Highland Home has gone a perfect 6-0 against Calhoun recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Flying Squadron will welcome the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Highland Home will be strutting in after a victory while Calhoun will be coming in after a loss.
Highland Home is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 63-12 win over Pike Liberal Arts. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Flying Squadron considering their 13-point performance the contest before.
Cooper Mount
| 10/17/25 vs Pike Liberal Arts | 90 |
| 10/03/25 @ Isabella | 45 |
| 08/29/25 vs Charles Henderson | 24 |
| 09/05/25 vs Barbour County | 16 |
| 08/22/25 @ Straughn | 14 |
Highland Home can attribute much of their success to Cooper Mount, who rushed for 90 yards and one touchdown on only six carries, and Brody Phillips, who gained 77 total yards. Those 90 rushing yards gave Mount a new career-high.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Highland Home was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. They are 2-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Highland Home didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ricky Zareefeh, Phillips, Vontae Flowers, and Darion Brown picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Calhoun managed to keep up with Zion Chapel until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Tigers lost 27-6 to the Rebels. The Tigers have struggled against the Rebels recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Highland Home pushed their record up to 4-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.0 points over those games. As for Calhoun, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Highland Home against Calhoun in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 54-8 victory. Will the Flying Squadron repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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