Two High Country teams took care of business in their respective first round playoff games on Friday night. 3AA West top seed Watauga overpowered 16th-seeded Ashbrook, 49-0, and 2AA West fourth seed Ashe County had no problem with Salisbury, beating the Hornets 49-14.
Watauga built a 21-0 halftime lead and blew the game wide open in the third quarter, piling on three more touchdowns and adding one final score in the fourth quarter.
The Pioneers tallied 445 yards of total offense with 378 of those yards coming on the ground.
Quarterback Anderson Castle completed 2-of-4 passes for 67 yards, one touchdown and one interception.