The Birds take down Covington Catholic in Colonel’s territory

Jenna Richey and Ady Klosterman

September 5, 2024

Rio Litmer (11) celebrates after scoring a touchdown.

In their 78th matchup against the Covington Catholic Colonels, the Highlands Bluebirds emerged with a great win with a score of 32-22, making a comeback from last year’s loss.

The Colonels came out with a lot of intensity and scored the first two touchdowns. Adapting to this, the Birds scored with a 5-yard run by Rio Litmer (11) and a two-point conversion by Adam Surrey (12) at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Highlands forced a safety and followed it up with a touchdown by Jack White (12) and a kick by Logan Nickleman. This gave the Bluebirds the lead with a score of 17-14.

During the third quarter, Surrey added a touchdown, followed by a 2-point conversion after a pass from Cale Harris (10). The Colonels tried to come back with a touchdown, putting the score at 25-22.

Gabe Williams (10) capped the game during the fourth quarter with a 9-yard touchdown run and another kick from Nickleman. This secured the win for the Bluebirds and put the final score as 32-22.

Highlands totaled 83 passing yards, with Litmer leading and going 8 for 12 on completed passes. The Birds had 286 rushing yards, with White leading and Williams following. Surrey led in receiving yards, with Tyus McCarter (12) following.

With this win, the Birds are off to a good start, with a 2-0 record.

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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.

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.