The Watauga Pioneers and Ashe County Huskies will head into the playoffs on a high note with both capturing their respective conference championships on Friday night.
Watauga finished off a perfect regular season with a 62-0 win over West Caldwell. The Pioneers will enter the playoffs with an 11-0 record. They finished the Northwestern 3A/4A season with a 7-0 record.
It has been a historical season for the Pioneers. This is the their first conference title since 2007 and the first outright conference title since 1980. This is also their first unbeaten regular season since the Pioneers went on to win the 3A state championship in 1978.