ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The regular season is in the books, and Western North Carolina high school football teams turned their attention to the playoffs Friday night, Nov. 6. After 11 weeks of football, the stakes were higher as area teams began their postseason runs, hoping to keep their seasons alive and move one step closer to a state championship.
Asheville High entered the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the 6-A West bracket, the only Western North Carolina team to earn a top seed. The Cougars, along with T.C. Roberson and several other area teams, had a first-round bye, while others took the field Friday night hoping to advance.
Here’s a look at how Western North Carolina teams fared in the opening round of the playoffs:
6-A
No. 1 Asheville (bye)
No. 2 T.C. Roberson (bye)
No. 7 Freedom (bye)
No. 13 Watauga 16, No. 20 Olympic 8
No. 16 A.C. Reynolds 10, No. 17 Statesville 7
5-A
No. 2 Franklin (bye)
No. 11 Enka 30, No. 22 North Henderson 15
No. 13 Smoky Mountain 58, No. 20 North Buncombe 34
No. 15 West Henderson 56, No. 18 Jesse Carson 27
No. 16 Parkwood 42, No. 17 Erwin 27
4-A
No. 2 Tuscola (bye)
No. 9 R-S Central 62, No. 24 Lincoln Charter 28
No. 23 Fred T. Foard 38, No. 10 Pisgah 24
3-A
No. 2 Shelby (bye)
No. 3 Hendersonville (bye)
No. 18 West Lincoln 61, No. 15 East Rutherford 40
No. 20 Polk County 28, No. 13 Owen 22
No. 9 Mountain Heritage 52, No. 24 Bessemer City 14
2-A
No. 3 Murphy (bye)
No. 10 Mitchell (bye)
No. 16 Langtree Charter Academy 44, No. 17 Avery County 28
No. 11 Cherokee 39, No. 22 Hayesville 12
No. 15 Swain County 49, No. 18 Bishop McGuinness 43
1-A
No. 3 Robbinsville (bye)
No. 7 Rosman 50, No. 10 Andrews 0