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The Birds may have just won their "state" early but the question is "At what cost?" If Bardo is hurt, so are the Birds. Dale didn't show Bardo to NKY or St. Xavier until tonight. It was his coming out party. He shined. X keyed on Austin and it showed. That opened up Bardo. They had no answers for him b/c they've never seen that offensive threat. Nor has anyone so far this year. That is why Highlands won. Our backs did nothing against X. I don't even know who that defense was on the field. I've never seen that Highland defense.....Absolutely astonishing. Hey, we all predict outcomes based on what we have seen in the past. No one predicted the outcome of this game. 2 key turnovers sealed X's fate. They were totally dominated the entire game. Their run defense was great, but they had no clue about Bardo's running ability and it was blatently evident. Too bad a cheap foul could perhaps cost Highlands in the long run. Was it all worth it? Abso freakin' lutely!!!!!!! Cincinnati St. Xavier is going home a loser. Highlands wins and no one can ever take that memory away from those kids! Congratulations National Champs! You really shocked the nation tonight.....

Have you not seen Highlands play before tonight? Bardo did tonight what he has done all year. He has been running the ball like that all year. X took away the deep ball and keyed on Collinsworth, so he just ran the ball like he has all year. I will agree that I do not know where that D has been hiding. The D was outstanding tonight. I believe coach was hiding alot of the D earlier in the year.