Highland waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Jefferson Saints onto the board and left with a 72-0 win. The match marked the Huskies' most dominant victory of the season.
John Bingley was his usual excellent self, rushing for 39 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes. Shane Sverak Jr. got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Highland wouldn't let Jefferson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Highland can thank Carlos Estrada and Brogan Palmer for forcing both of them. Palmer has been hot recently, having also posted at least one forced fumble the last three times he's played.
Highland's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Jefferson, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-5.
Highland has already played their next matchup, a 15-14 loss against Platte Valley on the 1st. As for Jefferson, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Manual on the 31st.
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