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'Birds End Regular Season with a Win
By Joseph Williams, Highlands-Bluebirds.comOctober 30, 2016
Highlands 48 Boone County 28
Regular Season: Week 10
Date/Time: Friday, October 28 at 7:00PM
Location: Highlands High School
Fort Thomas Highlands closed out the regular season in a manner similar to how it began the 2016 campaign, registering a victory over a Northern Kentucky Class 6A opponent. The 'Birds defeated Boone County 48-28 at Highlands Friday evening to finish the regular season on a 2-game win streak. Quarterback Brady Gosney completed 10 of his 17 passing attempts for 219 yards and 3 touchdown passes in addition to scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. Running back Grant Murray rushed for 175 yards and 2 touchdowns on 19 carries. Highlands finished the regular season ranked third in its district. The Highlands freshman team concluded its season with a 48-15 victory over Campbell County, and the Highlands JV squad came up short against Simon Kenton by a score of 44-30 to wrap up the 2016 junior varsity season. Highlands travels to Louisville to take on Doss (5-5) in the first round of the Kentucky Class 5A playoffs this upcoming Friday at 7:30PM.
To-date:
- Highlands' 2016 varsity record: 3-7 (1-2 in district play)
- Highlands' 2016 junior varsity (JV) record: 6-3 (season complete)
- Highlands' 2016 freshman record: 7-3 (season complete)