like the Highlands offense felt a little off or something? I didn’t see much Hosea, he deserves more touches. Every time they ran Benke up the middle it was good things. Highlands defense was on top of things. Dunn may have had 3 interceptions. Class took one to the house. Homecoming King Woods had a good day on the DLine. 

Hosea needs more touches.  #14 Surrey needs more - I thought he did a great job in Hinegardner's 2 week absence.  Not sure why they aren't using him more too...

6 minutes ago, bluecolonels95 said:

Colonels going to lose if all we do is QB draws with a gimpy QB that can barely walk. I don’t get the play calling Eviston. 

You will be fine.  The refs are conferring with Eddie to make sure they make up for it in penalities and bad calls.  

16 hours ago, Bird Bath said:

SK was big!  Especially in the trenches!  My concern is other than Dunn and Robinson is anybody going to step up on that side of the ball.  Last year they did not run the middle the birds were killed off tackle and were toasted other than boler who is at Winton on the corners.  They found a way to penetrate but to be candid the offense was pathetic and the defense was on the field 75% of the time.  Noon needs his touches.  I will stack it up to Crone and his cronies were better!  
 

This week I want to see something from dline and LB!!! Robinson and Dunn has done what I expected everybody else needs to look in the mirror.

 

If only we had LaFrange back to help them out.  The ship would be right. 

3 minutes ago, Brown said:

Yep…very sloppy 

So, Birds fans...3 QB's and you don't have a quarterback at Highlands.  Heard Bob Sphere's press conference on why Noon isn't playing QB-wants in multiple positions good athlete.  Why is Benke out of the equation for QB?  Thought he looked pretty good when I saw him last year at Rafferty Bowl.  Is he seeing  the field at QB yet?   Sure has a lot more height than the younger guys.   

On 8/13/2022 at 2:10 PM, El Diablo said:

Nice write ups! Excited about this game. Will there be any video of this game online?

9 hours ago, FrankNicodemus said:

Saw the same thing! Be nice if you decides what he is going to do before the Birds fly south to Bama for the 7v7 thing they do really soon.

They left yesterday.  JV tournament today - JV won the first two so far.  Varsity National tournament tomorrow and Saturday. 

6 hours ago, Jack of all Trades said:

I have been told that he is enrolled at Highlands.  Take that for what it is worth.

At what point do you have to start practicing to meet the KHSAA guidelines for heat acclimation to play in games? 

On 5/17/2022 at 4:43 PM, FrankNicodemus said:

Brandon is a super nice guy with great communication skills.  He is definitely a great teacher of the game.

Great hire from my standpoint.

GO BIRDS!!!!!!

Great to hear!  Will he be teaching at the high school as well?  

22 hours ago, El Diablo said:

I’ve heard some cool stuff about Highlands freshman RB Devon James. Heard he made the 1000 lb club. I actually coached against him when he was a 6th grader and he was a cheat mode dude then. He probably averaged a TD every other touch. Will he get varsity time this year?

Not quite 1000, but came pretty darn close.  I believe he logged in at 980 according to his fundraiser page.  My guess is he will see some varsity reps this year.  They have a great deal of options to work with as it stands now and he is in the mix.  

8 hours ago, Jack of all Trades said:

Do they have a special teams coach?  I was told they did, but then that person did not come back after dead period?  Is this true?

That is true.  Believe his last name was Thomas (perhaps from a school in Cincinnati).  My understanding is there isn't a specific special teams coach, but multiple coaches are working with different aspects (PAT, KO, KO return, punt, etc.)

18 minutes ago, 1963 BIRDS said:

Will there be any live coverage, video/audio of the varsity portion? 

Any body going to be doing an update thread?  Thanks in advance.

HHS AD said that there will not be a student broadcast of the game this week.  They plan to start next week.  

1 hour ago, Jack of all Trades said:

Can anyone tell me if the scrimmage tomorrow is at 6 or 7?

Freshman Scrimmage at 6:00 pm.  Varsity at 7 pm.

On 6/14/2021 at 5:03 PM, Kenny Powers said:

Does anyone know if Coach Letinski will have any other role at HHS or in the FTIS District? 

I heard he will be filling a long term sub position also.  

5 hours ago, Sweeperboy said:

Can’t they do this on their own or with an art teacher or someone else as a supervisor?. If the kids have to be motivated to work hard by a coach and can’t do this on their own then imo a high dollar head coach isn’t going to change anything. 
#playtowin

 

Kids motivation isn't this issue - they have been working out since November.  Athletic Director/Principal won't allow football team to workout.  Football is not a priority.  Need to change the logos on the weights in the weight room.  

6 minutes ago, Sweeperboy said:

Well, if all and any of this is true then I say congratulations to those who released information before the school officially did. 

The issue I see with doing this is the same as others have said. It’s not fair to the school he is leaving behind and more importantly the kids if they all get confirmation from anyone other than the coach himself. 

Heck, this guy might renege on the deal because he can’t trust the people hiring him now. If you are a parent of a Highlands kid on here and that wound be the case then I would say thanks Mom or Dad...

Renege? Has he accepted? You know something we don't? I can assure that most of the Highlands parents are as frustrated about information being leaked this way before school announced or players are told.  The parents and players have been kept in the dark on process and search. Those that seem to be "in the know" are search committee members and family members/close friends of the search committee.  That's probably who I would congratulate if anything is reneged.  

Harms and Arthur are both out. 

When is the KHSAA providing guidance past July 12 for teams?  Have they provided any details on when a decision will be made regarding the plans for the season?

How many starters was Cov Cath down tonight? What positions?

There's an idea! #MHFGA #sweeperboyforkickingcoach

The banquet was not bad at all, in fact it was it a very nice event. I have attended the banquet the "old" way with dinner and highlight video and this way with light refreshments and no video. Both venues and event styles have very successfully accomplished their intended purposes - to celebrate these young men and their accomplishments and growth this season. The coaches took time to speak about the Juniors/Sophomores looking ahead to next season & Seniors recapping success through the years. Here's what I can remember of awards:

Underclassman MVP - Cooper Schwalbach

Underclassman Mr. Highlands Football - Nick Bowman & Austin King

Underclassman Offense MVP - Trent Johnson & Grady Kramer

Underclassman Defense MVP - Brycen Huddleston

JV Red Dog Spirit - Casey Greene

JV Red Dog Spirit - Will Salmon

JV Defense MVP - Conner Zell

JV Offense MVP - Colin Hollingworth

JV - Mr. Highlands Football - Adam Weyer & Dylan Turner

Then there were a host of Senior awards. Most seemed interested in returning players so I just listed those. That's all I could remember (apologies if I missed anyone as it is possible). Hope that helps.