Bryson City – The Maroon Devils wrapped up their football season a couple of weeks ago, but just this week learned that several players have been honored by the Smoky Mountain Conference. Along with that head coach Neil Blankenship was named the Smoky Mountain Conference Co-Coach of the Year, along with David Gentry (Murphy) and Kent Briggs (Cherokee).
Swain had 6 member of the All Smoky Mountain Conference team, along with 8 more who were named as Honorable Mention All Smoky Mountain Conference.
On the All Conference list were seniors Will Paul, Ice Littlejohn, Brodie Bowman, Brier Younce and Holden Petty. Joining them was junior Nolan Brown.
Named as Honorable Mention were: Tanner Wiggins, Logan Loftis, Wren Gunter, Chase Hughes, Nick Millsaps, Hunter Burrell, Ian Brooks, and Bryce Sain.