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This was the best HS football atmosphere I have ever witnessed and the Birds should feel proud. They were outmanned and outnumbered but they showed more fight and they executed very well. They struggled in the Red Zone and were not very opportunistic but that has a lot to do with X's stellar defense. They had AC's number most of the night and he had a rough night putting it on the carpet twice. However, Bardo was the true hero tonight as he had a lot of yards on the ground and threw the ball well also. Defensive standouts were Roller/Rosenhagen/Abner and super sophomores Devin Bruns #27 a hard hitting DB and #29 Josh Quillen a very good OLB. Austin ABner played a whale of a game also wiht a nice pick off a tipped ball. Travis Alford came to play tonight on defense and Brandon Roller showed why he is a Division 1 prospect with several nice hits and tackles. Also want to mention #53 Cam Deirig who was half the size of #78 the big James kid but he fought tooth and nail. Deirig was in the backfield a lot and played a heckuva a game. Overall the entire defense just brought it tonight. GReat job !!!


I loved watching the stunned St. X fans and it was pretty cool experiencing history tonight. This was probably the most significant Highlands victory in the history of the program. They beat a very good St. X team who came into this game with a head of steam.