Swain played scrappy, almost to the point of pulling the upset of the conference tournament as they pushed the #2 seeded Black Knights to the edge. It took Robbinsville scoring 53 second half points, and a heavy dose of foul trouble from the Devils for the Knights to advance with a 75-66 win. Jordan Maples paced Swain with 31 points. Five Lady … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2013
Devils Blow Out Blue Ridge
Prior to the game Swain High honored long time head coach Frank Maennle with a new recliner. Maennle could have easily used it during the game as his team gift wrapped a 77-60 blow out win in their final regular season game of the season. Matthew Maennle made it a unforgetable night for the Maennle family as he scored a career high 37 points to … [Read more...]
Maroon Devils Take Thriller
Cherokee controlled the game for almost 4 full quarters. But in the end it was the almost that proved their undoing. Swain pulled to within 2 points with 2 minutes to play following a Raymius Smith 3 pointer from just in front of the student section. One possession later it was Smith again with a driving basket that tied the game at 46-46. … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Close On High Note
Swain wrapped up the regular season with back to back solid games. Tuesday they downed Blue Ridge to avenge a loss to the Bobcats earlier in the season. On Monday they lost to Cherokee 69-50, but considering that the first time they met the Braves won by 70, the 19 point loss to one of the State's best 1A teams is not bad at all. Box scores for … [Read more...]
SMC Wrestling Tournament Results
The top three finishers in each weight class, plus team scores, from this past weekend's SMC Wrestling Tournament, held at Hayesville High School. Team Standings: Robbinsville - 165, Cherokee - 148.5, Murphy - 128, Swain - 120.5, Rosman - 83, Hayesville - 67.5 Individual Results (1st, 2nd, 3rd): 106 - Irvin Portugal (Rob), Michael George (C), … [Read more...]