Highlands dominate Dixie Heights in a 49-0 takedown

Ady Klosterman, Photo Assistant

October 9, 2024

Sports Photo Gallery

The Birds beat the Dixie Heights Colonels 49-0. By the end of the first quarter, Highlands had already surged to a 28-0 lead, which extended to 42-0 by the end of the third quarter when JV players took over the field.

Highlands gained 154 rushing yards while allowing just 58. They racked up 353 passing yards, giving up only 142.

Quarterback Rio Litmer (11) led the passing game with nine completions out of 14 attempts, throwing for 217 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Cale Harris (10) contributed with five completions in 6 attempts, throwing for 94 yards and 1 interception.

Litmer also led the rushing game with 78 yards on 3 attempts, including 1 touchdown. Devon James (12) added 31 yards and 1 touchdown on nine carries.

In receiving, Adam Surrey (12) hauled 3 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. John Feldbrugge (10) followed with 2 receptions for 68 yards, earning his first varsity touchdown.

The team finished with 3 rushing touchdowns, 4 receiving touchdowns, and 7 extra points.

Defensively, Issac Niemann (11) recovered a fumble, Ryan Dunn (11) made 2 solo tackles, and Peyton Klosterman (11) grabbed an interception, returning it for 47 yards.

The Birds are hitting the road again, set to face Boone County this Friday, October 11th, with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.

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About the Contributors

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.