Senior quarterback Will Bardo returned to the Highlands lineup, but senior Austin Collinsworth was out.
Bardo had six carries for 71 yards and two touchdowns as the Bluebirds pounded Scott, 67-20 on Friday.
Bardo shared snaps with sophomore Patrick Towles, who completed 7 of 12 passes for 93 yards and one TD.
Senior wide receiver Nick Buten led Highlands in receiving with three catches for 62 yards and a touchdown.
With Collinsworth out, the Bluebirds used several running backs to establish their ground attack. Junior Jordan Streeter had 10 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown, and senior
Tyler Fennell finished with six carries for 53 yards and two scores.
Sophomore running back Jake True had 85 rushing yards on two carries, and added a 22-yard TD reception.
Highlands clinched the top seed and home-field advantage for at least the first two rounds of the playoffs. Scott, which did not win a Class 5A game, is a No. 4 seed.SCOTT 7-0-13-0—20
at HIGHLANDS 13-35-0-19—67
H-Towles 2 run (Weinel kick)
H-Fennell 10 run (kick failed)
S-Patton 22 pass from Z. Sowder (Z. Sowder kick)
H-Fennell 3 run (Weinel kick)
H-Bardo 13 run (Weinel kick)
H-Streeter 1 run (Weinel kick)
H-Buten 5 pass from Towles (Weinel kick)
H-Seidel 14 blocked punt return (Weinel kick)
S-Farris 4 pass from Z. Sowder (Z. Sowder kick)
S-Z. Sowder 19 run (kick failed)
H-Bardo 14 run (New kick)
H-Hollinsworth 7 fumble return (kick failed)
H-True 22 pass from New (kick failed)
RECORDS: Highlands 9-0, Scott 2-7.
