Highlands 2008 Varsity Football Schedule

Preseason Scrimmage Schedule
August 15: Beechwood at BHS (7:30PM)
August 22: Louisville Male at LMHS (7:00PM)

Regular Season Schedule
August 29: Ryle at HHS (7:00PM)
September 5: Cincinnati Colerain at CCHS (7:30PM)
September 12: Covington Holmes at CHHS (7:00PM)
September 19: Dixie Heights at DHHS (7:00PM)
September 26: Covington Catholic at HHS (7:00PM)
October 4: Hopkinsville at HoHS (3:00PM)
October 10: Scott at SHS (7:00PM)
October 17: Lexington Catholic at HHS (7:30PM)
October 24: Open
October 31: Madison Central at HHS (7:30PM)
November 7: Louisville Central at HHS (7:30PM)

Highlands 2008 JV Football Schedule

August 30: Ryle at RHS (10:00AM)
September 6: Cincinnati Colerain at HHS (10:00AM)
September 13: Covington Holmes at HHS (10:00AM)
September 20: Dixie Heights at HHS (10:00AM)
September 27: Covington Catholic at CCHS (10:00AM)
October 6: Cincinnati Withrow at CWHS (6:00PM)
October 11: Scott at HHS (10:00AM) - Canceled
October 18: Lexington Catholic at LCHS (11:00AM)
October 25: Louisville Saint Xavier at HHS (11:00AM)
November 1: Beechwood at BHS (10:00AM)
November 8: Scott County at SCHS (11:00AM)

Highlands 2008 Freshman Football Schedule

September 4: Newport Central Catholic at HHS (6:00PM)
September 11: Covington Catholic at HHS (6:00PM)
September 17: Covington Holy Cross at HCHS (5:30PM)
September 25: Newport at NHS (6:00PM)
October 2: Campbell County at HHS (6:00PM)
October 9: Dixie Heights at HHS (5:30PM)
October 16: Covington Holmes at HHS (6:00PM)
October 23: Boone County at BCHS (6:00PM)
October 30: Conner at CHS (6:00PM)
November 6: Championship Game at HHS (6:00PM)

Highlands Receives Recognition from PrepNation

PrepNation.com has listed Fort Thomas Highlands as a high school football team that "just missed the cut" in the PrepNation.com preseseason national football rankings. Highlands is one of only two teams (the other being Louisville Male) from Kentucky mentioned in this category.

Book on Highlands Football to be Released in August

On August 25, 2008 Arcadia Publishing of Charleston, South Carolina will be releasing a new book on Highlands High School football. The book, "Fort Thomas Highlands Football," is 128 pages in length and contains 216 photographs of former Highlands players and teams. Bill Thomas wrote the book. Mr. Thomas is also the author of "Images of America: Fort Thomas."

The new book is the first to be published about a high school football team in Kentucky. In addition, this is the first book about a high school or high school sports team to be released by Arcadia Publishing, the nation's leading local history publisher.

Autographed copies of this book can be ordered by contacting Bill Thomas at yourtown@fuse.net. Please include your mailing address and the number of copies you wish to order. Each copy costs $22 plus the cost of shipping.

7-on-7 Match-Ups Underway

For the past two weeks, Highlands has been facing off against the likes of Cincinnati Withrow, Cincinnati Shroder, Fairfield (Ohio), Indian Hill (Ohio), defending Kentucky Class A state champion Beechwood and defending Kentucky Class 6A state champion Louisville Trinity in 7-on-7 competition. The Bluebirds have looked impressive in these contests, led by senior quarterback Tony Guidugli. Highlands will also square off against Mason County, Hamilton (Ohio) and Cincinnati Withrow (again) in 7-on-7 action in July.

In other news, the West squad recently defeated the East squad 41-10 in the Kentucky East-West All-Star Football Classic, and in the Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game the West squad defeated the East squad 27-13. In this game, Ryan Ball of Highlands was named the East squad's Offensive Most Valuable Player for his solid performance at the running back position. In both of these all-star games, the Highlands players were on the East squad.

Upcoming Northern Kentucky Football All-Star Game

Five Highlands seniors, Clay Cecil, Luke Stein, Zach Hurtt, Drew Simons and Ryan Ball, will be participating in the 2008 Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game, to be held at 7pm on June 6 at Dixie Heights High School. These five players will be playing on the East squad for this annual event.