BRYSON CITY - The Maroon Devils rode the arm of Raymius Smith to a season high in points friday as they downed Andrews 56-19. For the second straight week the Devils had over 40 points at halftime, this time building a 49-13 halftime advantage. Smith threw for a season high 279 yards on 11 of 19 passes which inclueded 3 touchdowns. While it was … [Read more...]
Devils Score 35 In 2nd To Take 48-6 Homecoming Win
BRYSON CITY - The Maroon Devils used an explosive 2nd quarter that saw them score 35 unanswered points to take a 48-6 win over Chereokee on Friday. Swain used a potent rushing attack that saw 10 different players rush for postive yardage on the night. On the defensive side Swain limited Cherokee to only 21 yards rushing on 21 attempts. Swain … [Read more...]
Devils Move To 2-0 In SMC Play With 28-21 Win
HAYESVILLE - Swain got off to a roaring start, and then had to hold off a Yellow Jacket comeback to record their second SMC win last Friday. The Devils jumped out to a 14-0 lead before many people had found their seats. But Hayesville rallied back behind senior Caleb Nuckolls. Nuckolls threw 2 touchdown passes to tie the game at 14 heading into … [Read more...]
Smith Goes Over 5000 Yards For Career
HAYESVILLE - Swain's Raymius Smith went over the 5000 yard passing mark for his career in the Devils 28-21 win over Hayesville this past Friday. In that game Smith was 12 of 23 for 82 yards and a touchdown. For his combined career at both Cherokee and Swain Smith is now 286 of 491 for 5023 yards with 64 touchdowns and only 23 interceptions. At … [Read more...]
Devils Take OT Thriller To Open Conference Play
ROBBINVSILLE - The hype and hoopla surrounding Friday's showdown between unbeaten Robbinsville and defending SMC Champion Swain was all it was made out to be. In the end 4 quarters just wouldn't do it justice so the teams had to settle it in overtime. Swain got a 1 yard touchdown run from Spencer McCoy after stopping Robbinsvlle in the intial … [Read more...]