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 Armanti Edwards. Photo by Tommy Penick
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by ROB JENKINS
Sports Editor
by LINDSEY HUNTSINGER
Sports Reporter
Playmaker. Leader. Competitor. These are the words that come to mind when coaches and teammates are asked to describe senior quarterback Armanti Edwards.
“That means a lot,” Edwards said. “It shows just how much respect they have for me, and I have so much respect for them.”
As the senior’s final regular season game quickly approaches, many are beginning to reflect on the outstanding accomplishments of Edwards’ career.
In his freshman
season at Appalachian, Edwards won the starting quarterback position
from junior Trey Elder, and led the Mountaineers to a school best 14-1
season, and their second straight national championship.
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
 Wide receiver DeAndre Presley breaks through Western Carolina's defensive line during Appalachian’s game in Cullowhee last season. Photo by Christy Bullins
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by LINDSEY HUNTSINGER
Sports Reporter
Appalachian State spent the weekend celebrating its 27-10 victory over the Elon Phoenix and the 2009 Southern Conference title, but they have to put the celebration behind them as they prepare for their last regular season game against Western Carolina in the annual Battle for the Old Mountain Jug.
Elon was previously the highest ranked team in the SoCon, and had a top-rated defensive squad that limited opponents to a mere 12 points per game. Saturday’s win gave the Mountaineers bragging rights, and made them the second team in SoCon history to win five straight titles.
“I think they had a sense of pride. They beat a team that thought they were going to beat them, and beat them pretty handily to be honest with you,” defensive coordinator John Wiley said. “And they went out, and took it to them pretty good."
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by ROB JENKINS
Sports Editor
The Matchup
Western Carolina is 2-8 on the year after defeating Eastern Kentucky 24-7 last weekend.
Appalachian State is 8-2 after beating Elon last Saturday to clinch its fifth-straight Southern Conference championship.
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1. Southern Illinois
2. Villanova
3. Montana
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
 Center Isaac Butts attemps a lay-up amidst two Lees-McRae players during the game at Holmes Convocation Center Tuesday night. Photo by Casey Gahagan
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by MARC WALKER
Intern Sports Reporter
To chase down an opposing player and pin their basketball up against the glass is no easy task, and has almost become exclusively trademarked by Lebron James. Appalachian State guard Marcus Wright “Lebron-ed” an opposing player from Lees-McRae Tuesday night as the Mountaineers claimed a 77-44 win over the Bobcats.
The crowd erupted as ASU consistently put tremendous defensive pressure on Lees-McRae.
Wright came off the bench to help put ASU up to an early lead, 24-15, with slightly more than 11 minutes left in the first half.
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
 Ski team vice president and junior business major H. Ben McCracken races at Bryce Resort in Bayse, Va. Photo by Tommy Penick
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by BRYAN LAIL
Intern Sports Reporter
As exciting as the prospect of speeding downhill at a frenzied pace, zipping around obstacles and opponents may be, there is more work than fun involved right now for one of Appalachian State’s most expensive club sports.
Appalachian’s club ski team is gearing up for another season of slope racing as they await the year’s first winter snow.
But before that snow hits, the team hopes to have a good start financially through vigorous ongoing fundraising efforts.
With a race
scheduled almost every weekend once the season opens, including
possible trips to conference championships at the end of the year,
money can get tight in a hurry.
An
unfortunate example of that came two seasons ago when one member of the
team qualified for national competition. While it was an exciting honor
for ASU club skiing, a feat they had not managed in over a decade, it
was also a huge disappointment.
Due to financial constraints that year, the team could not afford to send their qualified member to the national event.
“It’s
really tough with all the racing and traveling that we do, but our
members go out and get sponsors in Boone and their hometowns or even
end up paying out of their Christmas money,” team president and senior
biology major Ashley E. Auman said. “We just ask that members raise as
much money as they can, but it is tough.”
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