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April 21, 2009
MARS HILL, N.C. - Head football coach Tim Clifton has released the 2009 Lion Football Schedule. Mars Hill finished the 2008 campaign 7-4 overall and 4-3 in the South Atlantic Conference.
MHC opens the season at North Greenville on August 27, a Thursday night. There is a possibility that this contest could be moved to Saturday, August 29, so check the Lions Athletic Website for updates.
The Lions then travel to Boiling Springs to take on NCAA D-I rival Gardner-Webb on September 5, before holding their first home contest against St. Augustine's on September 12.
After an open date Mars Hill will start conference play at Catawba on September 26. The Lions will then host Carson-Newman the following week (Oct. 3) before facing Newberry on the road on October 10. MHC will have another road game at Brevard on October 17 before hosting Lenoir-Rhyne in the Lions' annual Homecoming game on October 24. MHC will close out the regular season by playing at Tusculum on Halloween and then hosting Wingate on November 7, at 1:30 p.m.
Listed below is a complete schedule including a link to download a printable version of the schedule.
| Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Time |
| 27-Aug |
North Greenville* |
Tigerville, S.C. |
7:00 p.m. |
| 5-Sep |
Gardner-Webb |
Boiling Springs, N.C. |
6:00 p.m. |
| 12-Sep |
St. Augustine’s |
Mars Hill, N.C. |
1:30 p.m. |
| 19-Sep |
Open |
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| 26-Sep |
CATAWBA |
Salisbury, N.C. |
7:00 p.m. |
| 3-Oct |
CARSON-NEWMAN |
Mars Hill, N.C. |
1:30 p.m. |
| 10-Oct |
NEWBERRY |
Newberry, S.C. |
7:00 p.m. |
| 17-Oct |
BREVARD |
Brevard, N.C. |
6:00 p.m. |
| 24-Oct |
LENOIR-RHYNE |
Mars Hill, N.C. |
2:30 p.m. |
| 31-Oct |
TUSCULUM |
Greeneville, Tenn. |
2:30 p.m. |
| 7-Nov |
WINGATE |
Mars Hill, N.C. |
1:30 p.m. |
* - There is a possibility that the North Greenville game could be moved to August 29.
Bold = Home Games
Italic = Homecoming
ALL CAPS = South Atlantic Conference Games
Download Printable Schedule...
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