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Not even Asheville School Week can diminish the magnitude of Tuesday night, and that says it all. 

51���� (9-1-1, 3-0) and Rabun Gap (9-1, 2-0) play for first place in Carolinas Athletic Association varsity soccer at 6:30 p.m. in Arden, following a JV game between the two schools at 4:30.

Expect a championship atmosphere because these are programs are accustomed to nothing less. 

Like any great catcher, everything comes down to quick reflexes and vision for Henry Tutera ’28. 

You name it, he does it at a high level – whether blocking wild pitches, savagely putting the barrel of the bat on the ball, or throwing out baserunners. 

Normalizing a game like next Saturday keeps the focus on football, where it should be for every 51���� player and coach.

Still, there is an acknowledgement by one of the linebackers having the biggest impact on the defense that the 100th playing of “The Game” will be different for everything off the field. 

Congratulations to Kole Kripas '28 on his verbal commitment to play lacrosse for Stony Brook University, announced Thursday on his social media. 

Kole is a junior defender from Odessa, Fla., and plays in the offseason for Team 91 South. 

Six goals will win a lot of matches. 

Right now, 51���� varsity soccer is the proof. For the third consecutive evening, six was the magic number for the Greenies in Thursday’s 6-0 home victory over Erwin.

SWANNANOA – Sixteen straight wins in the Carolinas Athletic Association and counting. 

Oliver King ’28 pieced together his second hat trick (three goals) in as many weeks and 51���� varsity soccer extended a streak in conference play that dates back to 2024 with Tuesday’s 6-0 win at Asheville Christian Academy.