Gary Ayers will sit down for a conversation with head Swain Coach Neil Blankenship Thursday evening at 6 o'clock, an event that will be carried LIVE here on the Maroon Devils Network.  So be sure and tune in, just like you do for our other LIVE events to hear what Coach Blankenship's thoughts are as they head into this State Championship … [Read more...]

Swain's Jacob Wildcatt, along with Murphy's Kenton Braswell were named the WNC Co-Players of the Week for their efforts in their team's wins last Friday night. Braswell rushed for 217 yards as the Bulldogs downed Albemarle for the 2nd year in a row to advance to the State 1A Championship game. Wildcatt recorded 8 tackles, a sack, and forced 2 … [Read more...]

The Maroon Devils punched their ticket for a shot at their 9th State Championship in football last friday with a 28-21 win over Monroe.  For Swain it is a chance to win back to back titles for only the second time in school history ('88 & '89, followed by '90), but it didn't come easy for the State's top ranked team. In almost a mirror image … [Read more...]

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...]

BRYSON CITY, NC What a thrilling game we Maroon Devil Fans got to experience on Friday night, an experience that we would rather not have again this season. The games first quarter stared out wit good back and forth competition on both sides of the ball. However, the second quarter was a totally different ball game, Monroe jumped up 21 points on … [Read more...]