Amil Wimzie (8) dunks the ball into the hoop. "I feel good and confident going into our next district game against Newport," Wimzie (8) said.
Amil Wimzie (8) dunks the ball into the hoop. “I feel good and confident going into our next district game against Newport,” Wimzie (8) said.
Andrea Suarez Espinosa

Boys varsity basketball put down Bellevue in the 36 District Tournament 89-32

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February 27, 2026
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Bryce Armstrong (9) shoots a fadeaway two.

Highlands’ varsity boys played Bellevue on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Bena Flora gymnasium. The birds won 89-32, winning the first round of the 36 District Tournament. 

Offensively, Highlands made 36 total field goals on 69 attempts, shooting at 52.2%. The birds also made 10 three-pointers out of 28 attempts, which ended in 35.7%. 

At the free throw line, Highlands went 7-for-12, which is 58.3%. The team also had a total of 37 rebounds.   

Nathan Rickard (12) led Highlands with 19 points, while Vinny Listerman (12) and Owen Ebert (12) followed with 14 and 11 points.

Amil Wimzie (8) finished with 8 points, and Finn Bouldin (12) finished with 7 points. 

The Highlands’ varsity team will prepare for their next game on Friday, Feb. 27, against Newport at the Bena Flora gymnasium for round two of the district tournament with tip-off at 7 p.m. 

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Andrea Suarez Espinosa
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. 
Zac Crawford
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.
Lilly Donelan
Lilly Donelan, Intro. Staff
Lilly is a freshman at Highlands. She started her Fort Thomas academic debut at Moyer Elementary in kindergarten. She is the captain of the freshman volleyball team and also enjoys playing other sports like basketball and track, where she performs shot put and discus throwing. She enjoys hanging out with family and friends, supporting her fellow Birds at any event, and following her faith. Lilly is very into movies ranging from romance, comedy, and scary. This is her second year in the journalism program, and her main interest is documenting events here at Highlands and getting to photograph those events. 
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