Highlands becomes 3-1 in the season after losing to Boyle County 21-20

Ady Klosterman and Andrea Suarez Espinosa

September 15, 2025

Highlands brought home their first loss last Friday, Sept. 12, after taking defeat from the Boyle County Rebels.

Although there are no statistics uploaded for the Rebels, offensively, Highlands had 97 rushing yards with 144 passing yards.

Quarterback Rio Litmer (12) completed 11 of 31 pass attempts for 144 yards, throwing 2 touchdown passes and 1 interception.

On the ground, Gabe Williams (11) led the rushing attempts with 12 carries for 60 yards, while Colton Kremer (10) added 28 yards on 3 attempts.

In the receiving game, Ian Garrahan (12) led with 2 receptions for 40 yards, while also adding 1 touchdown pass reception. Williams contributed 6 receptions for 39 yards.

The team finished with 1 rushing touchdown, 2 receiving touchdowns, and 2 extra points scored.

On defense, Issac Niemann (12) led the Birds with 3 solo tackles, all being tackles for loss (TFL). Williams followed with 1 solo tackle, resulting in TFL.

Peyton Klosterman (12) recovered one fumble, and Brady Carnohan (12) recovered another.

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.

Andrea Suarez Espinosa, Photo Assistant

Andrea Suarez Espinosa is a sophomore at Highlands High School. She is on the Track and Field team and enjoys spending most of her time with family and friends. Andrea spends a lot of time investing in her relationship with God through her Christian community and is involved in Highlands Navigators. She has been in publications for 2 years and keeps going for her interest in photography. She would aspire to keep taking photography more seriously in the coming years at Highlands.