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Highlands punt. 
53-14

6:18 3rd

Dixie 55yard TD 

Highlands 53

Dixie 14

10:30 3rd

Halftime 

Highlands 39 yard FG 

53-7

0:40 2nd

Personal Foul penalty Highlands

Backup QB Bottom is in

3 and out Dixie 

punt to Highlands 

5:57 2nd Q

TD run by Hosea

Highlands 50

Dixie 7

extra point goes awry but they still convert for two

8:46 2nd

Highlands onsides Kick recovered by Highlands 

Noon 33 yard TD catch from Benke

Highlands 42

Dixie 7

10:13 to go 2nd

Dixie QB 63 yard touchdown run

Highlands 35

Dixie 7

11:48 2nd

End of the 1st Quarter 

Highlands 35

Dixie 0

TD Hinegartner 35-0 Highlands 0:44 to go in the 1st Quarter 

28-0 with 3:00 to go in the 1st quarter is pretty ugly. Highlands really hitting all the plays tonight

"2. Bracken County .77155"

Any thoughts on this undefeated Polar Bears squad?

I see they beat Frankfort which I would think is a good stepping-stone game to a strong showing the rest of the year for this team.

Their only matching opponent has been Walton-Verona. 

NCC won 40-21

Holy Cross lost 0-14

So my guess will be New Cath wins 38-10 over Holy Cross.

A few thoughts I had through the game: 

Highlands had the ball 4th and 1 at the 5. They should have kicked the FG to go up 27-7 in the 3rd quarter. Instead Raceland stopped them, gathered the momentum and went all the way down the field and scored. I was left scratching my head on some of Highlands coaches play calling. 

I also thought Raceland went too much to the passing game in the 4th quarter. If they would have been more balanced with the run I think they could have gotten within a score. But it felt like Highlands Secondary knew passes were coming.

XP is good 

24-7 Bluebirds 

1:43 to go

Punt return TD by Noon 

23-7

What a beautiful throw 

Touchdown Bluebirds! 10-7

0:23 to go in the 1st Quarter 

Beautiful night for football in Fort Thomas 

I think this one will stay within a touchdown in the first half, but I think Highlands will be too much in the second half and win 38-17.

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10 hours ago, JDEaston said:

Everyone knew Raceland was building a championship caliber team that could challenge or win against the larger schools in their area as well for years. Now it's like it hit them right in the face unexpectedly. Grow up and get better, losing to Raceland this season isn't a terrible thing, nor will it be next season, they will beat most everyone on their schedule, if not everyone. 

 

But don't cancel a long standing series over losing a game. Use that game as a building experience going forward this season against everyone else on the schedule, next season as well, regardless of what the outcome of that game may be. Playing good teams makes you're own team better, don't schedule down or cancel a series just because you're "salty." Get better and win, don't just take your ball and go home. 

I agree with everything you said here, but the only thing I can think of, is this a casualty of the new-ish RPI system. Teams have figured out if you are playing a team below you in classification, and in this case can see that Raceland is getting very good. They can schedule someone else at or above their classification with a more even chance at winning. A side-effect of knowing each other so well.

If you aren't able to watch it live, it looks like the replay will be on Star64 in the Cincinnati area the next day at 2pm.