Asheville's New Turf is another step closer to completion! Crews from General Sports Turf arrived August 31 to roll out the first few pieces of turf. We hope they will be working day and night (if needed) to complete the field in time for the Asheville home football opener against Brevard.  So far, so good . . .

Check out our photo gallery for more pictures! (Photo above courtesy Charlie Glazener)

Thanks to Assistant Coach David Burdette, here are the 2005 football statistics:

• 2005 Defense
• 2005 Offense

These links open Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets.  Navigate through the tabs at the bottom of each spreadsheet to find the individual game or summary season-to-date totals. 

Reynolds Community - August 26, 2005 -  Asheville High helped Reynolds christen their new synthetic turf field but had to come from behind to win as Johnny White scored o­n a 5-yard run with 3:24 remaining to squeak by the Rockets 13-9.  White rushed for 121 yards in a turnover-filled game that also saw several players temporarily sidelined with leg cramps. Crezdon Butler added 84 yards rushing and Neville Hayes kicked field goals from 23 and 25 yards to tie the game at halftime.  Hayes also kicked a booming punt at a key time in the game after the snap sailed over his head.  Both team's defenses played well, with Kadeem Morgan  and Logan Livingstain leading the way for the Cougars with 7.5 tackles each, but neither coach could be happy with the penalties and turnovers.  However, Asheville stepped up and made the plays it took to win.  It wasn't a pretty win, but we are very proud of the Cougars!  The Cougars are off next week and will hopefully have time to work out all the kinks before traveling to 4A East Burke o­n September 9th.  Click here for game photos (copyright Jim Kransberger of www.southeastsportsphotos.com).

The 2005 Cougar Football Media Guide has been released. It is available by clicking the Football link at the left or the link below. The guide has been prepared to assist members of the working media in covering Asheville High Sports. The guide is downloadable in MS Word Format and contains a roster, past statistics, broadcast and site information, and other items. To supplement the guide, visiting rosters, updated statistics, and other materials may be available o­n site in a gameday packet at home games and selected away games. (Contact us for special requests.)

As always, thank you for your interest in Cougar Sports!

• 2005 Football Media Guide (MS Word 2003) - Very large file (8mb)

The 2005 Cougar Football roster was last updated November 10, 2005.

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