Friday Night   The Cougar Football team under the Friday night lights defended its new turf against the  Brevard Blue Devils for their first home game win of the season (17-0). Photo from Asheville High Website.

Asheville - September 16, 2005 - The Asheville Cougar football team (#3, 3A) defeated Brevard High (#2, 2A) by a score of 17-0 in their 2005 home opener and first football game o­n the long-awaited synthetic turf at Asheville High Memorial Stadium.

Seniors Crezdon Butler and Johnny White each had TD runs and Neville Hayes kicked a 37 yard field goal.  Perhaps the most impressive effort of the night was by the Cougar defense, who shut out the potent Blue Devil offense.  The Cougar "D" recovered two fumbles and senior Vincent Henry had a key interception.

The Cougar Sports Network televised the game and the new turf looks beautiful o­n TV.  Asheville moves to 3-0 o­n the season versus non-conference opponents.

Keep an eye o­n Crezdon Butler and Johnny White, who are approaching Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice’s school record for career yards:

Charlie Justice’s Career Rushing Record: 286 carries, 4,005 yds, 40 TD’s (3 Seasons - 1940-42)

Crezdon Butler:

460 carries 3,637 yds, 43 TD’s (3 Seasons - 2002-04)

Johnny White:

376 carries, 3,268 yds, 59 TD’s (2 Seasons - 2003-04)

Icard, NC — September 9, 2005 - In non-conference action after a week off, senior Johnny White rushed for three touchdowns, and teammate Crezdon Butler added another as the Cougars defeated East Burke 31-14.  The Cougars (2-0) racked up 335 rushing yards, and Neville Hayes kicked a 45-yard field goal.  Asheville is 2-0 versus 4A competition this season. 

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.