Varsity Football

Playing football at Lake Highland was transformational for me. The experience created bonds throughout our team that are greater than friendships and that will last a lifetime.

Brandon Nguyen | LHPS Class of 2018
Kicker at Carnegie Mellon | Class of 2022

The Highlander football program is focused on building the leaders of today while competing in classroom and on the field. We relentlessly pursue excellence on a daily basis and believe that the process is greater than the result.

Our young men are willing to work hard, whether through off-season workouts in January, preparing for exams in November, practices in August, or under the lights on Friday nights in the fall. Lake Highland Football is about excellence in all endeavors and building selfless, tough, and resilient student athletes who reject passivity, lead courageously under adverse conditions, and humbly serve others.

We believe in putting our brothers before ourselves---sacrificing personal comfort for the good of the team ---and pushing each other to compete beyond our perceived potential. This mind-set and attitude is rooted in our LHPS mission statement and enduring leadership principles. We love the sport, yet we truly believe it is a means to a greater purpose - developing strong leaders.

The structure of the Lake Highland Football Program:

B.E.S.T is our STANDARD: BELIEVE--EFFORT--SENSE OF URGENCY--TOUGHNESS (Mental)

Mission: Our football program will relentlessly pursue excellence academically, athletically and socially. We will foster growth so our student athletes become productive leaders in our society.

Program Goals:
1. Graduate with highest GPA possible
2. Make a positive impact on the community
3. Improve EVERDAY in EVERYTHING we do
4. EARN State!
Program Rules:
1. Always protect the program!
2. Be Early!!
3. No Excuses, No Whining, No Complaining!

The program runs continually throughout the year and is intended to complement, not detract from, interests outside of football and the classroom. We believe in being co-curricular. We encourage student athletes to participate in multiple sports. 

Facilities
CNL Stadium
A 1,200-seat outdoor, open-air athletic field, the CNL Stadium is the home to the Highlander Football team, boys and girls Soccer teams, and boys and girls Lacrosse teams.  This state-of-the-art artificial turf field has sewn-in game lines and is equipped with a scoreboard and video board.  The adjacent Yergey Snack shack offers supporters and visitors refreshments during games.  

Meffe Family Field House
Dedicated and opened in 2013, the Meffe Family Field House is an integral component of Highlander athletics.  Equipped with two full-size locker rooms, an Athletic Training facility, and storage rooms, the Meffe Family Field House provides top-notch hospitality and facilities to Highlanders and visiting teams.

Lake Highland Athletic Complex (LHAC)
This outdoor natural grass facility encompasses Frontline Field, O'Meara Family Softball Field, six regulation tennis courts, an auxiliary sports field and is the training location for our nationally-acclaimed Archery team.  The auxiliary sports field hosts practice sessions for boys and girls lacrosse as well as boys and girls soccer.  An integral component of our facilities, the LHAC provides our athletes a first-class practice and game experience.

Highlander Strength & Conditioning Facility
Located inside Weng Family Gymnasium, our 3,700-square-foot Strength & Conditioning Facility at Lake Highland is second to none.  Equipped with seven platforms for Olympic style lifts, three squat rack platforms, free weights, assisted lift machines, a total body jungle, and a designated area for cardio machines, our Strength & Conditioning Facility is open weekdays from 6:30am - 6pm for student-athletes with coach supervision.  Athletes, Highlander parents, and LHP employees can focus on their physical fitness here.