by JON LAFONTAINE
Associate Editor for Online Operations
by EDWARD SZTUKOWSKI
News Editor

Watauga County Court House: 8:10 p.m. – Mayor Loretta Clawson retains her title for another consecutive term after the Watauga County Board of Elections announced voting results.

Clawson won with a total of 787 votes, Tim Wilson landed second place with 474 votes and John Mena followed with 237 votes.

Check tomorrow's edition of The Appalachian newspaper for an in-depth look at the 2009 Boone elections.

Quarterback Armanti Edwards breaks a tackle while playing Furman in Greenville, S.C. on Saturday. Edwards accumulated 461 total yards of offense, making him the only quarterback in Division I history to throw for more than 9,000 yards and rush for more than 4,000 yards. Photo by Tommy Penick

by TOMMY PENICK
Photographer

On yet another rainy Saturday afternoon, the Mountaineers were able to come away with their fifth straight win this season in a 52-27 trampling of the Furman Paladins in Greenvile, S.C.

The Mountaineers got off to a strong start in the first quarter, outgaining the Paladins 120 yards to 28, and continued their offensive dominance throughout the game. 

With an impressive 554 yards of total offense on the day, Appalachian chalked up their fourth consecutive game with over 500.

The Mountaineers managed to post seven touchdowns during the game. Armanti Edwards led the scoring frenzy with four rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns.

The Mountaineers had a less-than-potent running game with only 178 yards, compared to last week’s 328 against Georgia Southern. They more than made up for it with 376 yards in the air.

“[The Furman] defense had to choose which one they wanted to stop,” Edwards said. “When we tried to run the zone read with Devon [Moore], they shut that down pretty good, but they kept leaving holes for our receivers so we took advantage of it.”

Appalachian State brings home their fifth consecutive confrence title at this meet. Special to The Appalachian by Chris Meyer

by RANDI KITTS
Intern Sports Reporter

The Appalachian State men’s cross country team breezed through the Southern Conference championship Saturday at Elon University, scoring 44 points and bringing home their fifth consecutive title.

Senior Phil Mitchell finished fourth for the Mountaineers, followed closely by sophomore Sean Soderman and senior Alec Meyer, who finished sixth and seventh, respectively.

“All that matters is that we won,” Mitchell said. “We wanted five conference titles, and that’s what we got.”

The women’s cross country team finished third in the championship with 83 points, falling short to Samford with 74 points and Elon with 75 points.