Topic: Soccer

The Cougar Soccer team advanced to the third round of the NCHSAA State Playoffs after defeating Wild Card Olympic 3-1 o­n Saturday, November 5.  The Cougars, ranked #1 in the Mountain Athletic Conference, received a bye in the first round. Asheville (18-4-1) will face RS Central (18-1-2) at home o­n November 5. Good Luck, Cougars!

Cougar Soccer Playoffs are underway! The Cougars (17-4-1) received a bye in the first round and face Olympic o­n November 5th in round two.

Download a bracket from the NCHSAA (PDF): http://www.nchsaa.org/pdf/4475C.pdf 

Photo from Asheville Soccer Site

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Asheville, NC - December 24, 2004 - The Asheville Cougar Men's Soccer Team dominated the Asheville Citizen-Times' All-Western North Carolina soccer roster released today.  Asheville finished the season as the NCHSAA 3A Runner-up and Mountain Athletic Conference Champions with a 22-3-2 record.

Leading the honors for the Cougars was senior forward Scott Szymanski, who was named Player of the Year.  Szymanski was also an All NC Soccer Coaches Association and All Region 12 selection as well as MAC Player of the Year.  He had 26 goals and 21 assists as a senior, and 80 goals/49 assists for his career. 

Also o­n the All-WNC first team:  Haskins Howerton (senior midfielder, All Region 12, All MAC, 9 goals/4 assists); Tyler Downey (senior defender, All Region 12, All MAC, assisted with 14 shutouts and allowed o­nly 14 goals); and Indy Smith (sophomore midfielder, All Region 12, All MAC, 20 goals/7 assists).

Second team honors went to Renato Corte (junior goalkeeper), Neil Grant (senior defender), and Thomas Righi (senior midfielder).  Receiving Honorable Mention were:  Patrick Engle, Drew Meadows, and Michael Siegel.

Congratulations to all o­n the well-deserved recognition!

Cary, NC - November 20, 2004 -  White Oak defeated the Cougars 3-2 in the State 3A soccer finals in Cary. It is the Vikings' first state championship in three straight championship final appearances. White Oak lost to Roberson the past two years. Asheville had not given up three goals in o­ne match all year. They lost 2-1 to Atlanta's Pace Academy to open the season, but had allowed o­ne or less goals since then.  Scott Szymanski and Drew "Scooby" Meadows scored for Asheville in a very physical match.  It was a disappointing ending to an outstanding season for the Cougars (22-3-2), who won the title in 2000.   Congratulations to all the players, coaches, and parents - we are very proud of you!!

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