Lawndale, NC - November 26, 2004 - Asheville needed some big plays and a trick or two as the Cougars outlasted the Burns Bulldogs' passing attack and held o­n for a 35-28 win.  Burns appeared to pass at will to their UT prospect, Josh Briscoe, but the Cougars stepped it up when they had to.  It was a complete team effort:  lineman Drew Barnett scored o­n a fumblerooski, Johnny White had 3 rushing TDs and 105 yards, Elijah Harrison had a key interception, Kadeem Morgan recovered a fumble and Marcus England capped it off with a 25 yard TD run with 1:14 to play. 

Asheville will play at Concord in the Western Regional Finals in a rematch of the game that sent Asheville to Chapel Hill in 1999.  The winner of the game will head to Winston-Salem to play for the State 3A Championship.  Good luck Cougars!