Highland Home's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They blew past the Pike Liberal Arts Patriots 63-13. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 50-6.
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 was led to victory by Cooper Mount and Brody Phillips. Mount rushed for 90 yards and one touchdown on only six carries, while Phillips 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. Brown also rushed for 158 rushing yards, which is notable because Highland Home is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 2-4 otherwise.
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 defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.3 points on average over those games. As for Pike Liberal Arts, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Highland Home didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 42-0 victory against Calhoun on the 24th. As for Pike Liberal Arts, they have also already played their next contest, a 60-0 defeat against Loachapoka on the 24th.
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