By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM
Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter
COVINGTON –
The Highland Bluebirds football team’s defense faced a spread offense for the
second consecutive week.
But it was
a different spread look. The Covington Holmes Bulldogs came out in the Diamond
spread look unlike the traditional one-back formation that Pendleton County
employed last week.
The
Bulldogs lined up either quarterbacks Desean Peterson or Frederick Vickers in
the shotgun and had two running backs beside them and one behind them in an
offense similar to what the University of Nevada employs. Six different players
ran the ball for Holmes, who came in without injured quarterback Rashawn
Coston.
“Basically, we just had someone key the quarterback
and watch his every move,” said Jehad
Henderson, Highlands senior linebacker. “When
he ran to one side, you came at an angle and tried to (tackle) him the best you
could.”
