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...]
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...]
Devils Blank Wildcats 42-0
Andrews - The Maroon Devils got down right defensive Friday night in notching a 42-0 win over Andrews. Swain exploded for 21 unanswered second quarter points to build a commanding 28-0 halftime lead. Offensively the Devils got 3 touchdowns, but got 3 more from defense and special teams, and had one defensive touchdown called back. Angel Bowers … [Read more...]
Swain Advances With 56-31 Win
BRYSON CITY - Swain used a 42 point first half to cruise to a 56-31 win over East Wilkes in the 1st round of the NCHSAA 1AA playoffs. The Maroon Devils scored 14 points before many of the small crowd of less than a 1000 had settled into their seats. Junior Spencer McCoy ran 29 yards on one of his only two carries of the game, for the Devils first … [Read more...]