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 Upset Mount Airy in 1st Round
Mount Airy - The Maroon Devils used two 4th quarter touchdown runs from Chris Miller to break open a tight game and take a 14-0 first round win over Mount Airy. Frigid conditions, and solid defensive play combined to keep both offenses off of the scoreboard in the first half. In the second half it was the Devils who got their offense jump … [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...]
Devils Come From Behind To Post 7-3 Win
Waynesville-It took a strong 4th quarter for the Maroon Devils to overcome 3-0 deficit and take a 7-3 non-conference win over Tuscola. Both teams were plagued by fumbles and penalties that stalled promising drives all night. Each team had 6 fumbles on the night, enough to stagnate any offense. In the end senior Spencer McCoy came up huge for the … [Read more...]