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I might be mistaken, but didn't Highlands make it to the state semi-finals last year? In fact, I believe they led the game 31-14 before Pulaski County made changes defensively that took the running game away and Highlands failed to adjust. Then defensively Highlands had their playmakers standing on the sidelines watching as the game slipped away.

The best comments are those about the weight room. I am not sure what some of you have been watching over the years, but Highlands use of the weight room is not to build bulk and push people around. They beat people with a scheme that emphasizes speed and quickness.

The problem last year was the reluctance to make position changes until the bye week along with probably the biggest change, which was in offensive philosophy. Coaches learned the hard way that there were some limitations that just were not going to allow them to run the offense as they had the prior few seasons.

Hard to say what this year will bring because it all centers on the quarterback, who saw very limited snaps last year. Would certainly expect them to be a run first team, as they do have 3 offensive lineman returning that saw extensive action last year. The problem is the drop from those 3 and the fact that 2 guys graduated that were amongst the best in the area last year.

Defensively the back 4 will be solid, not sure how the front 7 shakes out however.