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Highlands Christian moves up to get back into a district it’s been in before. The Knights are pumped at the opportunity.

The inaugural BrowardHighSchoolBaseball.com Senior All-Star game was a huge success, with the 1A-4A team defeating the 5A-6A team, 10-9 on Saturday evening.

Jason Hepple was one of the best players in Broward County this season, which is why Hepple easily won the District 14-1A Player of the Year, hitting .581 for the Knights.

Highlands Christian’s bid for a return to the state championship fell just short Friday, as the Knights were defeated 4-1 by Miami Brito at Florida Memorial University in Opa Locka.

Highlands Christian is no stranger to regional play, advancing for the 7th time in the past 10 seasons. Friday, the Knights (15-10) will play at Miami Brito in a Class 1A regional final.

A couple home runs and a near no-hitter by freshman pitcher Eric Hepple powered Highlands Christian over Boca Raton Christian in a regional semi-final Friday night.

Highlands Christian has carried the bat of Jason Hepple all season long and Thursday it was Hepple’s grand slam that led the Knights to an 8-3 District 14-1A final win.

Westminster Academy and Highlands Christian are two of the younger teams in the county, and on Tuesday night, the Lions got the best of the Knights, 13-10.

Pine Crest escaped with an 11-8 win Thursday night over Highlands Christian after sloppy defense put the game in question in the middle innings.

Highlands Christian defeated Sheridan Hills 3-0 Friday evening, taking over the District 15-1A lead in the process. The Knights were led by battery mates Eric and Jason Hepple.

Highlands Christian scored 18 runs in the fourth, sending 22 batters to the plate, and won by a mercy rule over Posnak Hebrew in a district game.