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FCS championship game: ASU vs. Delaware,
at Chattanooga, Tenn., Friday at 8 p.m.
Big play history: Johnson made
key catch in last year’s game
Appalachian State receiver Josh Johnson knows there is just one football used on the field. So, when it’s thrown to him, he better catch it. Johnson knew that going into the fourth quarter of the Mountaineers’ 2006 national championship game. Appalachian State was clinging to a 21-17 lead and needed a drive to not only eat some clock, but to possibly end up in points. To read more, please click here. Photo by Mark Mitchell |
ASU ready for big game
The result of Appalachian State’s showdown with Delaware in the Football Championship Subdivision finals tonight may come down to who scores last. Read more.
Commentary: It’s a great time to be a local fan
Is there a better time to be a sports fan in the High Country? I would have to say, well, no.
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Battle inks letter with Bobcats
Graham Battle already has an impressive list of tennis accomplishments. Recently, he added one more —a tennis scholarship to Lees-McRae College. While he officially signed his national letter of intent in November, a press conference was held on Wednesday to celebrate the Watauga High School student’s scholarship offer. Read more.
Watauga boys crush Mitchell
SPRUCE PINE — After blowing a 10-point lead in a loss to West Caldwell last week, Watauga has been a tough team to stop. The Pioneers blasted Mitchell 64-38 in a game that really didn’t seem that close.
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WHS rally falls short vs. Mitchell
SPRUCE PINE — Watauga’s offense took a while to wake up. When it did, it nearly erased a 25-point deficit. Read more.
December 12, 2007
FCS championship game:
Appalachian State vs. Delaware
Richardson saves best performances
for title games
It’s no secret that Appalachian State running back Kevin Richardson knows where the end zone is. During his record-setting career as a Mountaineer, Richardson has reached the end zone 69 times, 65 of them rushing the football. To read more, please click here.
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Commentary: Offensive line a big part of success
The only time anybody recognizes an offensive lineman on the field is when he is called for holding. Yet, with the exception of the quarterback, the five offensive line positions are the most important on the field. Read more.
Pioneers return to court vs. Mitchell
Watauga’s basketball teams go back to work Tuesday and Friday with games at Mitchell and at Northwestern 4-A Conference rival South Caldwell. Read more.
Watauga swim teams sweep Freedom in meet
MORGANTON — Watauga’s boys’ and girls’ swimming teams swept Freedom in a dual meet held last Wednesday at Freedom. The Watauga boys won by outscoring the Patriots 110-55, while the Pioneers’ girls’ team won 88-72. Read more.
December 10, 2007
FSC semifinals: ASU 55, Richmond 35
Back to Chattanooga
ASU heads for championship showdown
Armanti Edwards made sure that Appalachian State would make a third-straight trip to the FCS finals. Edwards, Appalachian State’s quarterback, put on a performances for the ages in the Mountaineers’ 55-35 victory over Richmond in front of a crowd of 24,140 at Kidd Brewer Stadium Friday. It was the largest FCS/I-AA playoff crowd for a non-championship game since the playoffs began in 1978. To read more, please click here.
Photo by Marie Freeman
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TE Cardwell takes on key role at ASU
Nic Cardwell is yet another feel-good story when it comes to Appalachian State football. Cardwell is another walkon who has had a successful career with the Mountaineers. The Kernersville Glenn graduate redshirted in 2003 and played his first full season in 2004 as a backup to Daniel Bettis when the Mountaineers went 6-5 and missed the playoffs for the second straight season. Read more.
Commentary: Armanti tops list of FCS talent
This playoffs thing fits Armanti Edwards like a tailor-made jersey. Call Edwards the Magnificent 14, because he’s twice as good as anybody wearing No. 7 these days. Read more.
Rested Pioneers dump Vikings
It seems that all Watauga needed was a little R&R Thursday night. After playing road games Tuesday and Wednesday (both losses), the Pioneers needed a little rest, according to coach Rob Sanders. The day off Watauga High students received because of the bad weather Thursday morning did the trick. Read more
Watauga sweeps Avery
Watauga’s girls’ basketball team won its second straight game Thursday, beating rival Avery 53-48 at Lentz-Eggers Gym. Ashlyn Baird, behind the strength of three 3-point baskets, led the Pioneers in scoring with 16 points. Read more
Around the area: Bobcats ranked seventh in poll
BANNER ELK — The Lees-McRae men’s soccer team finished the 2007 season as the seventh ranked team in NCAA Division II, according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas final post season poll. Read more.
Appalachian State sells out allotment
Appalachian State’s allotment of tickets for the FCS national championship game are sold out. Read more.
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