FOOTBALL:
Avery defeated Mitchell 14-7 on Senior Night at a snowy and cold MacDonald Stadium on Friday night. The Vikings finish the regular season with an 8-3 record and will likely host a first round playoff opponent. Mitchell falls to 5-6 for the regular season and will also play in next week's opening Friday of the state 1-AA playoffs.
Preliminary brackets posted Saturday afternoon have Avery as a #1 West pod seed and an overall #3 seed in the 1-AA division. The Vikings are slated to host the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets in a rematch of a first-round matchup from a season ago, a 33-9 win by Bessemer City.
Mitchell will travel to Cherryville to take on the Ironmen in the same West pod on Friday night.
SOCCER:
The Avery soccer team fell 4-0 to Hendersonville on a windy and blustery Saturday afternoon at Dietz Field in Hendersonville. The Bearcats tallied a pair of first-half goals playing into a stiff breeze to lead 2-0 at halftime. The contest was a physical affair with a lot of hard play by both clubs. Hendersonville added another pair of second-half goals and held the Big Red scoreless in the final 40 minutes to preserve the shutout.
Avery concludes its season with a 15-7-2 overall record. Congratulations to the Vikings on an historic season!
