Mountaineers fans waved flags and pompoms during the “community sendoff” for the Appalachian State football team as it departed Boone for Montgomery, Ala., the host of the 2016 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl.
The festivities didn’t last long as the convoy of buses made its way down King Street relatively quickly.
The Town of Boone, Downtown Boone Development Association, and the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce arranged the community sendoff on Tuesday.
The Mountaineers face Toledo in the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, Saturday, Dec. 17, at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN.
Saturday’s game will be the Mountaineers second-straight bowl as eligible members in the FBS.