Morganton -- The Cougars made their mark against Freedom, and it was an exclamation point. In the first 8 minutes of the game, Asheville gained a 21-0 lead over the Patriots. Freedom never recovered, with their lone score a field goal in the first half.

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ASHEVILLE -- After a week off to recover from what was o­nce thought to be a "season ending" loss to the A.C. Reynolds Rockets in Asheville's opening game, the Cougars bounce back with a vengeance to roll over East Burke 31-13.

After the season opener, polls rated Asheville below Madison  and near the bottom of the conference... that is, until top ranked (and still state ranked) T.C. Roberson fell to the Rockets by a greater margin than Asheville.

Asheville scored a touchdown each quarter against East Burke, including two rushing TD's by Rahkeem Morgan, 1 rushing TD by Rico Parks, and a pass to Troyce McCants. Reed Turchi added a field goal. 

With a 14-0 Cougar lead at the half, East Burke came back with two short runs in the fourth quarter for touchdowns, but it wasn't enough.

Asheville plays at 2A powerhouse Brevard away next week. The game will not be televised, but will be carried o­n 1310 Big WISE and o­nline.

Thanks to Assistant Coach David Burdette, here are the 2006 football final statistics:

• 2006 Defense
• 2006 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. 

The entire game from 1994 of T.C. Roberson at Asheville High is now o­nline for a blast from the past! Click Here to watch the game, or go to Google, click on Video Search, and search for "Asheville Roberson".

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