Highlands Bluebird Kicks Off the Season With the Blue-White Scrimmage

Jenna Richey, Ady Klosterman, Luke Deegan, and Audrina Trauth

August 21, 2024

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The Blue-White scrimmage is an annual event that kicks off the football season at Highlands High School. All boys in the football program are split into blue and white teams to compete against each other. For this year’s OZONE theme, freshmen and juniors wore white, while sophomores and seniors wore blue.

This Blue-White Scrimmage is a good preview of the upcoming season for all students and community members in Fort Thomas, and serves as the final scrimmage before the regular season begins. Peyton Klosterman (11) said, “The Blue-White scrimmage is important for the community and to get our season started.”

Before the game, a ceremony celebrates seniors involved in fall sports and extracurricular activities, including football, cheer, band, cross country, soccer, and golf. Additionally, several Hall of Fame inductees are honored.

Senior Night is a very exciting time for seniors and their families. Walking across the field on senior night is something that a lot of seniors look forward to. Rudi Wilson (12) said, “My favorite part of the Blue-White scrimmage was senior night because I got to walk with my parents.”

The band performed to get the crowd excited while the cheer and dance teams showcased their routines. Lorenza Schweitzer (10) delivered an outstanding rendition of the national anthem before the game began.

Four touchdowns were scored during the game—three for the Blue team and one for the White team. The Blue team’s first touchdown came from Tayden Lorenzen (10) after catching a pass from Cale Harris (10). The second touchdown was a pick-six by Peyton Klosterman (11), and the third was another pass from Cale Harris (10) caught and run in by Issac Niemann (11). The White team’s only touchdown was a pick-six by Michael Tincher (10).

Overall, this was a great and energetic night for the Bluebirds, and we all anticipate the upcoming season.

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About the Contributors

Jenna Richey, Photo Editor

Jenna Richey is a senior at Highlands High School. She was first introduced to photography her sophomore year and has loved it ever since. She enjoys going to sporting events and taking portraits. Outside of photography, she loves to go on drives, listen to music, babysit, and hang out with her friends. She is so excited for her senior year and to cover all different kinds of events.

Ady Klosterman, Photo Assistant

Ady Klosterman is a freshman at Highlands High School. This is her first year of high school journalism, but her fourth year overall. She participated in journalism for two years at Johnson Elementary and again in her 8th grade year at the middle school. Ady used to write a lot of stories when she was younger. She would type them on a computer and print them. Even though they were just around 10 pages long, they were packed with details (and run-on sentences). While she enjoys writing, Ady's true interest is sports photography. She grew up in a household that loves sports, and you can guarantee the TV was turned on on game day. She spends a lot of her spare time at sporting events, most often on the sidelines taking pictures or yelling from the student section, and when she isn't at an event, she's usually catching up on something from the previous one or getting ready for the next one.

Luke Deegan, Staff

Luke Deegan is a Sophomore at Highlands High School and transferred from Campbell County Middle where he went to Cline Elementary for grades K-5. This is his second year in the journalism program. Luke does a lot of sports photography and enjoys taking photos.

Audrina Trauth, Staff

Audrina Trauth is a sophomore at Highlands High School and this is her second year in the publications program. She loves sports photography, especially taking photos for the Highlands football, basketball, baseball teams. She also plays for the Highlands volleyball team as a DS (defensive specialist). She plays club volleyball for the rest of the year after school season gets over. She is excited to see all the possible things she can do for the program.