The Western North Carolina Athletic Conference (WNCAC), was a North Carolina High School Athletic Association conference which operated in the western region of North Carolina since August 2009. Prior to January 2011, it was referred to as the Appalachian Athletic Conference. However, a name change was forced when the NCHSAA was hit by a copyright claim from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) which operates a collegiate conference using the same name. The conference consisted of five 3A schools and three 2A schools. In terms of playoffs, these schools competed in their respective NCHSAA classifications.
Member schools InstitutionLocationNicknameClassificationBrevard High SchoolBrevard, NCBlue Devils2AEast Henderson High SchoolEast Flat Rock, NCEagles3AFranklin High SchoolFranklin, NCPanthers2ANorth Henderson High SchoolHendersonville, NCKnights3APisgah High SchoolCanton, NCBlack Bears3ASmoky Mountain High SchoolSylva, NCMustangs2ATuscola High SchoolWaynesville, NCMountaineers3AWest Henderson High SchoolMills River, NCFalcons3A
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