By Terry Boehmker

NKyTribune sports reporter

Ryle and Highlands put together challenging regular season schedules every year to prepare for the playoffs. Both teams faced highly ranked opponents on Friday and battled to the end in close losses.

Boyle County edged Highlands, 21-20, and Christian Academy-Louisville got past Ryle, 34-27, in two of the state’s biggest games. In this week’s statewide media rankings, Highlands was No. 3 and Boyle County was No. 5 in Class 4A, Christian Academy was No. 1 in Class 3A and Ryle was No. 4 in Class 6A.

The winning team in each game made big plays that helped them come out on top. It was the first loss of the season for Highlands (3-1) and the second straight setback for Ryle (2-2). Those teams will face each other next week at Highlands.

BOYLE CO

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