The Highland Scotties football will be headed into uncharted waters coming this weekend as the earned their first ever playoff appearance in the KJCCC by finishing the season 6-3 and 6-2 in the conference.

Scotties wrapped up the regular season this past weekend at home by dispatching Independence CC, 56-30. Highland and Independence traded the lead back and forth in the first half of action with Independence up 23-21 at the half, after scoring a touchdown with 8.7 seconds left in the first half. Derwin Jones highlighted the first half of the Scotties catching a pair of touchdown passes from Scottie quarterback, Brandon Bergeron.

In the second half the Scotties started the scoring with a Austin Moses reception for a scored and then a Pat Martin interception step the Highland offense on the 15-yard of Independence and they punched it in with the rushing attack, as Marlon Mitchell scored the touchdown to give Highland the 35-23 lead at that point. Independence added the next score by the Scotties added two more rushing touchdowns with Mitchell and Jordan Ward to cap of the game and earn the 56-30 win.

The win moved Highland to 6-3 on the season the best mark in quite a few year for the Scotties and they have set themselves up to make noise in the postseason. Highland takes to the road to play in the Region VI Semifinals this Sunday, November 3rd as they will travel to El Dorado to take on the #8 team in the country the 7-1, Butler Grizzles.

Scotties won't be intimated going to El Dorado as they are the team that gave the Grizzles their lone loss of the season and that Highland win came in El Dorado back on September, 21st as the Scotties won 23-21, knocking off then #4 Butler.

Highland has enjoyed a recording breaking, banner year and looks to continue that season this Sunday when they travel to take on Butler in the Region VI Semifinals.