ASHEVILLE 1 ASHEVILLE Cougars ASHEVILLE FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS School Information 2010 Media Guide Name of School: Asheville High School This guide was compiled to assist Location: Asheville, NC members of the media in covering School District: Asheville City (Public) Asheville High Football. We hope you NCHSAA Realignment 2009-13 Enrollment: 1150 enjoy your visit! Conference: 3A Mountain Athletic Colors: Cardinal Red, White, and Black School Address: Nickname: Cougars Asheville High School Principal: Carol Ray 419 McDowell Street Athletic Director: Rex Wells Asheville, NC 28803 School Website: www.asheville.k12.nc.us/sites/ahs Phone: (828) 350-2500 - Fax: (828) 255-5316 Athletics Website: cougarsportsnet.com Athletic Director: (828) 350-2670 Stadium Information Media Contact/Sports Information: Stadium Name: Asheville High School Memorial Tim Amos/CSN Executive Producer Capacity: 7,000+ Voice: (828) 273-5701 Surface: Artificial Turf (Gameday Grass) [email protected] First Year: 1983 First Game: Sep. 9, 1983 (AHS 31, Erwin 6) 2010 Varsity Football Schedule Record at Memorial Stadium (1983-2009): 136-40-2 76.4% winning percentage Date Opponent Site Media Home record since field turf (2005-2009): 38-6-1 Aug. 27 Tuscola Away CSN Radio Coaches and Staff Sept. 3 Open Head Coach: Danny Wilkins Sept. 10 Burns Home CSN TV/Radio Record at Asheville: 103-27-1 (10 years) Sept. 17 Sun Valley (Monroe) Home CSN Radio Assistant Coaches: Charlie Metcalf, Gene Sept. 24 Elizabethton (Tennessee) Away CSN Radio Hammonds, Rex Wells, David Burdette, Adrian Clark, Bill Silver, Scott Buchanan, Mike Zboyovski, Oct. 1 A.C. Reynolds Home CSN TV/Radio Jessie Swain, Todd Hardin (Trainer) Team Doctor: Jay Jansen Oct. 8 Enka Away CSN Radio Oct. 15 McDowell (Homecoming) Home CSN TV/Radio Cougar Football History Oct. 22 T.C. Roberson Away CSN Radio 2009 Record: 11-1-1 2009 Conference Record: 6-0 Oct. 29 North Buncombe (Parents Night) Home CSN TV/Radio 2009 MAC Co-Champions th Nov. 5 Erwin Away CSN Radio (School record 5 consecutive year) BOLD Indicates Mountain Athletic Conference game 2009 Playoff Classification: 3A CSN TV: Tape-Delayed broadcasts on Channel 16/Asheville Cable CSN Radio: LIVE Broadcast on ESPN Radio - Big WISE Asheville / 1310 & 970 AM All-Time Record Since 1919: 588-343-38 All-Time Points Scored: 19,335 2009 Results (11-1-1, 6-0 MAC Regular Season) MAC 3A Champion National Runner-up: 1941 Date Opponent Site Result State Champions: 1922, 2005 (3A) Aug. 28 Tuscola Home T 14-14 NCHSAA Div. II State Champions: 1982 Western Region Champs: 1914, 1922, 1999, 2005 Sept. 11 Burns Away W 46-20 Western Region Final Appearances: 1914, 1922, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 Sept. 18 Kennedy (Charlotte) Home W 55-12 Sept. 25 Elizabethton (Tennessee) Home W 10-3 Mountain Athletic Conference Champions (Since 1990): 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002, Oct. 2 A.C. Reynolds Away W 35-24 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Oct. 9 Enka (Homecoming) Home W 62-14 First TV Game: 1993 (AHS 21, Pisgah 13) Oct. 16 McDowell Away W 47-6 Shrine Bowl Player Appearances: 29 Players, 4 Coaches, and 1 Team Manager Oct. 23 T.C. Roberson Home W 34-3 Oct. 30 North Buncombe Away W 61-0 Media Guide Nov. 6 Erwin (Parents Night) Home W 28-21 ON THE COVER: NFL/AFL Players from Asheville and Lee Edwards High Schools Nov. 13 West Iredell (First Round) Home W 46-8 Nov. 20 Franklin (Second Round) Home W 48-14 Design and Layout: Jared Amos [email protected] Nov. 27 West Rowan (Third Round) Away L 14-28 2 2010 ASHEVILLE FOOTBALL GUIDE COUGARSPORTSNET.COM ASHEVILLE Cougars MEMORIAL STADIUM Directions to Asheville High From US -19/US-23: Take the Patton Avenue exit. Continue on Patton Avenue for 0.4 miles. Turn right onto Asheland Avenue. Asheland Avenue changes to McDowell Street at the bottom of the hill. Stay straight on McDowell Street for 0.9 miles. After exiting tunnel, look for the school on the right. From I-40 W: Take exit 50B onto US-25 North towards Biltmore. Within a few hundred yards, bear left at the fork in the road onto McDowell Street (you will go left of the BP station). After you cross the bridge, look for the school on the left. From I-40 E: Take exit 50 onto US-25. Turn left (North) at the end of the ramp. Within a few hundred yards, bear left at the Asheville High School Memorial Stadium fork in the road onto McDowell Street (you will go left of Asheville High School Memorial Stadium was constructed in 1983 at a cost the BP station). After you cross the bridge, look for the of $700,000 and seats approximately 7,000 spectators. The first football school on the left. game played in the new stadium was a 31-6 victory over the Erwin Warriors in 1983. The stadium was dedicated in 1984 as Cougar Stadium, later renamed Asheville High School Memorial Stadium in 1998 in honor of all athletes, past, Broadcast Information Phone and Data Services. The Asheville City present, and future who have died or may lose their life while student-athletes Schools has installed filtered high-speed internet at AHS. access for media use in the press box. Just bring The stadium is home to the following AHS sports: football, soccer, field your laptop and ethernet cable to connect (login information provided on site). A fax machine/copier is hockey and track; plus a few community events. The stadium went under available. VOIP telephone lines are available in the construction to receive new GameDay Artificial Turf for the 2005 season. The turf was selected to maximize use of the playing field so that in addition to press box for radio/media use. Please contact us to athletic competitions, physical education classes, marching band practices, ensure line availability if multiple lines are needed. Media outlets are responsible for any long distance and other events can now be held on the field. The synthetic field has costs. permanent line markings on the field for football, soccer, and field hockey in addition to endzone and field lettering, and was the first synthetic turf field in the state to sport a two-toned green color. The new field also has a pawprint Broadcasting. Asheville High welcomes live radio/TV/online/audio broadcasts from the Zeb Lee design in the center, replacing the block A which had previously been on the press box with advance consent. Indoor and roof field since the stadium’s first game; which now appears on each 25 yard line. seating is available, with easy access to electrical The new turf replaced one of the finest Bermuda grass surfaces in the area. The track has six lanes and is a fast rubberized-latex surface, last resurfaced outlets and multiple phone lines. For 2010, the flagship radio station of Asheville High School is in Summer, 2009. AM 1310 Big WISE. Home television coverage is provided by CSN-TV/Asheville Educational TV-16. The lighting system was specially designed for television broadcasts. The stadium was voted the finest high school football facility in North Carolina in 1996, and remains one of the top on-campus facilities in the state. Broadcast Fee. Asheville High does not charge a th broadcast (rights) fee for any home sporting events. The stadium celebrates its 28 year in 2010. However, the NCHSAA and other schools may charge a rights fee. We welcome and encourage the Photo Credit: Tom Williams media to visit our campus often to showcase our Zeb Lee Press Box talented student athletes and hope you enjoy your In 1994, the three-level press box was named for visit! (We also encourage you to mention our website, veteran radio sportscaster Zeb Lee (1911-1998), www.cougarsportsnet.com!) who personally broadcast every Asheville High football game from 1948-1993 on WSKY Radio. For special requests, contact Tim Amos at (828) 273-5701, or email [email protected]. The press box is on the side of the stadium Requests may include media parking, press row opposite the school, and can be accessed from seating, TV monitor, phone line(s), electrical power, either ticket booth on the home side. Official media and camera locations. Requests for statistics, game credentials are required to enter the press box and notes, video footage and other information may be the field level. Restrooms are located at the home honored with advance notice when available. concession stand. During playoff and some regular Preferences are given to local media on a first-come season games, a hospitality room is available on basis. the press box first floor. 3 2010 ASHEVILLE FOOTBALL GUIDE COUGARSPORTSNET.COM ASHEVILLE Cougars HEAD COACH AND TRADITIONS Head Coach Danny Wilkins Why do some players have names Danny Wilkins begins his 32nd season in coaching on the back of their jerseys? and 18th year at Asheville High (11th as head coach) in 2010. His career record as a head coach Former Head Coach Lou Fogle established the is 108-61-2, including 103-27-1 at AHS where he “Goal Getter” incentive program at Asheville High has served as head coach of the Cougars since a number of years ago to reward hard work in the 2000. Wilkins was named 2003 Mountain Athletic 3- preseason. Coach Wilkins has continued this A Conference and Western North Carolina Coach of tradition by establishing individual running, the Year. In 2004, he took Asheville to the state weightlifting and overall character/attendance- semifinals for the third consecutive season. In 2005, related requirements for each player participating he led the Cougars to an undefeated season and in summer workouts and throughout the season.