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- Updated: September 22, 2018
FORT THOMAS, Kentucky – It was the sixth week of action for most Northern Kentucky teams on Friday night as teams began to posture for playoff positioning, highlighted by two of the top three teams in the TSF Northern Kentucky rankings squaring off as No. 2 Simon Kenton visited No. 3 Highlands.
The Highlands Bluebirds handed the Simon Kenton Pioneers their first loss of the season in dominating fashion as they cruised to a 38-9 victory at David Cecil Memorial Stadium in Fort Thomas. It snapped a three-game losing streak the Bluebirds had against the Pioneers.
The Bluebirds raced off to a 14-0 lead starting with Brycen Huddleston opening the game with a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. After a quick three-and-out by the Pioneers, Grady Cramer connected with Adam Weyer on a 26-yard TD pass on Highlands’ first series.
Simon Kenton quarterback scored the only touchdown of the game for the visitors Caleb Farfsing rushed for a 38-yard TD run midway through the opening frame. Farfsing later left the game with an injury and did not return.
Congrats to @HighlandsFB on their win over @SKHSFootball. See https://t.co/AsxrFstMVM for the gallery and story on Friday Night Lights. @SKHSAthletics @fthhsathletics @ENQSports @mlaughman @JWeberSports @JSnodsEnq pic.twitter.com/TH5wPTQSrc
— Geoff Blankenship (@GeoffSportsPics) September 22, 2018
After the opening frame the defenses really took over for both teams. Highlands had 245 yards of offense to 270 for Simon Kenton, but the Bluebirds had 12 tackles for loss and forced the Pioneers into 10 punts. The key defensive play in the game was a 35-yard fumble return by Jackson Hagedorn.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Simon Kenton 7-0-0-2- 9
Highlands 17-7-7-7-38
H: Huddleston 90 Yd kickoff return (Bowman kick)
H: Weyer 25 Yd pass from Cramer (Bowman kick)
SK: Farfsing 38 Yd run (Seger kick)
H: Bowman 33 Yd field goal
H: King 4 Yd pass from Hollingsworth (Bowman kick)
H: Hagedorn 35 Yd fumble return (Bowman kick)
SK: Safety (ball carrier tackled in end zone)
H: Buten 69 Yd run (Bowman kick)
RECORDS: Highlands (5-1); Simon Kenton (5-1).
UP NEXT: Highlands at Dixie Heights (0-5) on Oct 4; CovCath at Bishop Chatard on Oct 5.
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