
Evan Gerike
High School Sports Reporter at Asheville Citizen Times
High school sports reporter @asheville | bylines @greenvillenews, @baseballhall, @ap, @nwi | always @idsnews | he/him
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4 days ago |
eu.blueridgenow.com | Evan Gerike
Week 1 of the Western North Carolina football season is on its way, which means it's time to start looking ahead to this year's matchups. If you're looking for a game to watch in the first several weeks of the season, here are 10 games to circle before conference play begins. Erwin at West Henderson, Aug. 22Week 1 features a loaded schedule of games between several of Western North Carolina's top teams.
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5 days ago |
eu.blueridgenow.com | Evan Gerike
Who will be the best defensive lineman in Western North Carolina during the 2025 NCHSAA and NCISAA high school football season? You get to decide. The Citizen Times and Times-News picked the top names among returning defensive lineman from last season. Vote for your favorite choice. The poll will close Friday at noon. Xander Prosper, Asheville School: The 6-foot-5 lineman has Division I offers from Southern Miss, South Florida and Appalachian State.
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5 days ago |
eu.blueridgenow.com | Evan Gerike
Kickoff is approaching quickly for the North Carolina football season. Asheville Christian Academy opens the Western North Carolina football season when it kicks off on Aug. 15, then the NCHSAA follows suit when the rest of WNC opens regular season play on Aug. 22. The NCHSAA concludes the regular season on Halloween before the playoffs start on Nov. 7. The NCISAA playoffs begin Oct. 31.
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5 days ago |
eu.blueridgenow.com | Evan Gerike
Ranking WNC's top defensive backs returning for 2025 NCHSAA football seasonSummer football is here, and kickoff for the first week of the 2025 NCHSAA and NCISAA football seasons will be here in no time. Before the season, the Citizen Times and Times-News are taking a look at Western North Carolina's top returning players for 2025 position-by-position. Next up are WNC's defensive backs. Rankings were determined by 2024 statistics and on-field observations.
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1 week ago |
citizen-times.com | Evan Gerike
Who will be the best offensive lineman in Western North Carolina during the 2025 NCHSAA and NCISAA high school football season? You get to decide. The Citizen Times and Times-News picked the top names among returning offensive lineman from last season. Vote for your favorite choice. The poll will close Friday at noon. J'Von Howard, Asheville High: Howard helped the Cougars average 35 points per game and collect 1,820 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns and 1,048 passing yards and 15 touchdowns.
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