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I'm not sure I see your point. The Birds won by a 3 touchdown margin, and that is coming down to earth?

Boyle played a great first half, but as I reminded a few fans around me, Highlands is very good at making halftime adjustments, which they clearly did. Secondly, if you are going to win at Highlands, you aren't going to win a half and call it a night, but you are going to have to win all 4 quarters. In addition to playing both ways, several of the Boyle players also played special teams, and once they lost the lead, you could see the physical toll on some.As for the defensive struggles in the first half, always gives us fitthis type of running game s. We don't see it a lot around here, which makes it tough to get good defending. Offense didn't look bad in the first half, but with Boyle scoring on every possession, we dug a hole we had to climb out of. The D in the first half didn't look aggressive, but that changed in the second half. A few big stops and turnovers really got them fired up, and you could see the change.

All in all, it was a good test for Highlands. Plenty of good things to build on on both sides of the ball. On to Scott County!

Great coaching adjustments at half as usual!
You are right on about the running style always hurting the Birds, just ask JC how they have been able to compete so good against them! The Birds are built for speed and not the power game.When Boyle spread their offense in the second half, it was playing to HHS strength.
Once HHS took the lead early in the second half, you could see the Boyle players lower their heads and shoulders, I think they gave up and where gassed.
Some poor punts also gave Boyle excellent field position in the first half and they did not have that in the second. The punting and kick offs have to get better! Right now HHS is beatable, but I see room for a lot of improvement and they could be real tough come playoffs. However, I think Scott Co hangs a lose on them next week, they have the talent and depth to do it.