T.C. Roberson played well o­n both sides of the ball to hand the #1 ranked AHS Cougars their first loss of the season and stop their MAC Conference winning streak at 18 games.  Neville Hayes had a 34 yard field goal and Crezdon Butler connected with Johnny White for a TD pass to complete the scoring for the Cougars.

Asheville, NC - September 16, 2004 - Asheville defeated Franklin 17-0 to go 2-0 in the MAC conference in a game played o­n Thursday due to Hurricane Ivan.  The game was ended at halftime and counts as a complete game due to mutual consent of the teams.  Both teams played well, considering the driving sheets of wind and rain, and a lightening delay.  Asheville QB Crezdon Butler ran 49 yards for a score, FB Thaddeus Boyce sprinted 93 yards up the middle for a TD, and Neville Hayes booted a 42 yard field goal against the wind to finish up the scoring for the Cougars. Asheville has won 18 consecutive MAC Conference games.

Sylva, NC - September 10 - Johnny White led the top-ranked Cougars with 9 rushes for 169 yards and four touchdowns in a 55-6 rout over Smoky Mountain High School in the MAC Conference opener.  A driving rain began in the second quarter in Sylva, but it did not slow the Cougars' effort.  Crezdon Butler, Thaddeus Boyce and Dion Thomas also scored o­n offense, and Jovan Aiken ripped the ball away from the Smoky Mountain QB Matt Gibson and ran 42 yards for  the first score while o­n defense.  Asheville has scored 145 points in three games while allowing o­nly 19.

The Asheville Cougar Soccer team is ranked third in the NC Soccer Coaches' Association poll for September 7th.  Click "Read more" below for the top ten poll.

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The Asheville High School football team is ranked #1 in the Associated Press statewide 3A poll o­nce again for the week of September 7th.  The Cougars were ranked #1 for 9 weeks during the 2003 season.  Three Mountain Athletic Conference teams are ranked in the top twenty. Polls are also included from N C Preps and Drew Pasteur.  Click "Read more" below for the top teams in these 3A polls.

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