Bluebirds Lose Final Game at Lexington Catholic

Boyd County Beats Highlands in Overtime

PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior guard Kenzie Nehus gets down on defense in a recent game.

The Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team (3-4 overall) dropped a third game at the Traditional Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic on Sunday by a 64-61 score to the Boyd County Lady Lions (4-5).

Highlands led by two with 5.5 seconds left in the game. But Boyd County junior shooting guard Harley Paynter took the ball the length of the court and made a lay-up to send the game to overtime.

Highlands Girls Drop Another at Lexington Catholic

Lady Trojans Down Bluebirds

PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands sophomore point guard Anna Greenwell steps into a pass in a recent game while senior forward Meghan Walz (right) runs up-court.

The Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team (3-3 overall) dropped a second straight game at the Traditional Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic on Saturday.

Friday Highlands Hoops Round-Up

Bluebirds Pull Away from Indians

PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands senior forward Jack Delagrange (left) digs in defensively against Madison Central on Friday. The Bluebirds turned in their best defensive effort of the season in a 57-44 over Madison Central at Harrison County on Friday.

The Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team knew it would be tough to keep scoring at the high-octane pace of just more than 85 points per game it averaged in the first six games in this match-up.

So instead, Highlands put together its best defensive effort of the season scoring-wise in a 57-44 win over the Madison Central Indians (2-5) at the Mike Reitz Classic at Harrison County on Friday. The Bluebirds stayed undefeated at 7-0 with the victory.

Highlands Bowling Teams Win

The Highlands Bluebirds bowling teams won both games against Covington Holy Cross on Thursday at LaRu Lanes.

Senior Jordan Cole had the high game for the Highlands boys with a 253. Seniors Zane Goodwin and Jonathan Egan shot 223 and 219 respectively. Juniors Tessa Killen and Abby Bach shot 183 and 181 respectively to lead the Highlands girls.

Highlands also won the match on Tuesday against Newport and swept the Boone County singles tournament on Saturday. Gabbard won the boys tournament and Bach won the girls tournament.

Highlands does not play again until Jan. 7 against Boone County. The match starts at 3:30 p.m. at Erlanger Lanes.

Monday Highlands Results

Bluebirds Win 36th District Opener

PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands sophomore Zach Barth (10) watches while teammate Sam Vinson (with ball) sets up to shoot a free throw in a recent game.

The Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team (6-0 overall) knew this game mattered more than the first five because of 36th District seeding implications.

But the Bluebirds continued to play as well as they have all season recording a 92-49 victory over the Dayton Greendevils (1-6) on Monday at Russell Bridges Gym. This marked the fifth time in six games that Highlands has scored 85 or more points.

Highlands Hoops Drops 89 on Bracken County

Bluebirds Move to 5-0 on Season

PHOTO: G. Michael Graham. Highlands sophomore forward Oliver Harris (13) and junior guard Evan Rom (4) get in defensive position in a recent game.

The Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team (5-0 overall) fell one point shy of another 90-point game with an 89-66 win over the Bracken County Polar Bears (1-5) in the John Turner Classic at Newport High on Saturday.

Thursday Highlands Results

Bluebirds Move to 4-0 on Season

PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior point guard Sam Vinson (3) signals a play in the 85-72 win over Scott on Friday. Vinson scored 34 points as the Bluebirds moved to 4-0 on the season.

If this pace keeps up, it will be a fun show night-in and night-out for the Blue and White.

The Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team again used its athleticism to best the visiting Scott Eagles in an 85-72 non-region win Thursday. The Bluebirds stayed undefeated on the season at 4-0 while Scott dropped to 1-3.