WEAVERVILLE - Though the end result of Madison High School s football game against North Buncombe was not the one the team desired, the final score belied the spirit the Patriots showed in battling back to make the game competitive in the second half.
The Patriots halftime deficit of 53-14 doomed them in the end as they eventually lost 53-27 March 5, falling to 0-2 on the season.
First-year head coach Jamie Extine said while he was disappointed with the early turnovers, he saw some encouraging signs he hopes his team can build on moving forward. Our kids fought really hard, he said. They started figuring out what we re actually trying to do, and we had some success. That s where it starts, that foundation, and then (we hope to) build on up from week to week.
DECATUR â The Rev. Wayne Dunning was standing in line at Dollar Tree with an extra-large stack of laundry baskets when another customer asked why he was buying them.
Dunning, pastor of Faith Fellowship Christian Church, said he was buying them to pack food for a giveaway held on Saturday.
âHe looked at the cashier and said, I got this. Put it on my card, Dunning said. âI just about fell backward.â
The man wouldn t give Dunning his name and said to just call him âThe Masked Man.â
Thanks to donations from Biggens Bar & Billiards and Our Lady of Lourdes School, plus the generosity of others, Faith Fellowship gave away 100 baskets of food to those in need on Saturday.