Football Recap: Highland Park Piles Up the Points Against Vernon Hills + How To Watch

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Previous Games

09/26/25 - Away	35-7 W
10/25/24 - Home	43-36 W
10/20/23 - Away	49-34 W
10/14/22 - Home	34-49 L
10/15/21 - Away	6-28 L
+ 5 more games

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highland Park). They blew past the Vernon Hills Cougars, posting a 35-7 win. The victory continues a trend for the Giants in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won three in a row.

Highland Park now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Vernon Hills, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, Highland Park will welcome Maine West at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Giants will be up against the Warriors' rather soft defense (which has allowed 37.6 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Vernon Hills, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 42-0 win against Maine East on the 3rd.