By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM
Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter
The
Highlands Bluebirds experienced a ton of success playing in Class 5A between
the 2007 and 2010 seasons.
The
Bluebirds went 58-2 during those seasons and won the first four titles ever
handed out in that class. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association
expanded the football classes from four to six in 2007.
Highlands
and Covington Catholic applied to move up to Class 5A for the 2015 through 2018
seasons. They were in the same district with Scott and Dixie Heights between
2007 and 2010. Dixie Heights appears to be headed from 6A down to 5A and Scott
accepted an offer to move down to 4A.
“We requested to go to 5A because of geography with
the district,” Weinrich said. “When (the numbers) came out, if nothing
would change, it would have been Highlands, CovCath, Scott, Cooper and Conner
in a Northern Kentucky district. We were super excited about to play those guys
and not have to travel all over the world. We like playing local teams.”
But Cooper
and Conner applied to move up to Class 6A to potentially be in a Boone County
district with Ryle and Boone County. Boone County declined to play down to 5A.
It looks as
though Highlands, Dixie Heights and Covington Catholic could be in the same
district with the Grant County Braves, coached by Highlands alum Kevin Siple.
The Braves struggled to a 1-9 mark last year.
There was
hardly any movement in the lower classes. Newport Central Catholic appears to
be headed back to Class 2A with current district opponents Newport, Covington
Holy Cross and Lloyd Memorial. But Mayfield moved up from 1A to 2A while Bishop
Brossart moved down to 1A.
The KHSAA
Board of Control will look over the draft alignment of teams in football
districts to start in 2015 on April 15. The final approval takes place in May
in Lexington.
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