8 • SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH
CHANDLER THIMONS (CENTER)
Coach: Dom Girardi
2019 record: 2-8, 2-5 in
Class 4A Northwest 8
All-time record: 264-247-7
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
9.11 at Knoch* 7
9.18 Mars* 7
9.25 at Hampton* 7
10.2 at Plum* 7
10.9 Indiana* 7
10.16 at Armstrong* 7
10.23 Greensburg Salem* 7
*CONFERENCE GAME
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Passing Chandler Thimons
84-170, 1,363 yards, 11 TDs
Receiving Johnny Crise*
38-729 yards, 7 TDs
Rushing Brock White
177-809 yards, 4 TDs
*GRADUATED
HIGHLANDS LOOKS TO PICK
UP WHERE IT LEFT OFF
by GREG MACAFEE
Toward the end of last football
season, Highlands started
to hit a stride.
In their final three games,
the Golden Rams went 1-2,
but losses to South Fayette
and Latrobe came by a combined
five points. They also
produced three of their five
highest-scoring outputs of the
season.
Despite losing 10 seniors,
the Golden Rams have a lot
of talent returning, including
their starting quarterback,
leading rusher and an experienced
offensive line. So
Highlands coach Dom Girardi
is hoping the experience his
team developed at the end of
last season can carry over.
“It’s something we’ve talked
about numerous times. You
know just picking up where
we left off and building,” Girardi
said. “I think a lot of
what you saw last year was the
youth and inexperience. So,
as they gained that valuable
experience on Friday nights,
they got more comfortable,
and we were able to do what
we wanted to do easier. We’re
just hoping to pick up where
we left off.”
After throwing for 1,363 yards
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