Roberson alum Anabell Motley is a sophomore forward for the Navy women’s soccer team.

Former Roberson standout Anabell Motley has been handsomely rewarded for a week in which she scored two-game winning goals for the Navy women’s soccer team.

Motley has been named the espnw’s NCAA soccer player of the week, the Patriot League’s offensive player of the week as well as the Naval Academy’s athlete of the week for all sports.

Motley is a sophomore for the Midshipmen and a 2015 Roberson graduate.

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – After recording a five-point weekend, which included two game-winning goals, Navy women’s soccer sophomore forward Anabell Motley (Asheville, N.C.) was named the espnW NCAA soccer player of the week on Thursday. Motley was also named the NAAA Athlete of the Week.

On Friday, Motley broke a scoreless tie in the ninth minute against archrival Army West Point. The Asheville, North Carolina, native’s goal stood as the game-winner to give the Mids their first Patriot League win and the Naval Academy its first Star victory of the 2016-17 season. Motley then carrier over her offensive success into Navy’s 2-0 victory over Mount St Mary’s, as she had a hand in both goals. She tallied her second goal of the season in the 39th minute to give the Mids a 1-0 lead. Motley then capped off the weekend with a helper to teammate Natalie Dzhandzhapanyan to give the Mids their insurance goal.

Motley also garnered her first league laurel as she was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week.

Navy improved to 14-11-3 all-time versus Army and 12-8-3 in Star matches. The Mids kept their unblemished record against the Mount as they moved to 14-0 all-time.

Navy will head back into Patriot League play when it travels to Loyola (Md.) for a Saturday night match. The match will kick off at 7 p.m. and can be seen live and for free on PatriotLeague.TV.

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Smoky Mountain senior Matthew Ridley (19) is the leading rusher in Western North Carolina.

September means there is less daylight and more on the line for every single football team.

Doesn’t Smoky Mountain and first-year coach Chris Brookshire know it.

The Mustangs (4-0) are home for Friday’s Western North Carolina Athletic Conference game against an undefeated opponent with an identical record — Tuscola (4-0).

Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. in Sylva.

“They’re all big this time of the year,” Brookshire said.

“Especially in this situation where I believe we’re playing one of the best football teams in Western North Carolina. Believe me, it shows on film. It is the next game on our schedule, but there is a lot riding on it. We’re excited about the opportunity, especially with it being at home.

Smoky Mountain is one of the best underdog stories in mountain football at the moment. The team from Jackson County hasn’t been 4-0 in 18 years or had a winning season in 17.

Senior Matthew Ridley (771 yards, seven touchdowns) remains the top rusher in WNC.

N.C. State baseball recruit Cole Hooper (701 yards and four touchdowns with four interceptions) is slinging a football at the moment, and slinging it well. His top receivers are Austin Baumgarner (13 receptions for 198 yards and two touchdowns) and Connor Moore (11 receptions for 199 yards and one touchdown).

The defense has been keyed up by Kyle Bradley (7.5 tackles per game) and Michael Ashe (6.8).

Brookshire is a 1988 Tuscola graduate, but Friday’s game is going to be a challenge, whether it’s personal or not. The Mustangs haven’t beaten the Mountaineers since 2012 and are 2-8 in their last 10 meetings.

“When you face an offense like Tuscola runs (the triple-option), you have to play assignment football,” Brookshire said.

“Our kids have been locked in all week at practice, and we need to be. At any given moment, Tuscola can break a 60-yard play if you make a mistake. They have a lot of kids who can run, some really fast kids who run good angles. We’ve got to be on our game to give ourselves a chance to win.”

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Roberson soccer players celebrate Monday after goalkeeper Evan Goosman, holding up three fingers on both hands, recorded his 33rd career shutout.

SKYLAND – Evan Goosmann has a few rare nights where pacing back and forth is about the extent of his action.

But when another soccer team does advance the ball through the midfield and past Roberson’s back line?

Goosmann has proven himself ready time and time again.

The former all-state goalkeeper became the Rams’ all-time leader in shutouts earlier this week. The old school record was 32 and Goosmann has 34 after a clean sheet in Wednesday’s 4-0 win at Erwin.

“It really means a lot to me. It’s one of the proudest moments I’ve ever had,” Goosmann said.

“I’m really happy with the way our team is playing. We didn’t have a lot of seniors (in 2015), so that’s really helped. We’re all trying to do our best and the guys on this team are doing a good job finishing their chances.”

Goosmann is a senior and still exploring his college options.

He saw some light work at the varsity level as a freshman in 2013, then really came into his own after that. Goosmann was named the 2015 Mountain Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a Citizen-Times All-WNC keeper along with all-region and 4-A all-state recognition from the N.C. Soccer Coaches Association. He had 16 shutouts last fall.

Goosmann previously shared the school record for career shutouts with three former Roberson keepers – Patrick Brown, Matt Novchich, and Eric Handley – before getting No. 33 in Monday’s 3-0 home win over North Buncombe.

For the season, Goosmann has 55 saves and eight shutouts.

Rams defenders who have contributed to those stats include starters Bradley Elliott, Carson Brock, Garrett Douglas and Tanner McElreath.

“When we win, we win as a team. When we get shutouts, we do it as a team,” Roberson coach Josh Martin said.

“Evan’s record really is something our team has been able to share together. And with the success that we’re having in some other sports like football and volleyball right now, it’s important for us to represent Roberson the best we can.”

Top goal-scorers for the Rams (10-3-1, 3-0-0) this season are Jack Sandstedt and Imanol Yepez-Frias with nine goals apiece, followed by Douglas (seven), Chris Gregorio (five) and Evan Lewis (four). Lewis has given out a team-high nine assists. Other leaders in that category are Yepez-Frias (six), Thomas Hanson (five) and Sanstedt (four).

Next week is rivalry week for Roberson. The Rams play Monday at Asheville High and then turn around and host Reynolds on Wednesday. Both games should begin at 7 p.m.

Martin is in the middle of his first season as coach and has the defending MAC 4-A champions tied for first place in the overall conference standings with the Rockets (10-2-1, 3-0-0).

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Murphy’s David Gentry is the head coach for this year’s North Carolina Shrine Bowl team.

Rosters for the 80th annual Shrine Bowl will be announced Monday at 2 p.m.

Murphy’s David Gentry is the head coach for this year’s North Carolina team.

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Shrine Bowl of the Carolina’s 2016 Player Selection Release

North and South Carolina Shrine Bowl Coaches will gather at the Oasis Shrine Center 604 Doug Mayes Place in Charlotte on Monday September 26th at 2PM for the selection announcement of the 88 players from the more than 400 name submissions from the two Carolinas.

Ron Long, Athletic Director of the Shrine Bowl said, “Tar Heel Head Coach David Gentry of Murphy High School in Murphy, North Carolina and Sandlapper Head Coach Phil Strickland  of Newberry High School in Newberry, South Carolina along with their respective coaching staffs will select 44 players each, in what they termed would well represent their respective states.  This final selection process culminates nearly a year of extraordinary work that these coaching staffs’ dedicate to the selection process in addition to their regular jobs.”

Earlier today, Jamie Smith, General Game Chairman  and Connie Altman, Chairman of The Shrine Bowl Board of Governors announced that the Shrine Bowl of the Carolina’s Web site and GoUpstate.com will present a live Internet Webcast that will include  the Shrine Bowl Player Selection Rosters for 2016.  Members of the Press are invited to attend and fully participate in the Press Conference. The Press Conference/Webcast is slated to begin at 2PM  on Monday, September 26th, 2016.

To access this live presentation, members of the press not present and other interested parties may watch the official release as Tar Heel Head Coach David Gentry of Murphy, and Sandlapper Head Coach Phil Strickland of Newberry, preview the 80th game and talk with members of the press that are present regarding the players chosen to participate in this all start classic, along with quotes useable for stories, and the 2016 roster of players for both teams.  To gain access simply click on http://www.goupstate.com or http://www.shrine-bowl.com  Monday, September, 26 2016 at 2PM.

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As he has in the past, Christ School junior Damon Harge Jr., is blogging about experiences both inside and outside of high school basketball this school year for USA TODAY.

As he has in the past, Christ School junior Damon Harge Jr., is blogging about experiences both inside and outside of high school basketball this school year for USA TODAY.

Harge’s first post to the “Harge in Charge” blog as a Greenies student can be found here.

Harge’s legend precedes him in Arden. Highlight videos of the guard have attracted more than 15 million views on YouTube.

The 5-foot-9 backcourt player averaged 16 points and four assists per game last season for Orlando (Fla.) Prep. Harge has scholarship offers from DePaul, Memphis, Texas Tech, Pacific, Central Florida and North Carolina Central.

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The Enka Jets defeated the North Buncombe Black Thursday evening Sept. 22, 2016 35-28 at Enka’s homecoming game.

Hendersonville 42, Mountain Heritage 22

BURNSVILLE – Alex Williford had a huge night for the Bearcats, who opened play in the Western Highlands Conference with a win over previously unbeaten Mountain Heritage (5-1, 0-1).

Williford threw touchdown passes of 69 and 75 yards to Tykel Landrum and of 44 and 6 yards to Leon Cooks. Williford also ran for two touchdowns on runs of 27 and 10 yards.

Williford finished with 11-of-14 completions for 268 yards. Landrum finished with seven catches for 186 yards.

Trey Robinson rushed for 142 yards on 22 attempts for Mountain Heritage, which didn’t score in the middle two quarters. Robinson scored on a 73-yard run and also threw a 32-yard TD pass to Dathan Robinson.

Hendersonville: 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42

Mountain Heritage: 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22

First Quarter

MH – Trey Robinson 73 run (run failed), 10:08

H – Alex Williford 27 run (Eudy kick), 8:04

H – Leon Cooks 44 pass from Williford (Eudy kick), 7:07

MH – Junior Dent 36 run (Trey Robinson run), 5:48

Second Quarter

H – Tykel Landrum 69 pass from Williford (Eudy kick), 11:43

Third Quarter

H – Landrum 75 pass from Williford (Eudy kick), 6:05

Fourth Quarter

MH – Dathan Robinson 32 pass from Trey Robinson (Trey Robinson run), 11:49

H – Williford 10 run (Eudy kick), 6:49

H – Cooks 6 pass from Williford (Eudy kick), 3:54

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — H, Tyrese Hunt 11-70; Cook 2-17; Williford 11-15. MH, Trey Robinson 22-142; Dathan Robinson 10-92; Junior Denton 12-84; Michael Bingham 3-19, Justin Keener 2-12, Dawson Branton 1-9.

PASSING — H, Williford 11-14-0-268. MH, Trey Robinson 5-14-3-116.

RECEIVING — H, Landrum 7-186; Cooks 3-69.. MH, Dathan Robinson 2-233; Micah McCoy 1-47; Bingham 1-20; Cole Burleson 1-16.

Records: Mountain Heritage 5-1, 0-1; Hendersonville 4-2, 1-0

Christ School 40, Rabun Gap 21

RABUN GAP, Ga. – Christ School defeated Rabun Gap on Friday as Drew Johnson completed 19 of 36 passes for 253 yards. The Greenies signal caller also had three touchdowns and rushed for 78 yards.

Also for Christ School (4-1), Sage Holley had 78 yards and two touchdowns while defensive back Teyvaun Cobb caught two interceptions.

Rabun Gap (1-4) entered Friday’s game after a 29-3 loss to Robbinsville.

Enka 35, North Buncombe 28

Enka: 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35

North Buncombe: 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28

First Quarter

E – Avery Holbrook 8 pass to Will Redmond (Mitchell Warren kick) 8:58

NB – Nick Lisenbee 16 run (Johnny Laws kick) 8:28

E – Holbrook 1 run (Warren kick) 3:36

NB – Caden Higgens 2 run (Laws kick) 1:22

Second Quarter

E – Holbrook 13 pass to Anthony Johnson (Warren kick) 4:38

E – Holbrook 8 run (Warren kick) 1:20

Fourth Quarter

NB – Balke Matthews 11 run (Laws kick) 11:42

NB – Lisenbee 1 run (Laws kick) 5:33

E – Holbrook 3 run (Warren kick) 2:29

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — NB – Lisenbee 24-129, Higgens 11-84, Mathhews 5-19, Skylar Judrus 7-19. E – Holbrook 18-53, Austin Clark 8-46, Chase Bennett 5-26, Bryson Allen 2-8.

PASSING — NB – Higgens 7-16-0-121. E – Holbrook 15-18-0- 198.

RECEIVING — NB – Matthews 7-121. E – Will Redmon 6-83, Donyelle Gaines 4-27, Seth Phillips 2-53, Johnson 1-13, Wyatt Carter 1-11, Joshua Walton 1-11

Records: North Buncombe 0-6, 0-1; Enka – 2-4, 1-0

West Henderson 33, North Henderson 14

MILLS RIVER – Brandon Whitaker rushed for three touchdowns. including two in the second half when the Falcons (2-2, 1-0) held North Henderson (2-2, 0-1) scoreless.

Whitaker finished with 116 yards on just eight attempts. Teammate Peyton Frisbee gained 229 yards on 35 attempts and scored on runs of 6 and 61 yards.

Kalin Ensley scored on a 74-yard run and finished with 110 yards for North Henderson.

North Henderson: 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14

West Henderson: 6 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 33

First Quarter

N – Michael Smithers 64 pass from Kalin Ensley (Darren Lammons run), 2:31.

W – Peyton Frisbee 6 run (kick failed), 0:01.

Second Quarter

W – Peyton Frisbee 61 run (run failed), 5:23.

W – Brandon Whitaker 10 run (Kyle Gaither kick), 4:59.

Third Quarter

W – Brandon Whitaker 3 run (Kyle Gaither kick), 2:33

N – Kalin Ensley 74 run (pass failed), 2:12

Fourth Quarter

W – Brandon Whitaker 3 run (Kyle Gaither kick), 8:27

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — North Henderson- Darren Lammons 1-2, Grant Corn 3-21, Kalin Ensley 10-110-1, John Vanhoy 4-17; West Henderson- Brandon Whitaker 8-116-2, Peyton Frisbee 35-229-3, Jason Wallace 8-69, Tim Eplee 2-9.

PASSING — North Henderson- Kalin Ensley 10-18-0-136-1; West Henderson- Brandon Whitaker 0-1-0-0-0, Dalton Cole 0-1-0-0-0.

RECEIVING — North Henderson- Darren Lammons 4-40, Grant Corn 1-4, Devon Graham 1-8, Kingston Thomas 1-2, Colby Thomas 1-1, Brodey Mitchell 1-17, Michael Smithers 1-64-1.

Records: West Henderson 2-2, 1-0; North Henderson 2-2, 0-1

Avery 34, Owen 20

BLACK MOUNTAIN – Christian Hicks scored two touchdowns in the second half to lead the Vikings (2-3, 1-0) to a Western Highlands Conference win.

Hicks rushed 23 times for 102 yards. He also passed for 104 yards with two touchdowns.

Cyrus Hooper rushed for 105 yards on 24 attempts and scored two touchdowns for Owen (1-4, 0-1).

Avery: 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34

Owen: 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20

First Quarter

O- Cyrus Hooper 6 run (Jacob Robinson kick), 8:40.

A- Blake Williams 12 pass from Christian Hicks (Steven Sanchez kick), 6:06.

Second Quarter

A- Steven Sanchez 28 FG, 9:32.

O- Kenrick Weaver 28 run (failed kick), 3:46.

A- Brett Smith 7 pass from Christian Hicks (Sanchez kick), :21

Third Quarter

O- Cyrus Hooper 1 run (Jacob Robinson kick), 6:56.

A- Christian Hicks 4 run (Sanchez kick), 5:15.

Fourth Quarter

A- Hicks 7 run (Sanchez kick), 9:45.

A- Sanchez 41 FG, 4:19.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING— Steven Sanchez 8-39, Christian Hicks 23-102-2, Sam Mccollum 6-17-1, Ethan Johnson 5-30; Owen, Cyrus Hooper 24-105-1, Antonio McDowell 2-6, Kendrick Weaver 12-56-1, Tyler Sexton 2-2

PASSING—Avery, Christian Hicks 16-23-104-2; Owen, Kendrick Weaver 4-8-46

RECEIVING—Avery, Brett Smith 9-114-1, Any Dominguez 3-29, Blake Williams 1-12-1, Steven Sanchez 1-22, Sam Mccollum 2-27

Records: Avery 3-3, 1-0; Owen 1-4, 0-1

Robbinsville 35, Andrews 0

ANDREWS – Alex Bridges threw three touchdown passes for the Black Knights (2-3, 1-0) in a Smoky Mountain Conference game.

Bridges completed 7-of-9 passes for 131 yards. He threw a 10-yard scoring pass to Rylee Anderson, who also scored on a 6-yard run.

Robbinsville: 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35

Andrews: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

Second Quarter

R- Tank Rattler 34 pass from Alex Bridges (Freddie Romero kick) 11:13

R- Chandler Jumper 11 pass from Bridges (Romero kick) 6:49

Third Quarter

R- Rylee Anderson 10 pass from Bridges (Romero kick) 4:29

Fourth Quarter

R- Wess Hooper fumble recovery in end zone (Romero kick) 10:06

R- Rylee Anderson 6 run (Romero kick) 5:58

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING— R, Ian Wiggins 5-43; Colby Hemphill 6-19; Tank Rattler 10-49; Austin Lovin 2-12; Elijah Wachacha 4-17; A.J. Ornelas 1-8; Rylee Anderson 6-22; Alex Bridges 5-22; A, Mitchell Mcgaha 13-9; Andrew Horton 11-33; cody Smith 1-7; Matt Barton 3-4;

PASSING—R, Alex Bridges 7-9-131-3; A, Matt Barton 4-13-31-2

RECEIVING—R, Colby Hemphill 1-27; Tank Rattler 1-34; Chandler Jumper 3-45; Dayne Buchanan 1-15; Rylee Anderson 1-10; A, Drew Pyle 1-13; Jack NEwton 1-18;

Records: Robbinsville 2-3; Andrews 1-5

Murphy 42, Cherokee 13

MURPHY – Slade McTaggart scored on runs of 2 and 16 yards for the Bulldogs (5-1, 1-0) in the Smoky Mountain Conference opener for both teams.

Joey McCurry threw for 103 yards and a touchdown for Murphy.

Isaiah and Holden Straughn scored touchdowns for Cherokee (3-3, 0-1).

Cherokee: 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13

Murphy: 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42

First Quarter

M – Keivon Allen 1 run (Joey Helton kick)

M -Slade McTaggart 2 run (Helton kick)

Second Quarter

M – Kadrian McRae 2 run (Helton kick)

M – Slade McTaggart 16 run (Helton kick)

M – Colton Posey 15 pass from Joey Curry (Helton kick)

Third Quarter

M – Ian Davis 9 run (Helton kick)

C – Isaiah Evans 4 run (Anthony Toineeta kick)

Fourth Quarter

C – Holden Straughan 12 pass (kick failed).

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING— Cherokee – Isaiah Evans 13-34-1; Tye Mintz 4-2. Murphy – Slade McTaggart 5-58-2; Kadrian McRae 7-53-1; Keivon Allen 4-35-1; Tanner Creelman 2-17; Ian Davis 2-15-1; Reid Beal 1-12; DeAndre Jackson 1-2; Joey Curry 2-1.

PASSING— Cherokee – Tye Mintz 1-4-8. Murphy – Joey Cury 8-13-108-1; Micah Nelson 0-1-0.

RECEIVING— Cherokee – Holden Straughan 2-59-1; George Swayney 2-37; #9 1-2; Murphy – Colton Posey 5-68-1; Ian Davis 1-17; Tanner Creelman 1-12; Hagan Newton 1-6.

Records: Cherokee 3-3, 0-1; Murphy 5-1, 1-0

Hayesville 34, Rosman 12

HAYESVILLE – Hayesville broke an 11-game losing streak as it defeated Rosman.

Holton Thomas led the Yellow Jackets (1-3, 1-0) with 208 yards on 18 carries and had three touchdowns. Alan Gillis ran for a. 115 yards on 19 carries and had a touchdown.

The Tigers (1-3, 1-4) scored first on a Parker Reese touchdown in the first and didn’t reach the endzone again until the fourth quarter. Taylor Whitman led Rosman with 26 rushes on 106 carries.

Rosman 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12

Hayesville: 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34

First Quarter

H – Holton Thomas 20 run (Jesse Stewart kick), 7:28

R – Parker Reese 32 rush off hook and lateral (pass failed), 1:10

Second Quarter

H – Thomas 11 run (Stewart kick), 2:54

Third Quarter

H – Alan Gillis 2 run (Stewart kick) 5:51

H – Peyton Krieger 2 pass from Gillis (kick failed) 4:13

Fourth Quarter

R – Jonathan Holliday 2 run (pass failed) 11:58..

H – Thomas 1 run (Stewart kick) 6:03.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING— R: Taylor Whitman 26-106, Holliday 10-46, 1 TD, Parker Reese 3-58 1 TD, Neil Tesnow 2-8. H – Gillis 19-115, 1 TD, Thomas 18-208, 3 TD, Krieger 1-(-4), Brian Smith 1-4.

PASSING— R – Luke Stewart 9-22-103-1. H – Gillis 7-15-80, 1 TD.

RECEIVING— R: Whitman 4-53, Reese 1-1, Tesnow 1-3, Holliday 2-18, Josh Boris 1-3. H: Smith 5-74, Krieger 2-6, 1 TD.

Records: Hayesville 1-3, 1-0; Rosman 1-3, 1-4

Tuscola 56, Smoky Mountain 7

Tuscola: 35 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 56

Smoky Mountain: 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7

First Quarter

T – Caleb Ferguson 73 run (Ben Katt kick), 11:39

T- Brett Turner 22 run ( Katt kick) 7:49

T – Ferguson 64 run (Katt kick) 6:07

T – Roman Jenkins 64 run (Katt kick) 3:58

T- Turner 53 pass from T Grayson Perkins (Katt kick) 2:08

Second Quarter

T – Ferguson 3 run (Katt kick) 7:37

T – Ferguson 65 run (Katt kick) 3:47

Third Quarter

SM – Conner Moore 2 pass from Cole Hooper (Devon Macke) 3:41

Fourth Quarter

T – Ferguson 6 run (Katt kick) 11:38

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING— T: Ferguson 15-258, 5 TDs, Jenkins 6-77 1 TD, Turner 4-38, 1 TD. SM: Matthew Ridley 20-90, Hooper 5-22.

PASSING— T: Perkins 4-5-130, 1 TD. SM – Hooper 24-39-246, 1 TD.

RECEIVING— T: Turner 1-53, 1 TD, SM: Tristan Kenyon 6-50, Moore 4-74, 11 TD, Austin Baumgarner 11-104.

Records: Smoky Mountain 4-1, Tuscola 5-0

Brevard 40, Franklin 35

FRANKLIN – The Blue Devils rallied from a 35-21 deficit to score three touchdowns

in the final quarter, the last on a 27-yard pass from Tanner Ellenberger to Nick Cabe with 47 seconds remaining for the victory in the WNC Athletic Conference opener.

Brock Kloeppel’s fifth touchdown gave the Panthers (2-3, 0-1) a 35-14 lead before Ari Williams started Brevard’s comeback with a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Ellenberger finished with five touchdown passes and completed 17 of 25 passes for 191 yards. yards. Kloepple rushed 32 times for 181 yards for Franklin.

Brevard: 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 40

Franklin: 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35

First Quarter

F- Brock Kloeppel 2 run (Edgar Chavez kick), 9:48.

F- Brock Kloeppel 3 run (Chavez kick) ,5:32.

B- Jesse Lowery 33 pass from Tanner Ellenberger (Kicklighter kick) ,1:10.

Second Quarter

B-Ari Williams 28 pass from Ellenberger (Kicklighter kick) ,7:39.

F- Brock Kloeppel 1 run (Chavez kick) ,:51.

Third Quarter

F- Brock Kloeppel 19 run (Chavez kick) ,7:44.

F- Kloeppel 14 run (Chavez kick) ,2:24.

B- Ari Williams 93 kickoff return (Kicklighter kick) ,2:09.

Fourth Quarter

B- Jesse Lowery 19 pass from Ellenberger (Kicklighter kick) ,11:53.

B-Tanner Pettit 5 pass from Ellenberger (kick failed) ,5:14.

B- Nick Cabe 27 pass from Ellenberger (conversion failed) ,0:47.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Brevard, Tanner Pettit 19-116, Tanner Ellenberger 5-6, Luke Ellenberger 1-(-11), Stevi Benjamin 1-2; Franklin, Brock Kloeppel 32-181-5, A.J. Carpenter 3-24, Dillon Daves 1-2, Nicholia Lamb 5-19 , Andrew 5-(-1)

PASSING—Brevard, Tanner Ellenberger 17-25-191-5; Franklin, Andrew Moore 10-17-163

RECEIVING—Brevard, Lane Pressley 2-12, Luke Ellenberger 4-25, Jesse Lowery 4-57-2, Ari Williams 3-40-1, Ethan Shook 2-15, Tanner Pettit 1-5-1, Nick Cabe 1-27-1; Franklin, Bailey Watts 8-94, Jordan Nugent 2-69

Records: Franklin 2-3, 0-1; Brevard 4-1, 1-0

Football

From the Associated Press:

Albemarle 36, South Davidson 20

Anson County 20, Monroe Parkwood 14

Apex Middle Creek 54, Raleigh Athens Drive 0

Arden Christ School 40, Rabun Gap-Nachoochee, Ga. 21

Ashe County 55, Alleghany County 19

Asheboro 34, Providence Grove 6

Asheville 34, Winston-Salem Carver 12

Asheville Reynolds 49, Asheville Erwin 48, OT

Asheville Roberson 49, McDowell County 14

Avery County 34, Swannanoa C.D. Owen 20

Bartlett Yancey 27, Western Harnett 21

Belmont Cramer 21, Gastonia Ashbrook 14

Belmont South Point 58, East Gaston 7

Bessemer City 48, Gastonia Highland Tech 12

Bethel Christian Academy-Kinston 42, Lawrence Academy 6

Boonville Starmount 40, Elkin 20

Brevard 40, Franklin 35

Bunn 52, Nash Central 36

Cameron Union Pines 33, Gray’s Creek 28

Canton Pisgah 50, East Henderson 0

Cary Panther Creek 48, Friendship 6

Charlotte Catholic 57, Charlotte Berry Tech 12

Charlotte Country Day 21, Raleigh Ravenscroft 20

Charlotte Latin 56, Charlotte Providence Day 15

Charlotte Mallard Creek 45, West Charlotte 7

Charlotte Myers Park 45, Mint Hill Rocky River 19

Charlotte Providence 63, Charlotte Olympic 44

Chocowinity Southside 41, Robersonville South Creek 16

Clayton 33, Harnett Central 10

Clayton Cleveland 54, South Granville 39

Clinton 50, Pender 6

Community Christian 56, Wayne Christian 54

Concord Cox Mill 65, Northwest Cabarrus 56

Concord First Assembly 51, Hickory Grove Christian 21

Concord Robinson 39, China Grove Carson 6

Cornelius Hough 55, Huntersville Hopewell 6

Davie County 54, Winston-Salem Reynolds 7

Durham Hillside 62, East Chapel Hill 7

East Bend Forbush 42, Cherryville 14

East Bladen 42, Newton Grove Midway 0

East Carteret 49, Croatan 22

East Davidson 31, Trinity 29

East Duplin 72, South Lenoir 14

East Lincoln 44, Catawba Bandys 6

East Mecklenburg 29, Charlotte Independence 21

East Montgomery 64, Chatham Central 6

East Surry 41, Winston-Salem Atkins 6

East Wilkes 28, North Wilkes 7

Eastern Alamance 35, Burlington Williams 20

Eastern Guilford 43, Mayodan McMichael 7

Eastern Randolph 31, Siler City Jordan-Matthews 13

Eastern Wayne 25, South Central Pitt 24

Edenton Holmes 56, Pasquotank County 18

Erwin Triton 29, Lumberton 27

Fairmont 56, South Robeson 12

Fayetteville Pine Forest 49, Fayetteville Smith 32

Fayetteville Seventy-First 40, Fayetteville Britt 14

Fayetteville Westover 38, Fayetteville Sanford 30

Forest City Chase 28, Valdese Draughn 14

Fuquay-Varina 20, Morrisville Green Hope 6

Garner 49, East Wake 0

Gastonia Forestview 35, Lake Norman Charter 7

Gastonia Huss 40, North Gaston 22

Goldsboro Rosewood 56, Newton Grove Hobbton 34

Greene Central 45, North Pitt 21

Greensboro Dudley 34, Richmond County 14

Greensboro Page 34, East Forsyth 21

Greensboro Smith 47, Burlington Cummings 7

Greenville Rose 77, Greenville Conley 67

Halifax Academy 55, Lasker Northeast 0

Harrells Christian 52, Mooresville Pine Lake Prep 12

Havelock 64, West Carteret 26

Hayesville 34, Rosman 12

Hendersonville 42, Burnsville Mountain Heritage 22

Hickory Ridge 10, Central Cabarrus 8

High Point Central 14, High Point Andrews 12

Hillsborough Cedar Ridge 35, Chapel Hill 19

Holly Springs 31, Apex 0

Jacksonville White Oak 38, Swansboro 20

Kannapolis Brown 35, North Mecklenburg 12

Knightdale 15, Rolesville 14

Lake Norman 49, West Iredell 13

Lawndale Burns 42, East Burke 6

Lee County 31, Pittsboro Northwood 7

Lenoir Hibriten 61, South Caldwell 0

Louisburg 33, Southern Vance 18

Maiden 60, Claremont Bunker Hill 7

Manteo 42, Mattamuskeet 18

Matthews Butler 58, Charlotte Garinger 0

Monroe 9, Waxhaw Cuthbertson 6

Monroe Piedmont 58, Monroe Central 0

Monroe Sun Valley 63, Marshville Forest Hills 10

Morganton Freedom 55, Newton Foard 0

Morganton Patton 55, Hickory 34

Mountain Island Charter 63, Davidson Community School 7

Murphy 42, Cherokee 14

New Bern 50, Southern Wayne 0

North Edgecombe 44, Gaston KIPP Pride 0

North Lincoln 35, North Iredell 19

North Raleigh Christian 46, North East Prep 8

North Rowan 32, West Stokes 7

North Stanly 35, North Moore 28

Northern Durham 9, Durham Riverside 8

Northern Nash 33, Smithfield-Selma 7

Northern Vance 24, Oxford Webb 14

Northwest Guilford 34, Greensboro Grimsley 14

Orange 49, Southern Durham 7

Person 29, Durham Jordan 17

Polk County 28, Madison County 21

Princeton 30, Warsaw Kenan 22

Raleigh Millbrook 44, Raleigh Enloe 10

Raleigh Wakefield 13, Raleigh Sanderson 0

Randleman 42, Carrboro 0

Robbinsville 35, Andrews 0

Rocky Mount 35, Hoke County 14

Salemburg Lakewood 29, Seven Springs Spring Creek 0

Shelby 39, Kings Mountain 9

Shelby Crest 23, R-S Central 14

South Columbus 53, East Columbus 0

South Iredell 55, Alexander Central 27

South Mecklenburg 41, Charlotte Harding 6

South Stanly 26, Monroe Union Academy 20

Southern Alamance 48, Graham 0

Southern Guilford 23, North Forsyth 6

Southern Lee 24, Fayetteville Byrd 0

Southern Nash 42, Ayden-Grifton 14

Southern Pines Pinecrest 45, Word of God Christian Academy 0

Southwest Guilford 34, Southeast Guilford 8

Southwestern Randolph 27, Central Davidson 7

Spring Lake Overhills 8, Hope Mills South View 7

St. Pauls 25, Red Springs 12

Surry Central 14, Salisbury 12

Tarboro 20, SouthWest Edgecombe 0

Thomasville Ledford 62, Western Guilford 13

Village Christian 32, Metrolina Christian Academy 20

Wake Forest 35, Raleigh Broughton 0

Wake Forest Heritage 21, Raleigh Leesville Road 0

Walkertown 21, Winston-Salem Prep 16

Warren County 70, Weldon 0

Watauga County 56, Hickory St. Stephens 17

Waxhaw Marvin Ridge 28, Indian Trail Porter Ridge 13

Waynesville Tuscola 56, Sylva Smoky Mountain 7

West Brunswick 28, Wilmington Ashley 6

West Caldwell 14, Newton-Conover 12

West Craven 42, Richlands 0

West Davidson 38, Trinity Wheatmore 21

West Forsyth 35, Winston-Salem Parkland 7

West Henderson 33, North Henderson 14

West Johnston 35, Southeast Raleigh 14

West Mecklenburg 47, Charlotte Ardrey Kell 35

West Rowan 35, South Rowan 0

West Stanly 27, North Surry 14

Western Alamance 55, Northern Guilford 14

Whiteville 51, West Columbus 0

Wilkes Central 23, West Wilkes 21

Wilmington Hoggard 50, South Brunswick 13

Wilmington Laney 42, Topsail 0

Wilmington New Hanover 49, Pembroke Swett 21

Wilson Beddingfield 19, Wilson Hunt 18

Wilson Fike 22, Wendell Corinth Holders 20

Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor 17, Pfafftown Reagan 0

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Currituck County vs. Hertford County, ppd. to Sep 26.

Elizabeth City Northeastern vs. Bertie County, ppd. to Sep 26.

Kill Devil Hills First Flight vs. Camden County, ppd. to Sep 26.

Nansemond-Suffolk, Va. vs. Perquimans, ppd. to Sep 24.

North Duplin vs. Lejeune, ppd. to Sep 26.

North Lenoir vs. Southwest Onslow, ppd. to Sep 26.

Roanoke Rapids vs. Southeast Halifax, ppd. to Sep 26.

Statesville vs. Mooresville, ppd. to Sep 26.

Union vs. West Bladen, ppd. to Sep 24.

Wallace-Rose Hill vs. Rocky Point Trask, ppd. to Sep 24.

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North Henderson senior Caroline Marsh.

HENDERSONVILLE – Caroline Marsh first got involved with volleyball in sixth grade when she was the manager of her middle-school team.

The North Henderson senior then started playing with Xcel Volleyball Performance.

“Once I started playing, I found I liked playing volleyball more,” she said.

That’s a good thing for the Knights as Marsh has already accumulated 1,598 career kills, 469 digs and 393 blocks.

She is the latest MaxPreps/American Volleyball Coaches Association state player of the week.

Marsh earned All-Western North Carolina Athletic Conference and Citizen-Times All-WNC honors for the third straight year in 2015. The Knights finished that year 15-7 and reached the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs after a 0-4 start. In Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Brevard, Marsh finished with 41 kills and 27 digs.

Marsh accepted an offer to continue her volleyball career at UNC Wilmington.

“Caroline has always been a talented volleyball player,” said North Henderson coach Sue Moon, who also coaches her in basketball. “She continues to work at her game. This year, her leadership has come on very, very strong.”

She not only exhibits her volleyball talent in the gym, she also helps those around her.

“The true test of a leader is she makes those around her better. Caroline does it,” Moon said.

One trait of a leader is planning for the future, something Marsh thought about when also playing basketball.

“It’s definitely a lot of hard work,” she said. “It’s what college is going to be, it’s preparing me for that.”

As a freshman, Marsh started receiving mail from colleges. However, it was later when she realized that her work was not in vain.

“When I started visiting schools, it came to me, my hard work did pay off,” she said.

Her time at North Henderson and with Xcel have both helped her ability mature.

“Being at North really developed me as a player,” Marsh said. “From Xcel, I learned so many skills I can bring to North. It kind of equals out with each other.”

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Hendersonville’s Alex Williford (4) had a hand in six touchdowns in Friday’s 42-22 win at Mountain Heritage.

BURNSVILLE – What a difference a week makes.

Hendersonville was down by as many as 37 points in a 40-17 home loss to Reynolds on Sept. 16.

Friday?

The Bearcats went on the road and dismantled the Western Highlands Conference’s preseason favorite and No. 1 team in the Citizen-Times Best of the West rankings.

Alex Williford completed 11 of his 14 passes for 268 yards and four touchdowns, along with rushing for another pair of scores in a 42-22 win at Mountain Heritage.

Williford, who went over the 1,000-yard mark in passing last week, hooked up twice with fellow junior Tykel Landrum (69 and 75 yards) on Friday. He also found senior Leon Cooks for two shorter touchdowns (6 and 44 yards).

“We didn’t feel we played as well as we could last week,” Hendersonville coach Jim Sosebee said.

“It’s a tribute to our kids. They came in, put it behind them, and really had a great week of practice. We’ll do the same with this game. It was the biggest game of the year and next week (at home against Madison) is now the biggest game, too. You come in Monday, put on your work boots, and try and get better.”

Williford’s quarterback keepers for touchdowns covered 10 and 27 yards. Landrum had seven catches for 186 yards.

Hendersonville improves to 4-2 overall and 1-0 in the WHC with the win. The Bearcats were the only team to beat Mountain Heritage (5-1, 0-1) in conference play a year ago when three teams shared the championship – Hendersonville, Mountain Heritage and Mitchell.

Sosebee is a former Bearcats assistant in his first year as head coach.

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Madison senior quarterback Colby Edwards.

Western North Carolina football has its first 2,000-yard passer of the season, and two more quarterbacks exceeded the 1,000 mark in Friday’s games.

Erwin senior Damien Ferguson is now up to 2,049 after a 253-yard performance in Friday’s 49-48 overtime loss at Reynolds. That means that Ferguson (7,639 yards) could break the WNC career record held by 2010 Tuscola graduate Tyler Brosius (7,895) as soon as next week when the Warriors (2-4, 0-1) host Enka (2-4, 1-0).

Roberson sophomore Ty Gossett (1,314 yards) is the youngest area quarterback to hit the 1,000-yard benchmark this fall. Gossett gave the Rams (5-1, 1-0) a whopping 382 yards in Friday’s 49-14 win at McDowell. Roberson is idle next week.

Finally, Madison senior Colby Edwards (1,153) went over 1,000 yards in the Patriots’ 28-21 loss to visiting Polk County. Madison (3-3, 0-1) travels to Hendersonville for its next game.

Bearcats junior Alex Williford and Christ School senior Drew Johnson reached the 1,000-yard mark last Friday. WNC does not yet have a 1,000-yard rusher or receiver.

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Smoky Mountain and Tuscola played Friday night in Sylva.

Updated after Friday’s games:

Mountain Athletic 3-A/4-A

WNC Athletic 2-A/3-A

Western Highlands 1-A/2-A

Smoky Mountain 1-A

Tuscola’s Brent Turner (8) celebrates a touchdown on Friday night in Sylva.

SYLVA –Twenty minutes before kickoff, empty seats were scarce at Carr Hooper Stadium.

Anticipating a tough battle between their unbeaten teams, fans of Smoky Mountain and Tuscola instead witnessed an old-fashioned whoopin’.

Tuscola’s Caleb Ferguson sprinted 73 yards for a touchdown on the game’s first snap, and the visiting Mountaineers’ senior and his teammates kept the scoreboard operator busy the rest of the night while earning a 56-7 victory in the WNC Athletic Conference opener.

“I did expect it to be (closer),” Tuscola coach Tommy Pursley said. “I think it’s just amazing what coach (Chris) Brookshire has done with this (Smoky Mountain) program. I don’t think they’re as bad as we made ’em look. They had some things happen to ’em there. But I’m very proud of our guys.”

Pent up for much of the previous week’s game against Swain, Ferguson enjoyed ample running room while rushing for 258 yards on 15 carries and scoring five touchdowns. His other scores came on runs of 64, 3, 65 and 5 yards.

He had 244 yards and four scores by halftime and now has 22 touchdowns through five games for Tuscola (5-0, 1-0).

“We always put everything we have into practice because the team that works the hardest is going to come out on top, I think,” Ferguson said. “Our O-linemen, again, they are just amazing. They work their tails off every day just for our glory.”

Roman Jenkins added a 64-yard touchdown run, and quarterback Grayson Perkins hit Brent Turner perfectly on stride for a 53-yard scoring strike as Tuscola took a 49-0 advantage into halftime. Turner also scored on an 18-yard run.

Tuscola had 454 total yards before the half, averaging 18.9 yards per offensive play.

“They’re really good,” Brookshire said. “You can’t really judge how good they are just by watching film. They’re big, athletic, fast, well-coached. They did everything right tonight.”

A running clock was in effect throughout the second half. It stopped only for timeouts, scores and measurements.

Smoky Mountain (4-1, 0-1) finally got on the board late in the third quarter when Connor Moore caught a 3-yard pass from Cole Hooper. Devon Macke added the extra point.

Despite the lopsided score, the stands were still at capacity when the final horn sounded.

“I’m proud to be a Mountaineer,” said Tuscola linebacker Jeremy Jacobs, whose name was announced frequently after tackles. “We have the best student section I would say in North Carolina. … Our whole community is just one of a kind.”

Tuscola, which has won its first five by an average of more than 37 points a game, hosts Brevard at 7 p.m. Thursday while Smoky Mountain will try to bounce back at 7:30 p.m. on Friday when the Mustangs host West Henderson.

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Asheville High football coach David Burdette and the Cougars improved to 2-3 with Friday’s win over visiting Winston-Salem Carver.

ASHEVILLE – A week off paid off for Asheville High.

The Cougars changed their routine last week when they had Friday night free to watch other area teams or get an early start on the weekend.

They resumed game week preparations on Monday filled with a few things that had been mission, three traits that senior Ahmad Shivers loves when he runs on the 400-meter relay team during track season — teamwork, timing and trust.

Shivers helped the Cougars reverse a trend of second-half surrenders in Asheville’s 34-12 win over Carver on Friday night at Memorial Stadium.

“We had trust tonight and we hadn’t had that,” said Shivers, who rushed 22 times for 71 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown. “We were pushing ourselves tonight.”

That push had been a lean. The Cougars (2-3) had lost two straight games after leading at halftime, and were tied at the half in the first game of their losing streak.

They were heading in that familiar direction on Friday against the Yellow Jackets (1-5).

“We’d lose our focus a lot,” Shivers said. “We’d think that because we were winning that we were going to win.”

Asheville coach David Burdette put the sense in different words.

“In the last three games we came out of the half flat,” Burdette said. “We’d have bad penalties like holding or interference, and a lot of them.”

The Cougars built a 17-6 lead at the break on Friday following a 25-yard field goal by Davis Brooks, a 1-yard touchdown run by Devon Davidson and his 2-yard pass to Taquandre Bates.

Asheville took the first snap of the second half after Bates covered Carver’s fumble on the second-half kickoff. But they punted. Their next drive ended in a fumble. Another punt followed a three-and-out.

Carver pulled within 17-12 with 2:52 to go in the third. The Cougars found that trust, timing and teamwork on a drive that ended the third quarter and began the fourth. Brooks booted a 40-yard field goal. They had a little more breathing room.

“It was a game,” said senior receiver Makaius Brewer who had four catches for 42 yards. “We knew that they could score at any minute and we’d be losing. That was the feeling.”

For a split second it almost happened. Carver quarterback Germane Crowell Jr. — son of the former Detroit Lions receiver and Carver head coach — fired downfield toward an open receiver.

Bates intercepted it.

Shivers scored from 14 yards out on the very next snap for a 27-12 lead. Tavon Edgerton added a touchdown with 1:38 to play.

Davidson finished with a game-high 188 passing yards.

“We did a few different things during the bye week and tonight told them that this game is about having fun no matter what else is going on in your life,” Burdette said. “We’d been making mistakes because players were tight. They weren’t tonight.”

The bye-week shakeup included a Monday off, four straight days in full pads and a new drill. Burdette buried a ball under a handful of padded dummies and had his players dive on the pile to get the ball.

“Lots of times an open week is a drag because there’s nothing to look forward to,” Burdette said. “It was fun for me to see they took the coaching and applied it.”

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Brevard is a new entrant in the Citizen-Times Best of the West rankings after Friday’s win at Franklin.

BEST OF THE WEST

Following are the season’s sixth Best of the West football rankings compiled by staff writer Andrew Pearson. Along with a team’s record, head-to-head matchups and strength of schedule are factored into the rankings.

Honorable mention: Franklin, Murphy, Smoky Mountain and West Henderson.

Reynolds quarterback Nathan St. Onge is sandwiched between two Erwin defenders in Friday’s 49-48 overtime win for the Rockets.

REYNOLDS – Reynolds junior Nathan St. Onge had the same glazed-over look in his eyes Friday as every other player and coach inside Dalton Stadium.

The Rockets and Erwin combined for 1,010 yards and 97 points in a football game that lasted nearly three and a half hours.

St. Onge came into the Mountain Athletic Conference opener for both Buncombe County rivals with 297 passing yards for the season. He threw for 351 more in one night.

There were too many momentum swings to count. But St. Onge and Reynolds rode the last few to a 49-48 overtime win on their home field.

The Rockets (4-2, 1-0) trailed 42-21 entering the fourth quarter of their 11th straight MAC win. Reynolds was out of timeouts when St. Onge lofted a 52-yard touchdown to Kaedin Robinson with 23.4 seconds left in regulation.

“That was a crazy game, the craziest,” St. Onge said.

“We got behind, the defense just kept getting stops when we needed them and the offensive line was incredible. We were all living in the moment.”

St. Onge completed 19 of his 28 attempts – capped off by a 10-yard touchdown pass to Sean Jones on the first possession of overtime. The Warriors (2-4, 0-1) responded with an apparent tying touchdown on a 1-yard run by Isaiah Poore, but the extra point was no good.

“We came into tonight saying there were going to be about six to eight plays that someone had to make to win this game,” Rockets coach Shane Laws said.

“And it seemed like we saved all of ours for the end. We didn’t play perfect, we made a lot of mistakes. But I’m so proud of these kids for the way they kept fighting. Erwin’s kids did the same thing. It wouldn’t have surprised me if we played for another hour.”

St. Onge scored on a pair of short quarterback keepers (3 and 7 yards). Jones racked up a team-high 102 receiving yards and accounted for the Rockets’ first touchdown of the fourth quarter on a 15-yard run. Keyal Talbert added 78 receiving yards and a rushing touchdown.

Erwin was ahead 28-21 at halftime and Damien Ferguson went over the 2,000-yard mark for the season with 253 more yards, most of which went to Trey Martin (eight receptions for 119 yards and one touchdowns) and C.J. Thompson (seven receptions for 83 yards).

Yet the real story for the Warriors was Isaiah Poore who punished the Reynolds defense all night with 28 carries for 227 yards and three touchdowns. Quentin Smith added two rushing touchdowns and Ferguson had one.

Erwin coach Mike Sexton was upset afterwards, saying he felt physical contact initiated by a game official led to one of his players being disqualified in the second quarter. However, he was also quick to give credit to the Rockets.

“My hat’s off to them. Shane and his coaches do such a great job and their kids play hard,” Sexton said.

“And for us, I think the effort is something we can be proud of. Our kids never quit either.”

Even in a high-scoring game, both sides made some crucial defensive plays.

Thompson, who was an All-WNC defensive back in 2015, snagged two interceptions. The first pick came on the final play of the first half. Thompson returned it 77 yards for a touchdown, but a flag negated it.

Eddy Gardner also had an interception and Erwin was able to force a fumble on its 2-yard line in the second quarter, and on fourth down and goal nonetheless.

Rockets linebacker Charlie Lehman gave his team its second touchdown on a pick-six interception from 20 yards out with 2:11 to go in the first quarter. Andrew McKay fell on a fourth-quarter fumble.

Reynolds continues MAC play next Friday at Asheville High, while Erwin hosts Enka.

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Cross country

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Asheville Christian Academy Invitational

Saturday at ACA

BOYS

Championship

Team scores

1. Reynolds 59; 2. Pisgah 63; 3. Smoky Mountain 68; 4. Draughn 119; 5. Lincoln Charter 136; 6. Swain County 157; 7. Asheville Christian Academy 234; 8. Thomas Jefferson 254; 9. Owen 260; 10. East Henderson 265; 11. Mountain Heritage 299; 12. Cherokee 308; 13. Rabun Gap 344.

Individual results

1. Josh Ross (Dr) 16:54.38; 2. Hayden Alexander (TC) 16:59.39; 3. Andrew Hammel (Pis) 17:03.40; 4. Dwayne Lillie (ACR) 17:12.49; 5. Noah Clifford (ACR) 17:31.76; 6. Andrew Thomas (SM) 17:38.37; 7. Daniel Mashburn (Pis) 17:42.79; 8. Carter Binkley (Pis) 17:43.33; 9. Reece Collie (ACA) 17:47.88; 10. Neil Rogers (ACR) 17:48.17.

Invitational

Team scores

1. Murphy 31; 2. Carolina Day 60; 3. Asheville School 66; 4. Erwin 98; 5. Reynolds 104; 6. Pisgah 146.

Individual results

1. Aiden Hall (Mur) 18:09.89; 2. Ethan Murray (Mur) 18:30.38; 3. Connor Smith (CD) 19:31.00; 4. Harrison Oswald (CD) 19:33.85; 5. Austin Dover (Er) 19:46.78; 6. Alex Van Dalen (CD) 19:50.47; 7. Luke Garrett (Mur) 19:50.88; 8. Jackson Kingree (AS) 20:04.52; 9. Alex Haines (Mur) 20:06.08; 10. Tim Lynch (AS) 20:10.39.

GIRLS

Championship

Team scores

1. Smoky Mountain 79; 2. Asheville School 89; 3. Asheville Christian Academy 96; 4. Carolina Day 96; 5. Lincoln Charter 166; 6. Reynolds 172; 7. Draughn 178; 8. Swain County 209; 9. Asheville 236.

Individual results

1. Olivia Sutter (CD) 20:03.37; 2. Aleshia Tisho (SM) 20:23.93; 3. Michaela Gammon (LC) 20:59.13; 4. Erin Hovendon (CD) 21:06.21; 5. Rylynn Pierson (AS) 21:12.71; 6. Hannah Feinsilber (Ow) 21:15.01; 7. Claire Hill (AS) 21:23.75; 8. Emma Pindur (SC) 21:26.18; 9. Amber Opp (Dr) 21:26.46; 10. Ella Dockendorf (CD) 21:30.73.

Invitational

Team scores

1. Murphy 34; 2. Veritas Christian Academy 47; 3. Asheville School 82; 4. Asheville 94; 5. Reynolds 113; 6. Asheville Christian Academy 125.

Individual results

1. Cameron Rice (Mur) 20:55.53; 2. Peyton Wood (Mur) 23:27.65; 3. Emma Thompson (Ver) 23:40.19; 4. Katlyn Stiles (Mur) 23:57.82; 5. Ali-Grace Fleeman (Ver) 24:06.61; 6. Alion Belvin (Ash) 24:31.33; 7. Ally Barbier (AS) 24:35.04; 8. Caroline Thompson (Ver) 24:40.53; 9. Annalise Hicks (Rising Phoenix Running Club) 24:45.38; 10. Grace Thompson (Ver) 25:37.39.

High Country Classic

Saturday at Watauga

BOYS

Team scores (WNC results)

3. West Henderson 89; 13. McDowell 333.

Individual results (WNC results)

6. Dylan Shamburger (WH) 17:32.00; 7. Jared Connell (WH) 17:37.00.

GIRLS

Team scores (WNC results)

4. West Henderson 130.

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Tennis

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Enka 9, Patton 0

Singles

Meredith Anderson (En) d. Nichole Floody 10-0; Dani Harris (En) d. Beth LeCroy 10-2; Miceala Ensley (En) d. Lydia Breedlove 10-2; Taylor Shipman (En) d. Katie Lo 10-0; Nicole Freeman (En) d. Gracie Kiracofe 10-2; Lindsey Bull (En) d. Abi Waters 11-10 (7-5).

Doubles

Anderson-Harris (En) d. Floody-Waters 8-0; Freeman-Saajana Bhakta (En) d. Caiti Thompson-Alli South, 8-2; Bull-Lauren Zavaglia (En) d. Madison Stewart-Alejah Cornwell, 8-0.

North Iredell 6, Enka 3

Singles

Meredith Anderson (En) d. Haley Griffin 10-1; Holly Griffin (NI) d. Dani Harris 10-7; Miceala Ensley (En) d. Kayla Thapvonsga 10-4; Jessica Galiher (NI) d. Taylor Shipman 10-3; Caleyah Gaither (NI) d. Nicole Freeman 10-1; Olivia Pettigrew (NI) d. Saajana Bhakta 10-0.

Doulbes

Anderson-Harris (En) d. Griffin/Griffin 8-3; Thapvongsa-Galliher (NI) d. Ensley-Shipman 8-4; Gaither-Pettigrew (NI) d. Lindsey Bull-Lauren Zavaglia, 8-1.

Records: Enka 6-7.

Friday’s late scores

Carolina Day 9, Gaston Day 0

Singles

Elizabeth Wood (CDS) d. Claire Hammantree 6-0, 6-2; Katie Hull (CDS) d. CeCi D’Amore 2-6, 6-3 (10-8); Caroline Wood (CDS) d. Sophia Hayes 6-1, 6-0; Liddy Newnam (CDS) d. Maddie Van Meter 7-6 (7-3), 6-4; Hannah Matin (CDS) d. Samantha Bolton 6-0, 6-0; Bergen Murray (CDS) d Becky Fu 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles

E. Wood-C. Wood (CDS) d. Hammantree-D’Amore  8-1; Matin-Murray (CDS) d. Hayes-Van Meter 8-3; Hull-Anna Rose Bourne (CDS) d. Bolton-Fu 8-2

Records CDS 7-0, 1-0.

Asheville School 6, Rabun Gap 3

Singles

Rachel Kuehn (AS) d. Katinka Kurz 1-6, 7-5, 10-4; Sarah Abernethy (AS) d. Greta Mordousel 6-0, 6-1; Lillie Bridges (AS) d. Carolyn Roemer 6-1, 6-2; Emerald Van Arnam (RG) d. Elise Huff 6-3, 6-4; Sally Bloom (RG) d. Sarah Mims 3-6, 6-4, 10-4; Milica Manojlovic (RG) d. Madeleine Hepting.

Doubles

Kuehn-Abernethy (AS) d. Kurz-Van Arnam 8-0; Mims-Huff (AS) d. Mordousel-Emma Carter 8-4; Hepting-Anna Bernstein (AS) d. Roemer-Bloom 8-6.

Records: AS 5-2.

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North Buncombe senior Austin Ponder is the Ingles Athlete of the Week.

Name: Austin Ponder

School/team:  North Buncombe High School/Black Hawks

Age/school year: 17/Senior

Sports: Football

GPA: 4.0

Favorite subject in school and why:  History. It’s important for us to know about our ancestors and to learn from our past.

Favorite athlete/sports team and why: Florida State. Seminoles football is somewhat of a tradition in my family. Several family members are FSU alumni, and I have been a fan since I was a little boy.

What is your favorite thing about playing football? Being able to form a bond with your teammates that’s like a brotherhood. Knowing that you have got their back and they have got mine.

Quote from a coach: “Austin has done an outstanding job for us this year. He has become a leader on both sides of the ball, has jumped in to be the long snapper for an injured player, plays special teams, and plays on the scout team when he is not in on the first team. All the things coaches look for in leaders and players who genuinely care about the team getting better and being successful is what Austin is doing.” – Coach Curtis Cagle

Christ School is the second-ranked team in NCISAA Division II football.

The following Western North Carolina football teams are in the top-50 of their respective classifications in the latest computer-generated state rankings from MaxPreps:

NCHSAA 4-A

45. Roberson

NCHSAA 3-A

11. Tuscola

14. Reynolds

32. Pisgah

35. Reynolds

49. Asheville

NCHSAA 2-A

13. Mountain Heritage

16. Hendersonville

31. Smoky Mountain

33. Brevard

38. Franklin

NCHSAA 1-A

5. Mitchell

7. Murphy

21. Robbinsville

24. Avery County

31. Cherokee

35. Swain County

46. Andrews

47. Rosman

NCISAA Division II

2. Christ School

NCISAA Division III

9. Asheville School

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The Team Carolina 13U girls basketball team.

Team Carolina won a pair of girls basketball championships at this past weekend’s September Shootout tournament played in Wilkes County.

The winning teams were in the 13U and 11U divisions.

The Team Carolina 11U girls basketball team and coaches.

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