After weeks of practice, hours of sweat and hard work, and the hundreds of gallons of Gatorade, the Carolina Golden Knights are ready for their first game of 2009.This Sunday the Knights, based in Newland, host the Burke Storm of Drexel in this Early Season contest. This is the opening game for the Knights, with the Burke Storm standing at 0-1, after a loss to the Carolina Renegades 32-8 in Winston Salem this past weekend.
Gates will open at 3:00 pm at the Cranberry Sports Complex located at the Historic Cranberry High School site, with a kickoff slated for 4:00 pm. Both teams are members of the NSAFL of Chapin, S.C.
“From where we started in January, looking back on everything these guys have done to get us here, from money invested to the hours of lost family time they have given in practice, no matter what the score reads Sunday evening I am proud to be a part of this team. Just by taking the field Sunday when so many said It would never happen, to me they have already won.” Golden Knights Team Director and quarterback Steve Whittington said when asked about the upcoming game.The Knights wish to thank Boone Drug, Nick's Deli, Time Square Diner, Screen Print X-Press, Sears of Spruce Pine, and especially the Cranberry Corporation for their support and dedication to this idea.
So come out Sunday and support the High Country’s newest sports venue at the Cranberry Sports Complex. Tickets will be General Admission with a $5 charge, kids 10 and under are free. All ticket sales will be donated to local charities. There is open seating, so bring your lawn chair and blanket and spend an evening. Vendors will be on site as well as concessions and team merchandise for purchase.
