Bryson City – The Maroon Devils are starting to get their basketball legs. Tuesday they won their second straight game with a 66-49 win at Blue Ridge. Saturday the Devils downed Murphy for their first conference win of the season.
Tuesday Swain opened things up with a 22-11 run in the 2nd quarter, then made that stand over the 2nd half to take the win. Phineas Little paced the Devils with 15 points, while Noah Hicks and Brett Treadway added 14 points each. Treadway snared a team high 8 rebounds, while Grant Shuler and Jake Marr pulled down 6 rebounds each. Shuler dished out 5 assists.
Saturday Drew Ball, Shane Swimmer, and Noah Hicks scored 9 points each in the third quarter to break open a close game with the Bulldogs and allow the Devils to take a 59-44 win. Grant Shuler paced Swain with 16 points and 15 rebounds. Hicks finished with 11 points and 3 assists.