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Close early, with Highlands pulling away in the 2nd half.

Highlands 34
JC 20

That has been the modus operendi for good teams Highlands has played the year (except for the Covington Catholic game and Ryle loss of course). Close in the first half and then the Birds seem to have the uncanny ability to pull away in the end.

In the 2 losses to Boyle and Bell I am curious if JC had to throw late in the game to try and score quickly. When they trailed last year in Ft. Thomas it seemed as if they were not equipped to comeback via the pass.

I know JC trailed in their game vs. Covington Catholic but it was 1 TD if the reports we were getting were accurate. If Highlands is up by 14 or more in the 2nd half it will be interesting to see if JC changes to a more vertical attack.