WNC High School Huddle

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Back on the pitch for Round✌️ of soccer playoffs. After a first round bye, No. 4 Asheville High (15-4) is opening its postseason against No. 13 Ragsdale (13-5). The Cougars defense will face a high-scoring Tigers offense.

Hello from Candler! I made the trip for the third round of the NCHSAA 5A playoffs between No. 1 Enka (19-3) and No. 9 Oak Grove (17-9). The winner will face No. 5 Crest or No. 13 West Rowan on May 15. Follow along for updates. @acthshuddle

Third round of the playoffs. Conference rivals. Plenty at stake. No. 6 Murphy (12-8) is looking to take down No. 3 Swain County (18-4) after the Maroon Devils swept the regular season. Paisley Johnson vs Rylee Rawls in the circle for the final time. Updates @acthshuddle:

Hello from Sylva! I made the trip out for a NCHSAA 5A first round girls soccer match between No. 10 Smoky Mountain (12-9-2) and No. 23 North Gaston (4-11-3). The winner will face No. 7 Forestview on May 14. Follow along for updates. @acthshuddle

📍Newland It’s the first round of the girls soccer playoffs, and I’m catching an area matchup between No. 20 Cherokee (4-10-1) and No. 13 Avery County (10-10). The Vikings have WNC’s leading goal scorer in Caitlin Shapiro. Updates for @acthshuddle:

Roberson tennis is bringing home some hardware. Isaac Lewis won the 6A singles individual state championship today, beating Charlotte Catholic’s Will Kaufmann 6-1, 6-0. James O’Brien and Luke Enea were the runners-up in 6A doubles, falling 3-6, 6-3, 3-6 to East Chapel Hill.

Hello from Canton x2! I made the short drive over to catch the end of the No. 3 Pisgah vs. No. 19 North Surry. We are tied 6-6 in the top of the seventh. @acthshuddle

Hello from Canton! I made the trip to see No. 5 Pisgah (18-3) take on No. 12 Burns (14-8) in the second round of the NCHSAA 4A playoffs. The winner will face No. 4 West Stanly vs. No. 13 Hibriten on May 12. Follow along for updates. @acthshuddle

Journeyed out to Hayesville to catch one of WNC’s best teams (and apparently, best facilities) as the No. 3 Yellow Jackets (15-4) take on conference foe No. 14 Swain County (10-9) in the 2nd round of the 2A playoffs. Updates for @acthshuddle:

Playing for a conference title. No. 3 Asheville High (15-3, 8-1) needs a win over No. 1 Reynolds (13-3-2, 9-0) to share a Mountain Athletic Conference title with the Rockets. Updates for @acthshuddle:

Hello from the first round! Playoffs begin today, and I’m at North Buncombe as the No. 15 Black Hawks (10-13) host No. 18 North Henderson (7-17). These two teams played in March, a 12-1 North Henderson win. I’ll have updates for @acthshuddle:

Hello from Erwin! I made trip for the first round of the NCHSAA 5A playoffs between Mountain Athletic Conference rivals No. 13 Erwin (12-11) and No. 20 Enka (6-16). They split their regular season meetings. Follow along for updates. @acthshuddle

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Polk County senior Gunnar Alm breaks the @NCHSAA career runs record, scoring for the 149th time in his career on a bases loaded walk in the fifth inning against Hendersonville.

Hello from the final day of the regular season! I’m in Hendersonville, hoping to catch some history. No. 6 Polk County (14-9, 9-2) is facing Hendersonville (9-9, 7-4). Polk’s Gunnar Alm is a run shy of the state record. Updates for @acthshuddle:

All on the line tonight in Skyland. At TCR for the MAC championship game between No. 1 Roberson (17-6, 8-1) and No. 2 Asheville High (15-7, 8-1). Rams won a 10-inning marathon 6-5 on Tuesday. Winner tonight takes the conference. Updates for @acthshuddle:

Hello from Brevard! I’m out for a Mountain Eight Conference girls soccer matchup between East Henderson (6-11-2) and Brevard (12-1-2). Follow along for updates @acthshuddle

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