Bryson City - Swain scored 92 points, good enough for 1st place, Wednesday in a home conference meet. Andrews was 2nd with 85 points, Robbinsville next with 58 points, followed by Highlands (24) and Nantahala (2). Cooper Reinert opened defense of his 2014 Pole Vault State Championship with a solid 1st in the event, clearing 12'. Reinert added … [Read more...]
Swain Has Two Named All Conference In Soccer
Bryson City - The Smoky Mountain Conference recently released their All Conference team in soccer. Two Maroon Devils were singled out for their outstanding play. Senior Jonathan Duncan and junior Cooper Reinert were selected as All Conference by the Smoky Mountain Conference for the 2014 season. Nick Callahan and Trenton Sawyer were selected … [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 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...]