Ashe and West Wilkes played to a tie at halftime, but the Huskies exploded for five second-half goals to give Ashe a 7-2 victoryover the Blackhawks.
Anthony Federico wasted no time putting Ashe on the board with a goal in the second minute of play off of a pass from Jamie Weaver. Ashe jumped in front 2-0 with a goal from Trent Pruitt in the 13th minute.
The Blackhawks answered back with a nice goal from Derick Zamora, assisted by Leonel Hernandez in the 22nd minute. Zamora did not stop there. He netted the tying goal just two minutes later off of a pass from Pablo Limon.
As the second half started, the Husky offense came to life in a big way. Frank Ledezma broke the tie in the 47th minute with his first goal of the contest. The Huskies then reeled off three straight goals in a little over four minutes. Cesar Ruiz started the scoring in the 54th minute, followed by Ledezma’s second goal in the 56th minute and then Weaver got his first goal of the match in the 57th minute. Miguel Ramos put up the final Ashe tally in the 77th minute of action.
This was the 16th consecutive win for Ashe as the team now sits at 16-1 overall and 10-0 in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. The Huskies moved up one spot in the most recent 2A soccer poll, sitting at number three overall, one position ahead of Forbush. Those two teams have one more head-to-head matchup this season in what will most likely determine the MVAC Championship.
2A soccer poll
1. Charles D. Owen, 13-1
2. First Flight, 9-0
3. Ashe County, 16-1
4. Forbush, 13-1-1
5. Clinton, 11-4-1
6. Cuthbertson, 12-3-2
7. Providence Grove, 9-2-2
8. Reidsville, 15-2
9. South Iredell, 12-1-2
10. Shelby, 13-3
11. Corinth Holders, 11-3
12. Roanoke Rapids, 12-2-1
13. Durham School of Arts, 8-2-1
14. West Stokes, 11-4-2
15. Trinity, 10-4-2
Volleyball
The Lady Huskies traveled to North Wilkes, and lost three games to zero. North Wilkes captured game one by a score of 25-12, then took game two 25-14. In game three, North Wilkes continued to find points against the Ashe defense as they finished off the sweep with a 25-15 win.
Ashe continues to be plagued with injuries. Both Destiny Shepherd and Zoe Richardson missed the game due to lingering injuries. Junior varsity player Alexis Parks, who also played at home against West Wilkes, has been moved to the varsity squad to help out.
With this loss, Ashe dropped to 1-16 overall and 1-12 in the MVAC.
The Lady Huskies wrap up the season with a home match against Forbush on Tuesday, Oct. 16. This will be Senior Night as two seniors will be honored. Aspen Domske and Destiny Shepherd will be playing in their final game.
MVAC standings
*As of Oct. 6
1. Starmount, 11-1
2. West Wilkes, 13-2
3. Alleghany, 11-2
4. East Wilkes, 7-6
5. North Wilkes, 6-7
6. Forbush, 6-8
7. Elkin, 2-11
8. Wilkes Central, 2-12
9. Ashe County, 1-12







