Gabby Neufarth (10) plays on-ball defense.
Gabby Neufarth (10) plays on-ball defense.
Meadow Lynn

Girls Varsity Basketball blows out Bellevue, 71-26

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January 30, 2026
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Ally Lickert (9) helps side defense. “I was very focused on not letting the girl I was guarding score,“ Lickert said.

Highlands secured a 71-26 victory over Bellevue last Friday, Jan. 23

Offensively, Highlands scored nine 3-pointers while allowing two, excelled in the mid range area with 18 2-point field goals scored, and limited Bellevue to just six.

Katie Bucher (12) led in rebounds with six, and then right behind her was Bailey Richey (9) and Maddy Lickert (11) both with four rebounds.

On offense, Madison Barlow (12) led in points with two 3-pointers and three 2-point field goals, while Sammy David (10) added two 3-pointers, a 2-point field goal, and two free throws.

The team finished with nine 3-pointers, 18 2-point field goals, eight free throws, and 28 rebounds.

Highlands will take on St. Henry at St. Henry this Wednesday, Jan. 28, with tipoff at 7:30 p.m.

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Amelia Graves
Amelia Graves, Intro. Staff
Amelia Graves is a freshman at Highlands and has been a part of the Fort Thomas school system since kindergarten at Woodfill Elementary School. She enjoys hanging out with friends and is a member of the community service FCCLA. This is her first year taking journalism, and she plans to take it throughout her high school career. She took Intro to Journalism to be able to take photos and write about her community, which she is passionate about. She can’t wait to see all the new opportunities that journalism has to offer her in the future.
Kinley Manning
Kinley Manning, Intro. Staff
Kinley Manning is a freshman at Highlands and has been enrolled in Fort Thomas Independent Schools since kindergarten. This is her first year taking journalism at Highlands. She is on the Highlands Junior Varsity dance team, and she dances for The Dance Realm. She enjoys hanging out with her friends and watching sports. Manning loves writing articles and taking sports photos. 
Meadow Lynn
Meadow Lynn, Intro. Staff
Meadow Lynn is a freshman at Highlands. She plays basketball for the Highlands girls basketball team. Lynn enjoys hanging out with friends and family, drawing, and listening to music. This is her second year in journalism and she really enjoys it. Lynn wanted to take journalism because she has always been interested in photography and has fun taking photos.
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