Bluebirds Face Arch-Rival

Covington Catholic leaves Fort Thomas with Win

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Ben Sisson (30) flies in for a score in a recent game.

The Highlands Bluebirds basketball team (10-13 overall) has come a long way this season.

Ladybirds Drop Road Contest

Madison Central hands Highlands road loss

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior Lauren Epperson (10) puts up a jumper in a recent game. Epperson scored 14 points, but Highlands fell 66-50 at Madison Central on Saturday.

One day later, the Highlands Ladybirds basketball team found itself on the opposite end of the exact same score.

Highlands (15-7 overall) lost a road game against the Madison Central Lady Indians, 66-50 after beating St. Henry by that same score Friday in Erlanger. The Lady Indians (17-6) have won four in a row.

Victories for Highlands Basketball

Bluebirds take care of Tigers in district action

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior Luke LaFrange (3) puts up a shot against Bellevue on Friday. Highlands finished the regular season at 3-1 in 36th District action with a 79-61 win over the Tigers.

They wanted nothing more than to lock up no less than their highest seed since the 36th District went to a seeded format for its annual postseason basketball tournament four years ago.

The Highlands Bluebirds basketball team (10-12 overall) took care of that goal with a huge 79-61 victory over the Bellevue Tigers (6-14) on Friday in Fort Thomas. Bellevue had beaten Highlands in each of the past two seasons to push the Bluebirds down to the fourth seed. The Bluebirds finished 3-1 in district action and will be the second seed in the district tournament if Newport Central Catholic wins either of its final two district games against Bellevue and Dayton. The Bluebirds also moved to 7-5 in 9th Region action and Bellevue dropped to 0-3 in district play.

Gut Check Time

Ladybirds snap losing skid with in-county road win

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior Emma Little (30) fires up a shot in a recent game. Little scored eight points to help the Ladybirds down Campbell County, 55-46 on Saturday.

ALEXANDRIA - The visitors took the court totally aware of the gut check moment.

The Highlands Ladybirds came into the game at Campbell County Middle School on its first two-game losing streak of the season and wanted to put an end to it. Behind a combination of challenging defense and nice offensive execution, Highlands finished the first half on a 10-0 run and held on for a 55-46 non-region victory over the Campbell County Lady Camels on Saturday.

Figuring Out Best in 9th

Colonels hand Bluebirds 60-41 defeat

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior Jacob Noe (23) goes in for a score in a recent game.

The Blue and White knew this week would be a tough stretch against good competition.

Slow Start

Cooper uses fast start to leave Fort Thomas with win

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Zoie Barth (left) goes up for the score that put her in the 1,000-point scoring club. Barth scored 13 points in the 74-63 Highlands loss.

The Highlands Ladybirds basketball team (13-6 overall) saw its two standout guards hit major feats Thursday.

But Highlands could not overcome a 22-9 hole after the first quarter dropping its second straight 9th Region contest, 74-63 to the Cooper Lady Jaguars (10-4). Highlands fell to 7-2 in region action.

Tough Road Losses

Highlands hoops squads drop road games

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Chloe Jansen puts up a free throw in a recent game.

The Highlands Bluebirds basketball team started the big week Tuesday with a trip down US 27.

Awaiting them in Alexandria stood the Campbell County Camels (17-1 overall) ranked eighth in the latest Associated Press poll. While the Bluebirds (9-10) have come a long way this season, the 83-60 loss to Campbell County showed them what needs to happen to battle the elite teams in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.