Bryson City - Swain High's Jordan Cody was selected to the Asheville-Citizen Times' All WNC Football Team for the 2014 season. Cody, a junior, was named as First Team Special Teams Player on the All WNC List. Cody earned All-Smoky Mountain Conference honors after returning 16 punts for 368 yards and four touchdowns (an average of 23.0 yards per … [Read more...]
Resilient Maroon Devils Win on Road Downing Whiteville 35-24
Whiteville - The Maroon Devils proved to be resilient in their win over Whiteville on Friday. Whiteville entered the contest as the #3 seed in the West, and featured one of the best running backs in the 1A ranks. Swain, on the other hand, appeared to be stumbling into the third round following a poor performance against Avery. The Maroon Devils … [Read more...]
Maroon Devils Advance With Sloppy 28-14 Win
Bryson City - Raider owner Al Davis used to say "Just win baby". Friday's win by the Maroon Devils was one that, perhaps only, Al Davis could love. In a game that featured 11 combined turnovers and a whopping 193 of combined penalty yardage the Devils took a 28-14 win to advance to the 3rd round of the NCHSAA 1AA Playoffs. Jordan Cody put the … [Read more...]
Maroon Devils Roll to Impressive 56-36 Win
Bryson City - Halloween is usually a night where strange things happen, and that certainly was the case in the Maroon Devils 56-36 win over Rosman. Going into the game the Maroon Devil defense had not yielded 35 points in their previous three conference wins combined. While the defenses suffered Friday the offenses were down right … [Read more...]
Maroon Devils Rush Past Hayesville
Bryson City - The Maroon Devils got back to basics Friday rushing for a season high 347 yards on 47 carries, on their way to an impressive 37-14 Homecoming win over Hayesville. Senior Spencer McCoy rushed for a season high 142 yards on 13 carries, Chris Miller added 73 yards on 9 carries and scored a pair of touchdowns. Swain's diversified … [Read more...]