The Highlands Scots will take on the Woodland Christian Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Highlands is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Elite 55-6. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Caleb Nelson
| 10/17/25 vs Elite | 152 |
| 10/10/25 @ Lindhurst | 107 |
| 10/03/25 @ Golden Sierra | 87 |
A big part of Highlands' win came down to the chemistry between Frank Cady and his top target Caleb Nelson. Cady threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes while Nelson picked up 152 receiving yards and three scores. With that strong performance, Nelson is now averaging an impressive 115.3 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Rodriguez, who picked up 94 receiving yards and one TD.
Highlands didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Walter Lewis and Nelson. Nelson also posted 152 receiving yards, which is notable because Highlands is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-4 otherwise. Nelson got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Highlands, adding 11 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Roshad Burleson, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Woodland Christian came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Rams, posting a 54-0 victory. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 28 points or more this season.
Woodland Christian's win came from a few key players Highlands will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Isaiah Hunt, who threw for 384 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.9% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Elliott Holleman, who picked up 77 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Woodland Christian's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Highlands, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Highlands was taken down by Woodland Christian 62-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Scots, Devin Herrera (who rushed for 120 yards and three TDs on only five carries, and also picked up 38 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
