By David Rogers. ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Five non-conference football games, five running clocks and five wins — an undefeated non-conference slate for Watauga High School’s football team in 2025.
After a poignant ceremony remembering the lives lost and widespread damage of Hurricane Helene just a year ago and recognizing the many who aided the victims and the regional recovery, Watauga wasted little time in dispatching a young Cougars team, 49-7.
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All photographic images by Jared Evered, processed by David Rogers for High Country Sports
