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If Johnson Central makes it to the regional title game again, Highlands is going to have trouble again stopping the Golden Eagles' running game. Those big Ryle running backs just ran over some of the smaller Highlands tacklers. Controlling the clock is the key to beating Highlands. I don't think any 5A team is going to out-finesse the Bluebirds.

It would certainly be a good match-up if they both make it there. I'd like to see if last year's game against JC and this game against Ryle has done anything to teach the Birds a bit about stopping the run more efficiently, which it seemed like the Birds started to do in the fourth quarter tonight.

Just as a little side-note, the Class of 2011 at Highlands are the streak-breakers. If you remember back to their/my freshmen year, the frosh team didn't go undefeated like the, I believe, three classes before them.

Also, I haven't said congrats to Ryle, so congrats to them. Hopefully this will be the start of a good rivalry (We need something to temporarily take the place of the Cov Cath rivalry anyway, right? :p). Looking to next year, I see Ryle winning again but then Highlands resuming NKY dominance the following year.