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11-30-2012, 11:25 PM
Highlands wins its 22nd state title, number 6 in a row! Go Birds!
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11-30-2012, 11:29 PM
MVP - McCoy
11-30-2012, 11:32 PM
Congrats Highlands!
11-30-2012, 11:32 PM
Congrats highlands on your 22 championship and your 6th in a row that is really something to be proud of!!!!
11-30-2012, 11:57 PM
MVP2 Wrote:Congrats Highlands.
Isnt 22 tied for the most in state history?
Nope, one ahead of Trinity, at least until tomorrow. Go PRP!:Clap:
12-01-2012, 12:03 AM
Winning never gets old. The trip to Bowling Green was well worth the time and expense. Congratulations to all at FTH for another fine football season.
Good luck to Louisville Trinity tomorrow.
Good luck to Louisville Trinity tomorrow.
12-01-2012, 12:19 AM
Good game Collins, keep up the good work with your program! Great season for you guys.
Good win, now the stairway to seven begins!
Good win, now the stairway to seven begins!
12-01-2012, 12:33 AM
Frozenbird Wrote:MVP - McCoy
Or Hope. Or Seidel. Or Turner.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
The Cannon Still Roars.....
The Cannon Still Roars.....
12-01-2012, 01:58 AM
Wise one Wrote:First time Collins was held under 21 points all season.
Just shows how good the Highlands D is/was.
First time in school history they were held scoreless. They had scored 13 or more points in every other game. They dropped a lot of passes and didn't make the plays they had been making all year but the Highlands D played great. Congrats to them on their 22nd state championship.
12-01-2012, 02:46 AM
Congrats to all my Bird friends on the site, outstanding accomplishment. Now, it's on to SEVEN IN A ROW.....
12-01-2012, 03:01 AM
BOWLING GREEN â While Highlands head football coach Dale Mueller wasnât on hand to make the latest declaration of a Highlands state football championship team being the, âbest Highlands team ever,â the Bluebirds have now proven to be the best in state history over a six-year period.
Mueller missed the game to attend his mother-in-lawâs funeral in Ithaca, N.Y., but the Bluebirds did just fine with their head coach on hand in spirit as they rolled to a state record sixth consecutive state championship and state record 22nd title overall with a 47-0 win over Collins in the Class 4A state championship game on Friday night at Feix Field/Houchens Stadium.
Highlands (14-1), which broke Boyle Countyâs record of five straight state titles set from 1999-2003, also won its 30th consecutive playoff game to break Boyle Countyâs record of 29 set from 1999-2004.
Defensive coordinator Brian Weinrich filled in for Mueller as interim head coach on Friday.
âHeâs here,â said Weinrich. âWhat happened tonight is because of him. He built the program and the foundation is so solid. We just had to make sure we didnât screw it up.â
The Bluebirds made it look easy actually as they scored on their first possession of the game, rolled out to a 33-0 halftime lead and reached the 45-point mercy rule that led to a running clock for the final 11:01 of the game. They outgained Collins 476-173, and the shutout was the first suffered by Collins in its three-year history as a school. Collins entered the game averaging 40.1 points and 393.3 yards per game and had defeated Warren East in the semifinal round last week, 58-7.
Mueller, who still gets credit for Fridayâs win and has now won 11 state titles at Highlands, is the one who usually calls the offensive plays, but the Bluebirds, who entered the game averaging 52.4 points and 496.3 yards per game, didnât miss a beat.
âEven though heâs not here calling the plays this is just a well-oiled machine of a coaching staff,â said senior quarterback Donovan McCoy, who completed 10 of 15 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns, the first two scores of the game, and rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. âWe can have our three top offensive coaches go down and we would have someone ready to go in and call the plays like he would and execute the game plan. Thatâs just how Highlands works.
âHe was not here physically, but heâs definitely here spiritually and emotionally with us. This is his byproduct that when heâs not here heâs still in our minds. We play the way he would want us to play.â
Weinrich said he didnât give an emotional pregame speech, because Mueller doesnât give them either.
âWe just wanted to act like everything was normal,â said junior running back Zach Harris, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries and went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season on his final carry of the night, a five-yard run that left him with 1,001 yards for the season. âIt was just another game for us. We just came out and did our job and thatâs what Coach Mueller would have wanted us to do. Itâs what he teaches us to do.â
Highlands was a balanced offensive team all season (it entered Fridayâs game averaging 264.0 yards per game rushing and 232.3 yards per game passing, and it showcased that balance in the first half.
It used its passing game in the first quarter to take a 13-0 lead, then used its running game in the second quarter to outscore Collins 20-0 and build a 33-0 halftime lead.
McCoy completed 6 of 8 passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter, the first a 14-yarder to Ryan Greene two plays after completing a 13-yard pass to Luke Turner on a 4th-and-9 play from the Collins 33, and the second a 21-yard strike to Turner.
The Bluebirds amassed 172 rushing yards on 12 second-quarter carries and got touchdown runs of eight and three yards by Harris and 30 yards from senior Colin Seidl. Harris rushed for 76 yards on 10 carries in the first half, while Seidl rushed for 115 yards on six carries in the first half.
Highlands outgained Collins in the first half, 353-101.
Junior defensve end Seth Hope helped lead the defensive performance with five quarterback sacks for 63 yards in losses.
Both Weinrich and McCoy were asked to reflect on the program winning a sixth straight state championship, but both said no one in the program was thinking about it.
âWe donât ever talk about stuff like that whether itâs being 1-0 or 10-0 or even state championships,â said Weinrich. âItâs just about that rep in practice we have to get better with that rep or with weights we have to get better with weights. We donât care who we play or where we play we just want to win. Maybe it helps keep us focused. The guys are fully bought into it. Theyâre brainwashed and itâs a great situation weâre in right now.â
Said McCoy: âIt is pretty cool to look back and say we won six in a row, because no one has ever done that before, but that was not on our minds at all; it was just about getting prepared.âhttp://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/201...ck_check=1
Mueller missed the game to attend his mother-in-lawâs funeral in Ithaca, N.Y., but the Bluebirds did just fine with their head coach on hand in spirit as they rolled to a state record sixth consecutive state championship and state record 22nd title overall with a 47-0 win over Collins in the Class 4A state championship game on Friday night at Feix Field/Houchens Stadium.
Highlands (14-1), which broke Boyle Countyâs record of five straight state titles set from 1999-2003, also won its 30th consecutive playoff game to break Boyle Countyâs record of 29 set from 1999-2004.
Defensive coordinator Brian Weinrich filled in for Mueller as interim head coach on Friday.
âHeâs here,â said Weinrich. âWhat happened tonight is because of him. He built the program and the foundation is so solid. We just had to make sure we didnât screw it up.â
The Bluebirds made it look easy actually as they scored on their first possession of the game, rolled out to a 33-0 halftime lead and reached the 45-point mercy rule that led to a running clock for the final 11:01 of the game. They outgained Collins 476-173, and the shutout was the first suffered by Collins in its three-year history as a school. Collins entered the game averaging 40.1 points and 393.3 yards per game and had defeated Warren East in the semifinal round last week, 58-7.
Mueller, who still gets credit for Fridayâs win and has now won 11 state titles at Highlands, is the one who usually calls the offensive plays, but the Bluebirds, who entered the game averaging 52.4 points and 496.3 yards per game, didnât miss a beat.
âEven though heâs not here calling the plays this is just a well-oiled machine of a coaching staff,â said senior quarterback Donovan McCoy, who completed 10 of 15 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns, the first two scores of the game, and rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. âWe can have our three top offensive coaches go down and we would have someone ready to go in and call the plays like he would and execute the game plan. Thatâs just how Highlands works.
âHe was not here physically, but heâs definitely here spiritually and emotionally with us. This is his byproduct that when heâs not here heâs still in our minds. We play the way he would want us to play.â
Weinrich said he didnât give an emotional pregame speech, because Mueller doesnât give them either.
âWe just wanted to act like everything was normal,â said junior running back Zach Harris, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries and went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season on his final carry of the night, a five-yard run that left him with 1,001 yards for the season. âIt was just another game for us. We just came out and did our job and thatâs what Coach Mueller would have wanted us to do. Itâs what he teaches us to do.â
Highlands was a balanced offensive team all season (it entered Fridayâs game averaging 264.0 yards per game rushing and 232.3 yards per game passing, and it showcased that balance in the first half.
It used its passing game in the first quarter to take a 13-0 lead, then used its running game in the second quarter to outscore Collins 20-0 and build a 33-0 halftime lead.
McCoy completed 6 of 8 passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter, the first a 14-yarder to Ryan Greene two plays after completing a 13-yard pass to Luke Turner on a 4th-and-9 play from the Collins 33, and the second a 21-yard strike to Turner.
The Bluebirds amassed 172 rushing yards on 12 second-quarter carries and got touchdown runs of eight and three yards by Harris and 30 yards from senior Colin Seidl. Harris rushed for 76 yards on 10 carries in the first half, while Seidl rushed for 115 yards on six carries in the first half.
Highlands outgained Collins in the first half, 353-101.
Junior defensve end Seth Hope helped lead the defensive performance with five quarterback sacks for 63 yards in losses.
Both Weinrich and McCoy were asked to reflect on the program winning a sixth straight state championship, but both said no one in the program was thinking about it.
âWe donât ever talk about stuff like that whether itâs being 1-0 or 10-0 or even state championships,â said Weinrich. âItâs just about that rep in practice we have to get better with that rep or with weights we have to get better with weights. We donât care who we play or where we play we just want to win. Maybe it helps keep us focused. The guys are fully bought into it. Theyâre brainwashed and itâs a great situation weâre in right now.â
Said McCoy: âIt is pretty cool to look back and say we won six in a row, because no one has ever done that before, but that was not on our minds at all; it was just about getting prepared.âhttp://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/201...ck_check=1
12-01-2012, 03:02 AM
Highlands 13 20 7 7 – 47
Collins 0 0 0 0 –0
H–Greene 14 pass from McCoy (kick failed)
H–Turner 21 pass from McCoy (Brockett kick)
H–Harris 8 run (Brockett kick)
H–Seidl 30 run (kick failed)
H–Harris 3 run (Brockett kick)
H–McCoy 7 run (Brockett kick)
H–McCoy 12 run (N. True kick)
Records: Highlands 14-1, Collins 11-4.
http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/201...ck_check=1
Collins 0 0 0 0 –0
H–Greene 14 pass from McCoy (kick failed)
H–Turner 21 pass from McCoy (Brockett kick)
H–Harris 8 run (Brockett kick)
H–Seidl 30 run (kick failed)
H–Harris 3 run (Brockett kick)
H–McCoy 7 run (Brockett kick)
H–McCoy 12 run (N. True kick)
Records: Highlands 14-1, Collins 11-4.
http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/201...ck_check=1
12-01-2012, 03:08 AM
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12-01-2012, 03:10 AM
12-01-2012, 03:10 AM
12-01-2012, 03:13 AM
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. —
The Highlands High School football team won one for its coach -- and the record books.
With coach Dale Mueller absent because of the death of his mother-in-law earlier in the week, the Bluebirds put together a dominating performance and whipped Collins 47-0 in Friday's Class 4-A championship game.
A crowd of 8,312 at Houchens Industries/L.T. Smith Stadium saw Highlands win its record 22nd state title (a mark that Trinity can tie today) and become the first Kentucky school ever to win six in a row. Boyle County won five straight from 1999-2003.
Highlands defensive coordinator Brian Weinrich assumed head-coaching duties after Mueller informed the team earlier in the week that he would miss the game.
"He's here," Weinrich said after the victory. "What happened tonight was because of him. He built the program, and the foundation is so solid. We just had to make sure we didn't screw it up tonight."
Highlands (14-1), No. 2 in The Courier-Journal's Litkenhous Ratings, improved its record to 87-3 during the six-year title run. The Bluebirds scored touchdowns on three of their first four possessions, rolled up 476 yards of offense and became the first team to shut out Collins in its brief, three-year history.
"They're as sound of a football team as you're going to play," Collins coach Jerry Lucas said. "We'd have to rise to that level. They're not going to come the other way."
Highlands quarterback Donovan McCoy completed 10 of 15 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for 105 yards and two scores. Colin Seidl (115 yards, one TD) and Zach Harris (96 yards, two TDs) also had big games on the ground.
McCoy had two TD passes in the first quarter, and Harris' 8-yard TD run gave the Bluebirds a 20-0 lead on the first play of the second quarter. Seidl and Harris added TD runs as Highlands built a 33-0 halftime bulge.
Collins managed just 173 total yards and was held to 67 rushing yards on 38 attempts (1.8 yards per carry). DeAndre Farris carried 10 times for 60 yards to lead the Titans (11-4).
"They played (pass) coverage all night, and we struggled to run the football," Lucas said. "If they're playing coverage and you can't run the football, you're going to have some problems."
Collins also had problems containing Highlands junior defensive end Seth Hope. The 6-foot-3 216-pounder recorded a game-high nine tackles and had five sacks.
"The biggest source of motivation we had was Coach Mueller," Hope said.
http://www.usatodayhss.com/louisville/
The Highlands High School football team won one for its coach -- and the record books.
With coach Dale Mueller absent because of the death of his mother-in-law earlier in the week, the Bluebirds put together a dominating performance and whipped Collins 47-0 in Friday's Class 4-A championship game.
A crowd of 8,312 at Houchens Industries/L.T. Smith Stadium saw Highlands win its record 22nd state title (a mark that Trinity can tie today) and become the first Kentucky school ever to win six in a row. Boyle County won five straight from 1999-2003.
Highlands defensive coordinator Brian Weinrich assumed head-coaching duties after Mueller informed the team earlier in the week that he would miss the game.
"He's here," Weinrich said after the victory. "What happened tonight was because of him. He built the program, and the foundation is so solid. We just had to make sure we didn't screw it up tonight."
Highlands (14-1), No. 2 in The Courier-Journal's Litkenhous Ratings, improved its record to 87-3 during the six-year title run. The Bluebirds scored touchdowns on three of their first four possessions, rolled up 476 yards of offense and became the first team to shut out Collins in its brief, three-year history.
"They're as sound of a football team as you're going to play," Collins coach Jerry Lucas said. "We'd have to rise to that level. They're not going to come the other way."
Highlands quarterback Donovan McCoy completed 10 of 15 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for 105 yards and two scores. Colin Seidl (115 yards, one TD) and Zach Harris (96 yards, two TDs) also had big games on the ground.
McCoy had two TD passes in the first quarter, and Harris' 8-yard TD run gave the Bluebirds a 20-0 lead on the first play of the second quarter. Seidl and Harris added TD runs as Highlands built a 33-0 halftime bulge.
Collins managed just 173 total yards and was held to 67 rushing yards on 38 attempts (1.8 yards per carry). DeAndre Farris carried 10 times for 60 yards to lead the Titans (11-4).
"They played (pass) coverage all night, and we struggled to run the football," Lucas said. "If they're playing coverage and you can't run the football, you're going to have some problems."
Collins also had problems containing Highlands junior defensive end Seth Hope. The 6-foot-3 216-pounder recorded a game-high nine tackles and had five sacks.
"The biggest source of motivation we had was Coach Mueller," Hope said.
http://www.usatodayhss.com/louisville/
12-01-2012, 03:14 AM
BOWLING GREEN — Highlands is doing its best to take all of the drama out of the state football finals.
Early in the fourth quarter of the Class 4A finals against Collins on Friday night, Highlands' people were selling state championship shirts to fans in the stands.
The game's result hadn't been in doubt since halftime, and the Bluebirds were on their way to a 47-0 victory, their fourth rout in a row in the finals at Western Kentucky's L.T. Smith Stadium.
Highlands is the first school in state history to win six consecutive titles, and now has collected 22 big trophies. That's a state record, too. (Trinity can tie that mark if it beats Pleasure Ridge Park in 6A on Saturday night.)
Highlands Coach Dale Mueller wasn't on hand to watch his Bluebirds soar to victory. He missed the game due to the death of his mother-in-law in New York this week. But Brian Weinrich, Highlands' assistant head coach who served as sideline boss, said Mueller's presence was felt.
"He's here. What happened tonight is because of him. He built this program and the foundation is so solid, we just didn't want to screw it up."
Senior quarterback Donovan McCoy said Mueller was with the team "in spirit, always. He's invested so much of himself into this football team, no matter where he is, he's with us, and his attitude is with us in how we play."
The Bluebirds played great in running their record to 83-1 against Kentucky opponents since 2007.
They outgained Collins 476 yards to 173.
McCoy ran the show. He rushed 15 times for 105 yards and two touchdowns, and completed 10 of 15 passes for 153 yards and two scores.
Senior Colin Seidl carried six times for 115 yards, including a 30-yard sprint to the end zone. Junior Zach Harris ran 14 times for 96 yards and two TDs.
Highlands' defense was terrific, too, led by Seth Hope's nine tackles, including five quarterback sacks.
Weinrich said the blowout was a surprise "because Collins has such an explosive offense, and their special teams are explosive.
"We knew we had to play disciplined football on defense, and we did."
McCoy threw TD passes to Ryan Greene and Luke Turner to put Highlands ahead 13-0 in the first quarter. Harris had a couple of TD runs in the second quarter, and speedburner Seidl also scored to make it 33-0 at the half.
Highlands pushed its lead to 40-0 late in the third quarter on McCoy's short TD run. He added a 12-yard score early in the fourth, which meant the last 11 minutes were played with a mercy-rule running clock.
Collins, a Shelby County school in only its third year of existence, couldn't get anything going against Highlands' swarming defense.
"Wow," Weinrich said as his players celebrated around him. "It's been a long year, a lot of emotions from a lot of different places this season.
"But each guy pulled through tonight. It's all a bit overwhelming, but it's fun, too."
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/11/30/24273...rylink=cpy
Early in the fourth quarter of the Class 4A finals against Collins on Friday night, Highlands' people were selling state championship shirts to fans in the stands.
The game's result hadn't been in doubt since halftime, and the Bluebirds were on their way to a 47-0 victory, their fourth rout in a row in the finals at Western Kentucky's L.T. Smith Stadium.
Highlands is the first school in state history to win six consecutive titles, and now has collected 22 big trophies. That's a state record, too. (Trinity can tie that mark if it beats Pleasure Ridge Park in 6A on Saturday night.)
Highlands Coach Dale Mueller wasn't on hand to watch his Bluebirds soar to victory. He missed the game due to the death of his mother-in-law in New York this week. But Brian Weinrich, Highlands' assistant head coach who served as sideline boss, said Mueller's presence was felt.
"He's here. What happened tonight is because of him. He built this program and the foundation is so solid, we just didn't want to screw it up."
Senior quarterback Donovan McCoy said Mueller was with the team "in spirit, always. He's invested so much of himself into this football team, no matter where he is, he's with us, and his attitude is with us in how we play."
The Bluebirds played great in running their record to 83-1 against Kentucky opponents since 2007.
They outgained Collins 476 yards to 173.
McCoy ran the show. He rushed 15 times for 105 yards and two touchdowns, and completed 10 of 15 passes for 153 yards and two scores.
Senior Colin Seidl carried six times for 115 yards, including a 30-yard sprint to the end zone. Junior Zach Harris ran 14 times for 96 yards and two TDs.
Highlands' defense was terrific, too, led by Seth Hope's nine tackles, including five quarterback sacks.
Weinrich said the blowout was a surprise "because Collins has such an explosive offense, and their special teams are explosive.
"We knew we had to play disciplined football on defense, and we did."
McCoy threw TD passes to Ryan Greene and Luke Turner to put Highlands ahead 13-0 in the first quarter. Harris had a couple of TD runs in the second quarter, and speedburner Seidl also scored to make it 33-0 at the half.
Highlands pushed its lead to 40-0 late in the third quarter on McCoy's short TD run. He added a 12-yard score early in the fourth, which meant the last 11 minutes were played with a mercy-rule running clock.
Collins, a Shelby County school in only its third year of existence, couldn't get anything going against Highlands' swarming defense.
"Wow," Weinrich said as his players celebrated around him. "It's been a long year, a lot of emotions from a lot of different places this season.
"But each guy pulled through tonight. It's all a bit overwhelming, but it's fun, too."
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/11/30/24273...rylink=cpy
12-01-2012, 03:16 AM
Highlands 47, Collins 0
Highlands 13 20 7 7 - 47
Collins 0 0 0 0 - 0
Highlands - Greene 14 pass from McCoy (kick failed), 9:40; Highlands - Turner 21 pass from McCoy (Brockett kick), 2:53; Highlands - Harris 8 run (Brockett kick), 11:57; Highlands - Seidl 30 run (kick failed), 6:24; Highlands - Harris 3 run (Brockett kick), 2:03; Highlands - McCoy 7 run (Brockett kick), 3:56; Highlands - McCoy 12 run (Brockett kick), 11:01.
A - 8,312.
H C
First downs 22 20
Rushes-yards 41-323 38-67
Passing yards 153 106
Comp-att-int 10-15-2 12-26-0
Return yards 0 0
Punts-avg. 1-19 4-33.2
Fumbles lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-yds. 6-64 3-29
Time of poss. 18:25 29:35
RUSHING--Highlands, Seidl 6-115, McCoy 15-105, Harris 14-96, Hayes 2-7, Donovan 4-0. Collins, Farris 10-60, Bailey 4-11, Whyte 2-5, Page 22-(minus 9).
PASSING--Highlands, McCoy 10-15-2-153. Collins, Page 12-26-0-106.
RECEIVING--Highlands, Turner 4-48, Greene 3-34, Brockett 2-33, Weyer 1-38. Collins, Farris 8-65, Forrest 3-30, Bailey 1-11.http://www.usatodayhss.com/louisville/ar...2311300148
Highlands 13 20 7 7 - 47
Collins 0 0 0 0 - 0
Highlands - Greene 14 pass from McCoy (kick failed), 9:40; Highlands - Turner 21 pass from McCoy (Brockett kick), 2:53; Highlands - Harris 8 run (Brockett kick), 11:57; Highlands - Seidl 30 run (kick failed), 6:24; Highlands - Harris 3 run (Brockett kick), 2:03; Highlands - McCoy 7 run (Brockett kick), 3:56; Highlands - McCoy 12 run (Brockett kick), 11:01.
A - 8,312.
H C
First downs 22 20
Rushes-yards 41-323 38-67
Passing yards 153 106
Comp-att-int 10-15-2 12-26-0
Return yards 0 0
Punts-avg. 1-19 4-33.2
Fumbles lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-yds. 6-64 3-29
Time of poss. 18:25 29:35
RUSHING--Highlands, Seidl 6-115, McCoy 15-105, Harris 14-96, Hayes 2-7, Donovan 4-0. Collins, Farris 10-60, Bailey 4-11, Whyte 2-5, Page 22-(minus 9).
PASSING--Highlands, McCoy 10-15-2-153. Collins, Page 12-26-0-106.
RECEIVING--Highlands, Turner 4-48, Greene 3-34, Brockett 2-33, Weyer 1-38. Collins, Farris 8-65, Forrest 3-30, Bailey 1-11.http://www.usatodayhss.com/louisville/ar...2311300148
12-01-2012, 09:21 AM
Can you dig it? Wrote:Or Hope. Or Seidel. Or Turner.
Very, very true. Too bad they could not give it to more than one player.
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