NBHS BlackHawks jump to early lead, fall late to Reynolds


By Matt Tate North Buncombe capitalized on


two early turnovers Friday (Nov. 5) to race out to a 15-0 lead against reigning state champion Reynolds, but lost steam as Caleb Pressley and the Rockets offense overpowered North Buncombe and cruised to a 47-22 victory in the regular-season final for both teams. Coach Carey Metts said coaches


saw a few things while studying film on the Rockets they could use to their advantage. Te BlackHawks tried a play designed to foil the Reynolds defense on the first play from scrimmage, and it resulted


in a 93-yard touchdown pass from Christian Jewkes to Ben Shelton. “It worked beautifully,” Metts


said of the play. Cameron Taylor followed with


a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown to put North Bun- combe ahead 12-0. Reynolds then fumbled on its next possession, and the BlackHawks (2-9 overall, 1-5 Mountain Athletic Conference) used an Eddie Piccirillo 36-yard field goal to race ahead 15-0 mid- way through the first quarter. “We were real excited,” Metts said


of the early surge. “But knowing that you’re playing Reynolds, you know they’re not going to panic.” Panic, the Rockets did not. A.J.


Marion answered with a 45-yard touchdown run, and Pressley fin- ished with five touchdowns to carry Reynolds (10-1, 6-0) into the NCHSAA playoffs with a perfect conference record. Jewkes had 141 passing yards, in-


cluding two touchdown throws to Shelton. Te junior passed for more than 1,000 yards this season, mir- roring his season last year for the


school’s junior varsity team. Metts said coming into this


season he hoped the BlackHawks would become more offensively productive. Te BlackHawks man- aged just 12 points last year in six conference losses. Tis season, the BlackHawks scored 91 points in MAC play and picked up a victory against McDowell. “I’m very pleased offensively how


we did this year,” he added. Te coach said attrition, injury


and illness affected continuity on this year’s team. Te team lost nearly half its roster over the course of the season, hindering the team’s ability to come together. “Te kids at the end determined


to be the heart and the soul of the team, and they played liked it,” he said.


Cross country teams step up in state meet


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By Matt Tate Te North Buncombe cross coun-


try program had a strong showing at Saturday’s (Nov. 6) NCHSAA Class 3-A championship in Kernersville. Te girls’ cross country team,


ranked in the top-10 this season, finished fourth overall in points. All-State performer Madison Emory was the leading runner in Satur- day’s event, finishing third among


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130 runners from across the state. Teammates Audrey Garrett (24th), Katarina Ruehl (29th) and Jessa Vogel (31st) also placed high in the competition. Coach Dean Duncan said the


runners stepped up their intensity at the state meet. Te team’s overall time was lower


than its time at the regional event Oct. 30 on a course Duncan said was more challenging. Te fourth-place finish builds on


the girls’ track team fifth-place fin- ish last spring. “It means we’re going in the right


of direction,” he said. Te boys’ team also showed im-


provement in the state meet, placing 11th out of 16 teams. “You don’t have 14 people run


personal best efforts on one day,” Duncan added. “Every cylinder was clicking that day.” Eli Clevenger finished 25th over-


all. Players of the Week


Te following players were named players of the week by the NBHS football staff in their recent game against the A.C. Reynolds Rockets:


Christian Jewkes, Offense 10 THE TRIBUNE/LEADER - November 11 - November 17, 2010


Jessie Ketterman, Defense www.weavervilletribune.com


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