Highlands Bluebirds 31, Covington Catholic Colonels 28

Highlands Bluebirds 31, Covington Catholic Colonels 28

Highlands Bluebirds 31, Covington Catholic Colonels 28

Last-second effort gets Highlands past CovCath in a classic decided at the final gun - NKyTribune

By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The only certainty in the 48th and final minute of the Covington Catholic-Highlands Class 4A classic Friday for the standing-room-only crowd at Ft. Thomas’ David Cecil Stadium was this: One of these teams was about to leave here devastated. But no one was going to leave early. “Catch me if you can,” Cash Harney (2) says to Highlands’ defenders on this TD jaunt. (Photo by Dale Dawn) Both the cash Harney-led…

Highlands, CovCath add another classic to storied rivalry

Another chapter in the Highlands–Covington Catholic rivalry is in the books. But this one needs to be bookmarked. In a game for the ages, Highlands found a way in the final seconds Friday night at David Cecil Memorial Stadium, stunning the Colonels 31-28 as quarterback Rio Litmer hit Tayden Lorenzen for an 18-yard touchdown with three seconds to play. The strike set off a frenzy as the Highlands student section poured onto the field, while CovCa…

NKY Round-Up: Highlands edges Covington Catholic in thriller

The calendar hit October and that led to some key district matchups starting to pop up on the schedule, headlined by a battle Fort Thomas that will be one of the ages. NO. 5 HIGHLANDS 31, NO. 12 COVINGTON CATHOLIC 28 The Northern Kentucky showdown everyone had circled all season more than lived up to the hype. In a thriller that went down to the final seconds, Rio Litmer connected with Tayden Lorenzen for an 18-yard touchdown strike with just th…