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2023 - Lost in the 4th round not the 3rd 2024 - Lost in the 4th round not the 3rd

Highlands played 5 teams this year that are still alive in the semifinals! Beat LexCath (3A) Beat CovCath (4A) Lost to Ryle (6A) in OT Beat Raceland (1A) Lost to Cooper (5A) by 3

Some good RPI match-ups this week: Woodford at Scott Co Highlands at Conner I'm anxious to see how things shake out...

Jackson (14) and Funston (25) split time at QB with Jackson taking about 75% of the snaps.

Please correct me if I’m wrong, but the frosh QB played only 3 or 4 snaps to start the 3rd Q before exiting the game.

In high school football, does the receiver need two feet or just one foot inbounds? Great ball and nice athletic catch either way…

CovCath by 13

I hear and understand what you’re saying about 7v7 not translating to success during the regular season and playoffs, but Highlands did not win the EKU 7 on 7 in 2023. They lost to Boyle in the semifinals. Boyle then beat LCA in the championship game.

Go to 1:37:03 mark of this Hudl cam broadcast to see it:

It was most definitely a delay of game. You can check the YouTube broadcast at the 25:45 mark.

If it’s a bad link, I apologize. I saw someone else on this topic post the link to this YouTube. And when looking through their YouTube account, it sure looks they’ve broadcasted several games in the past.

Often times, coaches will completely open the playbook to run anything and everything just to put it on film knowing their next opponent(s) will study the film and be forced to spend time in practice covering things. We saw a very balanced attack against LexCath. We saw the Birds pound it on the ground for 300 yards (10+ yards per carry) against a very good CovCath team. And then we saw the Birds throw it over 40 times for 500+ yards (with two QBs with different styles) against Campbell and also successfully convert multiple 2pt attempts in 3-4 different ways using the muddle huddle. Ryle now has to spend time in practice preparing for everything Highlands has shown including the muddle huddle. The Birds have lots of weapons and lots of ways to score. What is Ryle going to see Friday?

Highlands 40 Lex Cath 22

Has the schedule been released? Game times?

Lloyd should be pretty good too right?

Some really really good players in the 9th this year! I would rank them as follows: 1. Boyd 2. Hendrix 3. Bosley Congratulations to all on great seasons.

Lloyd's Robby Yelton (Class of 1987) was a special player. He went on to play at Miami and then eventually spent some time in the Brewers' organization. That being said, I think you have to give it Maile.

It was a great 5A playoff game. It was a very hard hitting, high energy game that was fun to watch… a truly great high school football game. The refs? These teams were evenly matched and it could have gone either way! Congrats to Coach McKey! Next year the state is going to have deal with a new and improved Highlands program that could be very very good.

Me too Coach Dueller. The Birds' D has been playing very well and flying to the ball. Will they be able to fly to the ball if they can’t find it until it’s already 5-8 yards or more downfield? #26 has been a factor for the Birds defense all year by making plays at the line or near the line. I think he’s going to need to play a little more conservatively. And we can’t miss tackles… wrap up, grab cloth, hold on and wait for defenders to help. Get the ball! Winning turnovers will help because Scott Co will most likely win Time of Possession. Offense - protect the ball! The Birds will need to score and score and score! No fumbles. No interceptions. No dropped balls on 2nd and 3rd downs. Play action! Run the QB. Take what they give you. Birds 30-28!

5 pages already and it's only Monday! This should be a great game. Like most, I think this is going to be a pretty high scoring game ... probably in the neighborhood of 70+ points scored.

Funny! I watched part of the game vs. Boyle and would say that Douglass is a very strong #1 in 5A and very well could be the state's overall #1 regardless of class.

Do these guys really think this officiating crew intentionally tanked the game? They're saying things along the lines of "how are these guys going to sleep tonight knowing what they did?" Now they are attacking the character of these officials. These guys are embarrassing Woodford County!

Are we all just being "Punked" tonight?

Now the announcers are comparing this officiating crew's performance to the "cheat job" by the officials in the movie Remember the Titans!