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.

Here are some of the Fall Athletic Achievements for 2006:


Women’s Tennis:
16-2, Co-Conference Champions, Advanced To 3rd Round Of State Dual Playoffs

Field Hockey:
17-6, Co-Conference Champions

Men’s Soccer:
18-4-3, Conference Runner-Up, Advanced To 3rd Round Of Playoffs

Women’s Cross Country:
Conference Runner-Up To TCR, State Runner-Up To TCR

Men’s Cross Country:
Conference Champion, 3rd In The State

Football:
Co-Conference Champ, State Playoffs

Is this the greatest 5 minutes of football ever?

Watch this clip from the 2004 Asheville at Concord meeting and you make the call!

http://www.wsoctv.com/video/10008730/index.html

Clemmons, NC -- Congratulations to the 2006 Men's and Women's Cross Country teams o­n another outstanding year. In the State Championships held o­n November 4 at Tanglewood, the Women's team finished second in the state with a total time of 1:42:10.78, and the Men's team finished third with a time of1:25:34.96.  Way to go Cougars!

Check out the complete results from NCPrepTrack.com.

You may also be interested in photos and more information at the Asheville Cross Country web site.

Photos from Asheville High web site and Cross Country web site.

Winter Sports Schedules are now available for the following sports:

• Basketball

• Swimming

• Wrestling

Please click o­n a link above to view the schedule. If you notice any omissions, errors or changes, please contact us so that we may make corrections.