Highlands unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 24-20 to the Vallejo Redhawks on Friday. The Scots gained 71 more yards on the day, but it was the Redhawks that made the best use of them.
Although Highlands took the loss, they still got scores from Khirhi Hackett, Michael Compton, and Tynel Moss Cole.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 1.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Tony Showen for the heroic effort on defense: he. Highlands' ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.9.
Highlands didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jonathan Rodriguez.
Coming up, Highlands will welcome Kennedy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Vallejo, they will head out to face off against Mt. Diablo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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