On the road with 5A Division 1 Reigning 2x State Champions the Highland Park Scots - Round 3 of the Playoffs

After last weeks close win over College Station (28-20), Highland Park was matched up vs. Mansfield Timberview at Ford Center in Frisco Texas. Highland Park showed up to play and brought home the round three win with a 52-7 win over Timberview.

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On the road with 5A Division 1 Reigning 2x State Champions the Highland Park Scots - Round 2 of the Playoffs

Two days after Thanksgiving the Scots loaded up and took a trip down highway 35 to meet College Station in Waco Texas. Scots brought the win home 28-20

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The Jones/Anderson family stopped by

On the road with 5A Division 1 Reigning 2x State Champions the Highland Park Scots

As the sun sets over dallas and the stadium lights flicker on the highland park Scots gear up for the first game of the 5A division 1 playoffs. No strangers to the pressure of the playoffs this will be the their third playoff appearance in three years winning the state championship back to back the last two years. Fresh off an undefeated season the fighting Scots were matched up against Frisco Independence, the game was a real toss up. Would the Scots be brought down by Frisco? Would their undefeated season come to an end? It was all going to come down to the boys and what would unfold on the field. The game started with a 14-14 tie right off the bat, the tie was broken by a returned fumble turned touchdown by Chris Reid. A couple plays later highland park recovered another fumble from Frisco leading to another touchdown pass from chandler Morris to Drew Scot. Scots went in leading 28-14 at halftime. No points were put up in the third quarter. Top of the fourth hp runs it in for a touchdown with point after attempt good kicked by Wesly Winters. 35-14 Scots. Frisco failed to put any more points on the board in the fourth and the game ended 35-14 Scots. Scots are set to play college station the Saturday after thanksgiving in Waco.

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On the road with 5A Division 1 reigning champs Highland Park - Round 6 - The State Championship

After last week's nail biting win over Denton Ryan the Highland Park Scots were matched up to face the Manvel Mavericks in the Texas 5A D1 State Championship. On a rainy Friday in Dallas the HP boys boarded the busses to their last game of the season. For a lot of the senior team it would be the last time they suit up in a football uniform or ever play together on the same field. This game was destined to go down in the history books and the boys made sure of that. In case you've missed the headlines that seem to be on every sports station and news channel, after being down the whole game the HP boys were trailing 39-49 with four and a half minuets left in the fourth quarter. Showing no quit, with a little over two minuets left in the fourth quarter John Stephen Jones runs it in for a touchdown, point after was good HP 46 Manvell 49. Then Hp tries an on side kick and its caught by #88 Saustad. Corwin then brings it down on the 11 and with the clock running out John Stephen finds Cade Saustad again and takes the lead for the first time in the whole game with 34 seconds on the clock bringing the score to HP- 53 Manvel -49. Manville gets on the field and Manville Qb Kason Martin #12 throws a bomb to #5 Jalen Preston who is brought down on the 1 yard line by #30 James Herring and the clock runs out, Scots Win!  

Scroll down to see some game highlights photographed by Danielle Ellis. 

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HP Scots Sendoff at Highlander Stadium

Coach Allen hits the field

Captains hit the field & Coin Toss

Full House

Manvel wins toss elects to receive

Jones to Jenevin

#8 Allen with the kickoff catch

Jones to #88 Cade Saustad

Helmets Up

Alexander on the carry

Jones to Saustad

Jones to #8 Allen

Regroup

#38 Ryan Coxe, #32 Prince Dorbah and #37 Marshall Ballard on the tackle.

QB1 John Stephen Jones

#22 Cole Jackson

#9 QB1 John Stephen Jones

#88 Cade Saustad

#16 Finn Corwin

#35 Parker Alexander

#32 Prince Dorbah

John Stephen Jones scrambling

Connor Allen #8 with the return.

Jones to Saustad for the game winning touchdown

#9 John Stephen Jones celebrating with #56 Bolton Corwin

Waiting for the clock to run out

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Scottie Win!!

Race back to highlander to meet the busses w/ Team!

On the road with 5A Division 1 reigning champs Highland Park - Round 5 - The Semi Finals

In the days leading up to the semi final game, the trees along the streets of Highland Park and University Park were covered in yellow ribbon and bows supporting the Highland Park Scots football team. Cars around town were decorated with window paint reading "Beat Denton Ryan", "Take State" or simply the number 5, to represent all of the state titles Highland Park will have won pending a win at the state championship this season. This was one of the biggest games for Highland Park - a make or break point. Not to mention a much anticipated rematch. Last year, 370 days later to be exact, Highland Park beat Denton Ryan in the semi finals and then went along to win state. Some called it a "lucky win" due to Denton Ryan's QB1 suffering an ACL tear mid-game. This season Denton Ryan's QB1 was back rebounding from his ACL tear with an undefeated season behind him, ready to take on the Scots. Denton Ryan was favored to win over Highland Park and advance to the state championship, however the Highland Park Scots had a strong will and determination to repeat and go to state once again. Their slogan is "Reload, Repeat" after all, and you bet they had every intention of doing just that.. With over 5,000 fans in attandence and the the game being televised locally, both teams had their work cut out for them. *spoiler alert* The Highland Park Scots are going back to state.  

Scroll down to see some game highlights photographed by Danielle Ellis. 

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Highlander Stadium Send Off

Hp Scots hit the field

Warm Up

Coin Toss

Allen on the carry

Jones to Jenevein

Jones to #3 Smith

Jones to Sasustad for an HP Touchdown

Jones with the keep for the Hp First down

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Jones to Saustad Hp on the 14yrd line 

Jones to Saustad for another Hp Touchdown

Hp's #47 Hopkins takes down Denton's QB

Alexander on the carry

Jones to #3 Smith

Jones to #16 Corwin

Jones to #88 Saustad

Jones to #10 Bryant

#38 Coxe with the Interception

Hp Forces fumble #41 Newsome comes up with the ball

Hp field goal attempt is good

Jones to #35 Alexander

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End of Game Scottie win off to state! 

On the road with 5A division 1 reigning champs Highland Park - Round 4 of the Playoffs

Week after week the HP boys have been fighting for a win in hopes of another state championship. Some weeks, like this one, was a lot harder than prior weeks but they didn't give up. Yet again Highland Park's hard work and determination was not topped. Highland Park was able to keep Mansfield Lake Ridge at bay and send them packing while Highland park ran the clock out taking home the win 37 to 35. 

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3:00pm - Highlander Stadium Boys sendoff

4:30pm - Parents Tailgate At&T Stadium

6:45pm - Scots Warmup

7:30pm - Captains hit the field - Coin Toss

All Scotties run onto the field

Jones handoff to Alexander

Scots Kick a field goal

Jones handoff to Alexander

Jones with the QB Keep - Touchdown Scots

Jones with the QB Keep Again

Ball comes loose

Morris in as QB

Jones back in as QB

Jones to Saustad

Alexander with the carry

Dobrah and Coxe with the tackle

Hopkins and Ballard with the tackle

Saustad with the carry

Jones with the keep

Dorbah with the sack

Hp Win! 37 vs 35

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On the road with 5A division 1 reigning champs Highland Park - Round 3 of the Playoffs

Following Highland Park's seller 73-20 win over McKinney North on Friday 11.24.17 the boys had exactly a week to prepare for their next matchup vs Mansfield Summit.

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Scots take the field! 

Coin Toss- Scots will receive.  

Jones to #16 Corwin for a 60yd touchdown. 

#35 Alexander on the carry.

Jones to #88 Saustad for a 26yd touchdown.

Jones to #16 Corwin again for a 24yd touchdown. 

1. #37 Ballard with the interception .  

Jenevein on the carry.

Dorbah on the tackle. 

Morris in as QB

Corwin on the carry

Jones to Saustad

Touchdown Scots

#88 Sausad with the carry

#8 Allen on the carry

#35 Alexander on the carry

Scots win 52-20 onto round 4 of the playoffs! 

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On the road with 5A division 1 reigning champs Highland Park

Nestled in the shadows of Downtown Dallas lies the Park Cities home of the reigning 5A division 1 champions Highland Park High School. The day after Thanksgiving wasn't just any other day for these boys, it was the start of the second round of the playoffs at At&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. If you are not familiar with how the playoffs for Texas football work it’s sudden death whoever wins advances and whoever looses is knocked out, no consolation rounds. For defending state champs, Highland Park, winning means having a shot at the state title one more time and loosing means the end of the season and falling short of every teams goal, a state title. Scroll down to see the recap of the day. 

8:30AM - Highlander Stadium

9:00AM - Sendoff

Prince Dorbah

9:15AM - HP Mom's Prayer Circle

9:20AM - Busses leave with police escort

11:49AM - Scots hit the field

Head Coach Randy Allen (white shirt) is the Don Shula National High School Coach Of The Year 2016. He has the 4th most wins of any coach in Texas, 2nd most wins of any active Texas coach and he is one of ten Texas coaches who has won over 300 games and is currently at just over 350! He also coached Matthew Stafford (current QB1 for the Detroit Lions) in 2005 to win the 4A state title. 

Large crowd for the defending champs!

Q1- Jones to Alexander for an 80yr Touchdown

#40 Luke Lochausen, #35 Paxton Alexander 

Q1- Jones to Saustad #88 for a 55yr touchdown

#88 Cade Saustad 

Q2- Jones to Alexander

#35 Paxton Alexander, #88 Cade Saustad

Q2- Jones with keep runs in for HP Touchdown

Q2- Harring with the blocked point after attempt ran back for two points for HP

Q3- Allen with the carry

Q4- 2nd string QB Morris with the keep - Touchdown Scots

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Scots win 73-20! That's a wrap! Onto round 3! 

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