At least for now, the Watauga and Avery County football rivalry is coming to a close this Friday night as the Vikings travel to Boone to take on the Pioneers.
The two teams do not have each other on the schedule after the 2018 season with Avery County deciding against continuing the rivalry.
“I think we needed to play some schools our size to get back to where we need to be. There’s a big difference between having 1,400 kids and having 580 kids,” said Avery County head coach Mac Bryan. “We will certainly entertain bringing the series back in a couple years and hopefully that will be the case.