Raymius Smith paced Swain with a game high 22 points
The Maroon Devils took the SMC Tournament Championship Friday as they downed Hayesville 51-46. Swain trailed 38-22 at the half, and things looked bleak. But the Devils put on a charge for the ages in the second half, holding the #1 seed Yellow Jackets to 8 total points, including 2 in the 4th quarter to take the win. Raymius Smith led the charge scoring 9 of Swain’s 14 4th quarter points, including the go ahead basket.
Full box score (Note Hayesville stats were not kept, and shooting is only an approximation)
| Swain vs. Hayesville |
Swain (51)
Matthew Maennle 2-5 2-2 6, Clay Young 1-1 0-2 2, Greg Tisho 3-8 0-0 6, Raymius Smith 9-14 3-3 22, Jamy Oocuma 0-1 0-0 0, Tanner Burrell 1-2 0-3 3, Corbin Panther 3-9 4-5 12. Totals 19-40 9-15 51
Hayesville (46)
Isaac Mills 1-3 3-5 6, Cass Coleman 4-11 2-2 13, Clint Coleman 1-4 0-0 2, Chris Rhineharst 5-9 2-2 13, Peyton Long 0-0 0-0 0, Braxton Cox 0-0 1-2 1, Dylan Williams 2-5 0-0 4, DayDay Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Zach Cottrell 3-11 0-1 7. Totals 16-43 8-12 46
| SCORE BY PERIODS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | TOTAL |
| Swain | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 51 |
| Hayesville | 18 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 46 |
FG%: Swain .475, Hayesville .372. 3-pt FG:Swain 4-12 (Maennle 0-3, Tisho 0-1, Smith 1-2, Burrell 1-2, Panther 2-4), Hayesville 6-15 (Mills 1-3, Coleman 3-7, Rhineharst 1-1, Cottrell 1-4). Rebounds: Swain 19 (Tisho 6), Hayesville 0. Fouls Swain 15, Hayesville 0. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: Swain 9 (Maennle 3, Tisho 3), Hayesville 0. Steals: Swain 5 (Oocuma 2), Hayesville 0. Blocked shots: Swain 1 (Smith 1), Hayesville 0. Turnovers: Swain 6, Hayesville 0. Attendance: 0.