Andrews - Rosman outscored Swain 28-20 over the first 8 minutes of their first round matchup Thursday. From there the Tigers held Swain at bay as they posted a 89-84 win to advance to the 2nd round of the SMC Tournament. Swain will not wait a full week to see what their playoff fate will be. Phinehas Little paced Swain with 21 points, while … [Read more...]
Maroon Devils End Regular Season With A 62-56 Win
Bryson City - Swain pulled away in the second and third quarters Tuesday on their way to a regular season ending 62-56 win over visiting Andrews. After leading by one at the end of the first quarter, the Devils outscored Andrews by 11 over the next 16 minutes to build a 12 point lead going into the fourth quarter. Swain then held Andrews off down … [Read more...]
Devils Hold Off Highlands To Take 68-58 Win
Highlands - The Maroon Devils bolted to a 31-18 halftime lead, only to see it evaporate in the third quarter. In the end the Devils pulled away in the fourth quarter by outscoring Highlands 24-16 over the final 8 minutes and take the 68-58 road win. Grant Shuler paced Swain with a team high 23 points, to go along with 11 rebounds. 3 steals and … [Read more...]
Panthers Buzzer Beater Downs Devils 56-54
Bryson City - Swain raced out to an early lead outscoring the Panthers 12-6 in the first quarter, but couldn't make it stand up as Franklin downed the Devils 56-54. Silas Raby finished with 10 points, but none were more important than the last 2 points, as it was Raby who hit a driving layup with 3.3 seconds left to give the Panthers the … [Read more...]
Shuler’s 30 Not Enough As Devils Fall 82-75
Bryson City - It was a career night for sophomore Grant Shuler. Shuler connected on 6 three point baskets on the way to a career high 30 points. Robbinsville pulled out to a 6 point lead in the first half and maintained that throughout much of the second half. At one point the Devils pulled within 5, but Cruz Galaviz connected on a three to put … [Read more...]