Asheville took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They secured a 40-36 W over the East Rutherford Cavaliers.
Clement Davidson
| 08/22/25 vs East Rutherford | 226 |
| 08/23/24 vs Tuscola | 50 |
| 10/25/24 vs North Buncombe | 39 |
| 10/18/24 @ McDowell | 29 |
Leading Asheville to victory were Clement Davidson and Tay Williams. Davidson rushed for 226 yards and two scores while picking up 14.1 yards per carry, while Williams threw for 169 yards and one TD while completing 81.8% of his passes. Those 226 rushing yards gave Davidson a new career-high.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Asheville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 375 rushing yards. They rushed for 135 more rushing yards than East Rutherford's also-impressive total of 240.
Despite the loss, East Rutherford still got an impressive performance from Brandon Pinkerton, who rushed for 213 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 37 receiving yards.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Asheville will venture away from home to face off against Dobyns-Bennett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for East Rutherford, they will head out to square off against Blacksburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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