Charlie Messmer (12) yells towards the crowd.

Boys basketball falls to a narrow 79-76 battle

Zac Crawford, Andrea Suarez Espinosa, and Natalie Hinegardner • 40 Views

March 10, 2026

Highlands varsity boys played Connor High School on Saturday, March 7, at Truist Arena at Northern Kentucky University. The birds unfortunately lost 79-76 in the Elite 8.

Offensively, Highlands made 28 field goals out of 60 attempts, shooting at 46.7%. The boys also made 6 three pointers out of 13 attempts, shooting threes at 46.2%.

At the free throw line, Highlands went 14-for-21, which is 66.7%. The team also had a total of 30 rebounds

Amil Wimzie (8) led the team with 19 points, Tayden Lorenzen (11) followed with 18 points, and Owen Ebert (12) followed with 12 points.

Due to this loss, the boy’s season unfortunately comes to an end.

About the Contributors

Zac Crawford, Staff

Zac Crawford is a sophomore at Highlands High School. It is his second year in publications, and he hopes to improve his photography skills this year. He plays baseball for Highlands and his travel ball team.

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.

Natalie Hinegardner, Staff

Hinegardner is a senior at Highlands High School and has been enrolled in Fort Thomas Independent Schools since kindergarten at Ruth Moyer Elementary. She has been in the publication department for 4 years. She enjoys writing stories even though she struggles with finding the right words sometimes. She is very opinionated about something she is passionate about when she is comfortable with the people around her. Natalie is a hard worker when it comes to school and sports. She is very proud of her sports and always wants to succeed in them. Her goal is to reach the next level and play soccer in college. She loves her family and friends so much. Although school and sports take up a lot of time, she always tries to find time to hang out with the people she loves most.

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