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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.

Wrong my brother. The entire offensive strategy centered on Bardo and Collinsworth. Think of Austin as the decoy. Dale knew X was keying on AC. No brainer... You can bet that the talented Bardo did not factor in as an offensive running threat to St. X. That is one of the reasons why they lost. In no other game this year has Bardo shone like tonight. He was their entire offense! I said after the Withrow game that it was going to be keepers and AC rushes with an occasional middle screen to either AC or Fennell. Give me an example of another game where the Bluebird offense relied entirely on the Bardo running game.....not one my brother. Tonight, the Birds showed their entire hand. With Bardo, they are unstoppable. St. Xavier is an incredibly talented and athletic team. Those kids had no answers tonight. The game was a total blowout and I am proud to have witnessed a game for the ages! Tonight it was Bardo's Birds! Stop the pass, they beat you with the run. Stop the run, they screen and run keepers......Their offense is unstoppable.

Brother, I do not know what Highlands team you have been watching, but Bardo has been running the ball great all year and X's coaching staff is smart enough to know he was a threat. They choose to stop the deep pass, and Collingsworth, and hope Bardo would not be able to beat them. HHS did not depend on just Bardo in any other game this year because they did not need too. But, he clearly showed in the other games that he is a big running threat. There have been other threads on here talking about his running abilities. Also, this game can not be called a blow out. HHS did dominate most of the game, but failed to take advantage of scoring opportunities. This game was not decided until about the last 1:30. If X recovers the onside kick, they could have won with a TD pass.