Bryson City – It took overtime but in the end the Devils prevailed by the score of 85-73 over the visiting Hayesville Yellow Jackets on Tuesday. The two teams tied at 70 at the end of regulation. Swain outscored the Jackets 15-3 in the extra period to take the win. The game went back and forth throughout and featured 8 ties and 15 lead changes. Hayesville’s Josh Cottrell, kept his team in the game, finishing with a game high 34 points to go along with 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
Evan Bradley took over for Swain in the overtime period, Bradley scored 8 of his team high 21 points in the extra period. Bradley also finished with a game high 12 assists. Zeke Bradley had 16 points, Clayton Catolster 14, and Brier Younce and Phinehas Little each had 12 for the Devils. Little had 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Box Score:
Hayesville (7-5, 1-4 )
Trey Anderson 1-2 0-0 2, Dwain Cook 5-11 0-0 13, Lucas Barolet 3-7 0-0 6, Josh Cottrell 11-27 5-7 34, Colton Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Nathan Barolet 3-5 0-1 8, Clayton McClure 3-11 0-0 9. Totals 26-63 5-8 72
Maroon Devils (12-1, 5-0 )
Evan Bradley 7-14 6-6 21, Darren Blankenship 1-3 2-4 5, Brier Younce 4-5 1-2 12, Brett Treadway 2-3 1-3 5, Zeke Bradley 6-10 4-7 16, Seth Parker 0-0 0-0 0, Phinehas Little 6-14 0-0 12, Clayton Catolster 4-8 4-4 14. Totals 30-57 18-26 85
| SCORE BY PERIODS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT1 | TOTAL |
| Hayesville | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 73 |
| Maroon Devils | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 85 |
FG%: Hayesville .413, Maroon Devils .517. 3-pt FG:Hayesville 15-43 (Anderson 0-1, Cook 3-9, Barolet 0-2, Cottrell 7-19, Barolet 2-4, McClure 3-8), Maroon Devils 7-17 (TEAM 0-1, Bradley 1-4, Blankenship 1-2, Younce 3-3, Little 0-3, Catolster 2-4). Rebounds: Hayesville 30 (Cottrell 9), Maroon Devils 34 (Little 8). Fouls Hayesville 20, Maroon Devils 10. Fouled out: Barolet . Technical: Maroon Devils Coach. Assists: Hayesville 25 (TEAM 7), Maroon Devils 29 (Bradley 12). Steals: Hayesville 12 (TEAM 6), Maroon Devils 18 (TEAM 7). Blocked shots: Hayesville 0, Maroon Devils 1 (Bradley 1). Turnovers: Hayesville 21, Maroon Devils 15. Attendance: 0.
