WEST VALLEY PREPS

2026 Preps football preview: Highland Prep

Highland Prep offensive coordinator Derek Anderson, left, and junior receiver Lucas Bickel pose for a photo the day of a Sept. 5, 2025 home game. Anderson is now the Honey Badgers’ head coach and Bickel is back for his senior year.

(Courtesy Highland Prep on Facebook)

Highland Prep football enters this fall with a new voice in charge, a slimmer senior class and a clear sense of purpose.

After a turbulent 2-7 season marked by coaching turnover and outside distractions, first-year head coach Derek Anderson said the program is ready for a reset.

“This year is a growth year more than anything,” he said.

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