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Football Concord -- The Concord Spiders ended Asheville's playoff hopes for the second time in three years, this time 21-13 in the second round.

Asheville drew first blood with an 80-yard scoring drive in six plays, capped off with a 11-yard touchdown pass from Rahkeem Morgan to Rico Parks with 4:13 remaining in the first quarter.  Concord immediately tied the score with a trick play o­n the kickoff return. In the second quarter, Concord capped off an eight-play 73 yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown run.

Asheville's final scoring drive came after a 54-yard punt return by Troyce McCants, followed by a 7-yard touchdown run and a missed extra point, bringing the score to 14-13 Concord. Concord's final scoring drive followed seven plays later, where a 44-yard completion from Dee Bost to Jimmy Drye was followed by a 1 yard touchdown run. Asheville was held to 38 total yards in the second half.

Congratulations o­n a great season, Cougars! Asheville finishes 8-4 and as Co-MAC Champions.

QB Rahkeem Morgan also joins the AHS Record book for Passing Yards in a season:
1,223 - Rahkeem Morgan (2006) 77-146-5, 10 TDs, 12 games.

Click Here to view final season stats.
Posted by Admin on Monday, November 20, 2006 (680 Reads)
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