Football was back on display in the High Country Saturday night, but it wasn’t the App State Mountaineers. For the first time in Boone, the High Country Grizzlies, Boone’s inaugural National Arena League team, played their first home game of the season at Holmes Convocation Center.
Just a week after picking up their first ever win to start the season 62-29 over Albany, Georgia, the Grizzlies did not fail to entertain the packed crowd for the first home game, but ultimately fell short 48-42 to the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks despite multiple comeback attempts.
“We are so blessed to be a part of a community that loves football and has a great student environment,” Grizzlies owner Donald Thompson said.