Football score(s) of the week

[Chef2]

JUCO Football game played this past weekend.

BUTLER 28 13 34 14 ---89
HIGHLAND 0 0 0 0 ---0


And Butler took 4 knees at the Highland 25 to run out the clock.

(Honorable Mention; Much to the dismay of sprited; 8-man division)


Greeley Co. 0 14 30 0 -- 44

Moscow 24 20 40 6 -- 90



Game called 2 minutes into the 4th quarter because of the 46 point mercy rule.

Officiating an 8-man game this Friday Night....freaking stoked about it.

 

[Starman]

Highland JC, part of the Highland ISD along with:

 

[Mystery Meat II]

Highland JC, part of the Highland ISD along with:

Only fitting that Highland, much like its two most famous residents, could not score

 

[SportsGuyBCK]

Uhh ... huhhuhhuhuhuh ... he said "score" ... huhuhhuhuhuhhuh

 

[Killick]

Not nearly as bad, point-wise, but I'll throw in a game I covered last weekend. Louisville Western, ranked third in state after beating a couple of perennial powers, traveled to (coincidentally) Fort Thomas, Ky. Highlands (ranked No. 1 in their class).

Looked to be a good game. Wasn't — 49-0 at the half, reserves and a running clock for the second half for a 56-0 final. Game finished in about and hour and a half.

Lesson of the week: Don't **** with any teams named Highland(s).

 

[KYSportsWriter]

Not nearly as bad, point-wise, but I'll throw in a game I covered last weekend. Louisville Western, ranked third in state after beating a couple of perennial powers, traveled to (coincidentally) Fort Thomas, Ky. Highlands (ranked No. 1 in their class).

Looked to be a good game. Wasn't — 49-0 at the half, reserves and a running clock for the second half for a 56-0 final. Game finished in about and hour and a half.

Lesson of the week: Don't **** with any teams named Highland(s).

That Highlands team is pretty damn good, ain't it?

 

[Killick]

Damned good. Very fast, hard-hitting and the most disciplined team I watched this weekend (including University of Cincinnati and the Browns). Fumbled a punt, one pass interference and a horse-collar. Only mistakes on the night.

 

[Petrie]

Covered a game last Friday: Podunk 8, East Next Town Over 7. Podunk scored on a QB sneak and 2-point conversion with a second left for the win on the road.

 

[e_bowker]

There was a score from the Mississippi high school ranks that stood out:
Gulfport 13, South Panola 4.

Not only a weird score, but it was also South Panola's first non-playoff loss against a Mississippi team in almost a decade. Their only losses against in-state competition (and this is a 6A powerhouse, not a podunk 1A school) in that span were in a couple of state championship games.

 

[apeman33]

JUCO Football game played this past weekend.

BUTLER 28 13 34 14 ---89
HIGHLAND 0 0 0 0 ---0


And Butler took 4 knees at the Highland 25 to run out the clock.

(Honorable Mention; Much to the dismay of sprited; 8-man division)


Greeley Co. 0 14 30 0 -- 44

Moscow 24 20 40 6 -- 90



Game called 2 minutes into the 4th quarter because of the 46 point mercy rule.

Officiating an 8-man game this Friday Night....freaking stoked about it.

I think Butler returned three interceptions for touchdowns in the third quarter alone.

 

[dixiehack]

Not surprised that South Panola is struggling, after laying down against the worst Hoover team in years.

 

[Bamadog]

Not surprised that South Panola is struggling, after laying down against the worst Hoover team in years.

Their quarterback had a release with more kinks than a garden hose. It's no wonder they got beat.

Eventually, SP's dynasty has to fall. Nothing lasts forever.

 

[apeman33]

Hutchinson did Butler one better this week:

Highland........ 0 7 0 0 -- 7
Hutchinson.... 21 28 14 27 -- 90

Highland has given up 179 points in two games. Hutch's last two scores were interception returns, meaning that the Scotties have had five picks taken back to the house in two weeks. So, yeah, Highland's been outscored 35-7 by the other team's defense the past two weeks.

(Background: Highland is located in the smallest town in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference, population 1,012. It's almost impossible to recruit there because of its size, remoteness [extreme northeast Kansas] and nearly-zero budget.)

 

[Chef2]

Hutchinson did Butler one better this week:

Highland........ 0 7 0 0 -- 7
Hutchinson.... 21 28 14 27 -- 90

Highland has given up 179 points in two games. Hutch's last two scores were interception returns, meaning that the Scotties have had five picks taken back to the house in two weeks. So, yeah, Highland's been outscored 35-7 by the other team's defense the past two weeks.

(Background: Highland is located in the smallest town in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference, population 1,012. It's almost impossible to recruit there because of its size, remoteness [extreme northeast Kansas] and nearly-zero budget.)

Yeah, but it's just an hour from KC, which makes it "tolerable"

 

[kingcreole]

Nothing tolerable about Highland. Figured, for my first visit there, I'd eat lunch at the local McDonald's or Subway. Since there was a college there, surely Highland would have one or the other, right?

Wrong. Ended up eating a slice of pizza at the Johnson's General Store.

Sadly, Highland's football stadium is one of the better ones in the conference.

 

[apeman33]

And it's not easy to get to KC from there. It's more like an hour and a half and U.S. 36, the first 20-25 miles of that link, is not as good of a highway as it needs to be. If feels like forever just to get to St. Joe.

And, yes, Highland has been working hard on its facilities -- school-wide, not just athletics. It used creativity when rebuilding its press box, with the coaches' boxes able to double as offices and staff for smaller sports on the back half and a luxury suite on the lower level. Also since the PA announcer (who's on the board of trustees) has to use an electric wheelchair, it's probably the most handicap-friendly box you'll ever see. The odd thing is the position of the scoreboard. It's way down at one end of the track but facing where the visitors' sideline would be if it extended that far. It makes the clock nearly impossible to read unless you are in the press box. The visitors' bench can't see it at all.

The press box is probably the third best in the conference after Hutch and Coffeyville. At worst fourth, because there's a good view from Dodge City's box and they always have food. But the football program hasn't been competitive at all since joining the conference. I don't think they've ever finished higher than sixth (out of eight). Even Dodge City, which barely cares about athletics, has been able to get to the conference championship game within the past 10 seasons.

Highland is the place to go to school if you're used to being in a small town or if you don't want distractions. Out-of-state players are pretty much used to the exact opposite.

 

[Chef2]

The press box is probably the third best in the conference after Hutch and Coffeyville.

The press box in Coffeyville is overkill.
The press box in Hutch is sweet.