Tickets for Saturday's 1AA State Championship game may be purchased for $9 at Swain County High School, through 10 o'clock Friday morning, or online from the NCHSAA here. Swain will be designated the visiting team for the game, however Swain fans should enter and sit in the WEST section of the stadium, which is technically the home side for NC … [Read more...]

Swain signal caller Raymius Smith is closing on a feat that most at Swain High thought would never be touched.  When Heath Shuler stood under center for the Maroon Devils every record he set, which is every passing record for season and career, most thought would never be broken. Now 14 games into the 2012 season, Smith is only 5 touchdown passes … [Read more...]

The Western Regional Finals will be a "Maroon Out".  All Maroon Devil fans should wear maroon and be ready to fully participate in the game, insuring that the Devils have home field advantage against Monroe. Maroon Devil fans should be at State Championship level, which is exactly what is at stake for Swain County.  A win will put them in the … [Read more...]

No one could have guessed that the Maroon Devils would have the season they have had so far.  Offensively the Devils have shattered records at an amazing pace.  The primary beneficiary of the Devils offensive output has been kicker Colyn Petty.  Petty shattered the season mark for extra points made a few weeks ago, now he is just adding to the … [Read more...]

Matthew Maennle has had a banner year by anyone's standard.  He has already set school records for his career numbers.  Maennle and fellow receiver Greg Tisho both went over 1000 yards receiving on the season, becoming only the 2nd and 3rd receivers to do so in school history. Maennle now is only 1 touchdown shy of the WNC record for touchdown … [Read more...]