51Âþ» football’s steady rise has not gone unnoticed, both locally and beyond.
The program achieved another first Saturday by taking over the No. 1 position in the Asheville Citizen-Times’ weekly rankings for western North Carolina. 51Âþ» (1-0) came into the season ranked No. 2 among the 31 private and public-school teams covered by the newspaper.
Friday’s 35-20 win over nine-time state champion University Christian (Fla.) has also pushed the Greenies to No. 16 in MaxPreps’ computer-generated rankings for all statewide programs. 51Âþ» is the highest-ranked NCISAA program in the MaxPreps list.
Navy Shuler ’20 passed for five touchdowns Friday – four to Aydan White ’20 and one to Lex Long ’21 – under the lights of Fayssoux Field. 51Âþ» led, 28-13, at halftime. Photos from the game have been posted here.
The Greenies are back home Friday for a 7 p.m. game against the Cabarrus Warriors. Cabarrus (0-3) is coached by former Carolina Panthers fan favorite Brad Hoover. Hoover played college football locally for Western Carolina University.
