One of the oldest and most balanced rivalries in the nation, Pisgah and Tuscola met on Friday for the 51st time (Tuscola 25 wins and Pisgah 24 and one tie). Both teams came into this game at 7-0 and ranked 25th and 26th respectively.
MVP
Chase Henson
Pisgah
SCHOLAR ATHLETES
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Cole Nordiss
Pisgah
Cole is a 3-year Varsity Letterman in football. He is a member of the National Honor Society and Math Club and plans to attend the North Carolina State University to pursue a degree in Computer Science.
Josh Wilson
Tuscola
Joshua is a 3-year letterman for varsity basketball and a 2-year letterman in varsity football. Josh is member of the National Honor Society and President of the P.A.S.C.D at Pisgah. He plans to attend NC State to pursue a degree in Civil Engineering.
HALL OF FAME
Jody Mathis
Pisgah
Coach Jody Mathis is a 1991 graduate of Pisgah High School. He was an integral part of the Bears football program, playing Offensive Tackle and wearing number 77. Not only did Coach Mathis excel athletically, he also excelled in the classroom. He was an NC Scholar Athlete, member of the National Honor Society, and graduated with Honors, ranking number 7 in his class.
After high school Jody accepted a preferred walk-on position at Western Carolina University. By his junior year Jody earned a full football scholarship and a starting position on the offensive line that he kept for the remainder of his college career. He graduated from WCU with a business degree, and is currently employed as the Inventory Manager at Evergreen Packaging. He is also an assistant coach on Pisgah’s football team, where he has been with the team since 2004. In 2012 Jody played in the inaugural Alumni football game, where he and his teammates easily handled the alumni from Tuscola by a score of 19-0.
Coach Mathis has an enormous heart, and is dearly loved by all staff, faculty, and coaches at Pisgah High School. He loves nothing more than being called “Coach”, so be sure to call him that any time you see him.
Dennis Hefner
Tuscola
Coach Hefner coached at Tuscola for over 30 years and is loved and respected by both past and present players and fellow coaches. His primary coaching responsibility was as the defensive backs coach. During his tenure, the Mountaineers won the rivalry game 23 times. In addition to coaching football, he coached track and had the honor of coaching Tuscola’s only 2 time state champion. Coach Hefner was a valuable member of the faculty as both a teacher and a coach and is still a loyal supporter of the Mountaineers.
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