Highlands defeats Cooper 28-14 in Friday night Showdown

Ady Klosterman, Photo Editor

September 3, 2025

Highlands brought home a 28-14 victory over the Cooper Jaguars last Friday, Aug. 29.

Offensively, Highlands racked up 194 rushing yards while allowing 98, with 186 passing yards, and allowed the Jaguars just 67.

Quarterback Rio Litmer (12) had a standout performance, completing 17 of 25 pass attempts for 180 yards and throwing 1 touchdown pass.

On the ground, Tayden Lorenzen (11) led the rushing attempts with 19 carries for 90 yards, while Gabe Williams (11) added 33 yards on 12 attempts.

In the receiving game, John Feldbruegge (11) led with 3 receptions for 81 yards, while also adding 1 touchdown pass reception. Williams contributed 4 receptions for 33 yards.

The team finished with 3 rushing touchdowns, 1 receiving touchdown, and 4 extra points scored.

On defense, Ryan Dunn (12) led the Birds with 1 solo tackle and 5 assisted tackles. Max Merz (12) followed with 3 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle.

Williams recovered one fumble, and Brady Carnohan (12) had 1 interception for 16 yards.

Highlands will be home at David Cecil Memorial Stadium, and will face Campbell County this Friday, Sept. 5, with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m.

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Ady Klosterman, Photo Editor

Ady Klosterman is a junior at Highlands High School. This is her third year of high school journalism, but her sixth year overall. She participated in journalism for two years at Johnson Elementary School and again in her eighth-grade year at Highlands 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 and 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 during game days. 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.