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Seen both teams play and I'd have to go with Beechwood. They have too much team speed for Bellevue.

I agree. I think Austin has stepped up and improved every game. I'm very happy to see he looks like he's having fun playing the game. His pass defense today was excellent. I gotta give Tyler Fennell some credit today at running back. He hasn't been getting many carries over the past few weeks, but today when he was needed he really stepped up. I also have to give Hunter Schlosser credit today. He has several blocks today that were devastating. On defense I thought Roller and Dierig had typical solid games that's become expected of them. Nice game Birds!

How does George Grote's injury effect Highlands to start the season?

I'm not aware that Highlands tracks defensive stats other than fumble recoveries and interceptions. But, after watching tapes of each game I'd say Brandon Roller would be the leading tackler followed by Cameron Dierig.

After watching the tapes, there were other infractions committed by Dixie. In the first quarter #32 for Dixie threw a punch that was flagged. I thought this type of penalty usually resulted in an ejection? The player that committed the foul stayed in the game. The play you're referring to took place in the 3rd quarter. Yes, it was obvious and right in front of the referee.

As others have said, HHS couldn't compete week in and week out with the GCL. The bodies are just not there.

Glad to see Ian McGurn get into the endzone. I see him working extremely hard during practice on the scout offense and defense. Good to see him rewarded in the JV game.

After watching the Birds practice yesterday, I like what I saw and I like what i didn't see. One, they seemed focused as usual and working hard. The practice was spirited and all business. Two, there didn't seem to be a St. X glory effect on their approach to practice. I think this may have to do with the coaches pointing out mistakes during the St. X game. As we all know, coaches have away of bringing players down a few notches during tape reviews.

Thank you.

Where and what time is the game?

Yes he is, but Thomas is no longer at Transy or playing baseball.

Woooo! I just thought it was a nice comment from a fan that attending the game. I didn't mean to imply anything other than the fact he was gracious about winning and displayed that in a classy way. Didn't mean to offend (confuse) you.

Very nice and classy post. We ALL need to remember these are young men doing their very best at all times.:thumb:

Thanks for the vote of confidence "raider"! I'll be sure to pass it along. I have alot of faith in the HHS Defense. Keep in mind, they've been playing without a few key members for the last 3 weeks. They'll be ready this week! Good luck to both teams.

This is a very sad situation. I hope both families as well as others involved can now move forward. God Bless all of them.

Who is Schroder? I've never heard of their program.

I didn't see the entire game, but was there enough to see some nice talent in the younger classes. I thought Ian McGurn ran the ball extremely well today. Jason Waldemeyer played very solid on the D-line and Ben Lofland also had a good day on defense, with the exception of the personnel foul, which I'm sure he will be reminded of during films. Our prayers go out to the young man and his coaches and teammates injured from Withrow. If anyone has updates please let us know.

ANOTHER nice win for the Birds tonight. I'm not sure what everyone wants, this team is 4-0 against top competition. Get off the kids backs! This team will continue to improve. The offense moved the ball up and down the field and the defense held tough by not giving up any points. Nice TEAM win!

I'm not sure it's HHS fans predicting the blowouts. It could be non-fans predicting the blowouts knowing full well at times the players get on here and read the posts. Hopefully the majority of the players stay focused and take it one game at a time. I've seen the tape and Withrow does have play makers like you've mentioned.

Thanks tdy. You're absolutely right!

I'll take a 28 point win with an offense working on new things and a defense with a few banged up players anyday.

Hey, I could care less about the sound system. The facilities at Ryle are great. Buy a program and watch the game. You can look up the players names and numbers as you need. I've always enjoyed attending games at their field.

With the way players train year round, there's no doubt most are leaner and in better shape. I've recently seen kids drop 20 -30 pounds during the off-season and come back looking totally different with greater strength. Plus, there's so many off-season clinics and trainers out there to monitor the progress of each individual. This is something that wasn't around in my day. As for the height of players, well there's not much they can do about that. Either you're going to have it or not.

I echo your comment 35Bird. He was a great scout to the varsity program for many years as well as being a very successful frosh head coach.