Asheville places third in state, T.C Roberson places first

With a total of 375 points, Asheville placed third in the 2004-05 NCHSAA Wachovia Cup standings. In the 3-A classification, T.C. Roberson beat out the East Chapel Hill Wildcats for a first place win with 477.5 points. Sharing the state title in men's track, tying for third in women's soccer, fifth in baseball and fifth in women's track, allowed Roberson to win the Cup. East Chapel Hill, with 462.5 points, clinched a state championship in men's tennis and tied for third in women's soccer to land in second place overall.
In the Mountain Athletic Conference Wachovia Cup, Asheville finished second behind T.C. Roberson. Point totals were as follows:  T.C. Roberson 285, Asheville 227, North Buncombe 202, Franklin 200, Enka 190, Tuscola 183, East Henderson 157, Erwin 113 and Smoky Mountain 112.The Wachovia Cup has become the symbol of overall sports excellence among high schools in North Carolina.

Since 1979 the Cup has gone to the schools which have the best overall interscholastic sports programs in each of the four classifications: 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A. The program is sponsored by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and Wachovia Bank.

All schools that finish in the top eight positions (plus ties) in an NCHSAA state championship event receive Wachovia Cup points. In events where 1A, 2A, 3A and/or 4A schools compete together, such as women's soccer, points are awarded o­n a school's standing against other schools in its classification.

In Cup competition, points are awarded for all sports o­n the basis of 50 points for first, 45 for second, 40 for third, 35 for fourth, 30 for fifth, 25 for sixth, 20 for seventh and 15 for eighth.

In the event of a tie, the schools receive an equal number of points, based o­n the number of teams that tie and the number of teams that finish higher in the standings. Five points are awarded for each sanctioned sport in which a school competes.

The NCHSAA contributed to this article.