Franklin @ Asheville gm1

[BiltmoreCANE]

Underway as Franklin drives to the cougs 37 before they are forced to punt. Asheville starts at thier 8.

Asheville goes 3 & out and a bad snap on the punt leads to a partial block. Panthers take over on the 29.

Panthers go nowhere & try a inc. endzone heav. Cougars take over with 3:44 left in the 1st.

Panthers pic Davidson off at the 45 & return it to the 25. Now 2nd and goal from the 1 to start the 2Q.

Panthers punch it in and take the lead 7-0. 11:57 left in the 2nd.

Asheville's Battle breaks a big run (62 yds) for the equalizer 7-7 with around 9 left in the 2nd.

Franklin drives the field & score 7:16 left in the 2nd. Critical miss on pat! 13-7 Panthers.

Asheville drives the field & ties the score muffed snap & the pat is no good.13-13 about 2 minutes left 2nd.

Asheville drives the field to take the lead 20-13. Teams swapping turnovers late in the 3rd.

Cougars driving for the score but the Panthers pick them off at the Franklin 27 Panthers driving but a critical 3 & 5. Asheville doesn't fall for play action. About 8 minutes left.

3 & a country mile for Asheville but they hit the big pass play and take it in for the score. Cougars O is wearing the Panther D down. about 5 minutes left. 26-13 Asheville.

Pick six for Asheville 34-13. Panthers hung tough for 3 & a half quarters but Asheville wore Franklin down. Proud of the no quit in the kids.

Panthers continue to fight & mix the pass and run to score quickly. 34-20 with about 3 minutes left.

Panthers hold & force the punt, Panther take over on their 38 with 2:01 left.

Panthers drive the field again but run out of time and are picked off in the endzone. Cougars will run out the clock & win 34-20. Congrats to Asheville! Was a little sloppy at times but as the year progresses both teams have a lot of room to grow. Really impressed with both teams.

 

[RadioCheck]

 

[the hill founding father]

Oh my!

 

[BlueVols]

But leave the slaw OFF my sandwich, please.

 

[Squirrel Gravy]

I've never been there, but I've put Little Pigs on my agenda for Friday night. They don't make you put that nasty tomato-based, syrupy type of sauce on your barbecue, do they? Slaw is good though, it gives a good crunch.

 

[BiltmoreCANE]

The broasted chicken is awesome! Love me some 12 Bones for Q & ribs but unless they have changed in the last year it's only a lunch serving.

 

[Squirrel Gravy]

I'm a big fan of 12 Bones. That's my first choice of food in Asheville.

 

[AhsCougar1]

I hope for our sake, your players are also more concerned with cole slaw on their sandwich than the game.

 

[AHSDYNASY]

Really have no clue what to expect Friday night.

 

[BiltmoreCANE]

I hope for our sake, your players are also more concerned with cole slaw on their sandwich than the game.

Well the Mac week 1 thread on the 3A board has info & score predictions on the game. After reading that thread, we all just felt that hijacking the activity bus and taking the kids to eat at a good place. Would be a better option than playing the game because we obviously don't belong in the same stadium with the Cougars. Seriously we understand that you are favored & it's the first game of the year for both teams. There isin't a lot to go on yet. Therefore your not gonna get a lot oof chatter from us. With any Franklin team you know there will hard hitting and no quit. As I have stated earlier no injuries and losing by 10 or less would make me happy. Anything more is just gravy at this point in the season for the Panthers!

 

[Squirrel Gravy]

I'm with ya Cane, and I'll extend that to say my hope/high expectactions for the non-con are 3-1 and going into conference play healthy.

I'm hardly ever right about these things, but I will hazard that we don't expose our senior quarterback to much abuse and we focus on quick hitting runs and short passes.

Does Little Pigs have a chicken/bbq combo? That became my go-to when I lived in Raleigh and went to Smithfield's Chicken and BBQ all the time, and I would love to find a replacement for that.

 

[AhsCougar1]

Biltmorecane I wasn't implying that at all. God knows y'all will give us a better game than Hendersonville did last year.

 

[BiltmoreCANE]

I know you weren't. Just givin you guys a hard time. For all I know you guys could beat us by 40! Hope it's a close, healthy, & learning experience for both teams.

 

[volfan1219]

I'm with ya Cane, and I'll extend that to say my hope/high expectactions for the non-con are 3-1 and going into conference play healthy.

I'm hardly ever right about these things, but I will hazard that we don't expose our senior quarterback to much abuse and we focus on quick hitting runs and short passes.

Does Little Pigs have a chicken/bbq combo? That became my go-to when I lived in Raleigh and went to Smithfield's Chicken and BBQ all the time, and I would love to find a replacement for that.

Yes they have a chicken/bbq combo. Very good chicken and bbq!

 

[the hill founding father]

Franklin jv 26-6 half

 

[Shimmel Shirt]

Franklin by 3! You heard it here. I am telling they are loaded this year. The best coach in the mountains (if not the state) pulls one out over Wilkins.

 

[RadioCheck]

Ahh yes.... I knew someone would show up with this type of inflammatory statement^^^^

 

[GoNtheDistance]

Cougars get it done to honor Coach Metcalf

 

[BiltmoreCANE]

Game updates in the 1st post.

 

[BiltmoreCANE]

Final 34-20 Asheville gets the win.

 

[Squirrel Gravy]

Our boys played well and fought hard. We still have three tough non-conference games before we find out how much our conference is improved, but after Game 1 I'm confident we'll have pretty good season.