Maroon Devils Hold Off Pesky Mustangs in Opener
Bryson City – The Maroon Devil basketball team opened their season on Tuesday as they hosted Smoky Mountain. Swain grabbed the lead midway through the first quarter and held it for the remainder of the game. In the end the Devils held off a Mustang comeback attempt to take a 64-58 win. The Maroon Devils […]
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Devils Hot Start Leads to 83-72 Win Over Braves
Cherokee – The Maroon Devils used a torrid 1st quarter to build a double digit lead on the way to a 83-72 conference win over Cherokee on Thursday. Swain ran out to a 27-14 lead over the games first eight minutes. For the game the Devils shot over 50% from the field and controlled the […]
Devils Big 1st Quarter Leads to Win
Bryson City – For the second straight game the Maroon Devils used an explosive first quarter to run out to a big lead. And for the second straight time it would be a lead that they would hold onto for the remainder of the game. After starting the first 8 minutes with a 17-4 run, […]
Maroon Devils Shock 1st Place Knights
Bryson City – The Maroon Devils pulled off a stunning upset Thursday of first place Robbinsville. It was a game that featured just about everything. Swain jumped out to an early lead only to see it evaporate in the second half before holding off a furious rally down the stretch to record the 71-67 win. […]
Strong 2nd Half Pushes Devils to 65-36 Win
Bryson City – The Maroon Devils overcame a sluggish first half to down visiting Highlands 68-36. Swain outscored Highlands 22-8 in the third quarter to pull away after leading 24-20 at the half. Junior Forward Josiah Glaspie paced all scorers with a game high 22 points. Glaspie scored 16 of his 22 in the second […]
Cherokee Tops Devils in SMC Play
Bryson City – The visiting Cherokee Braves used a potent 3rd quarter, where they outscored the Devils 19-10 to gain the lead in the two teams conference matchup Wednesday. From there they would go on to post a 70-63 win over Swain. Cherokee’s Tso Smith scored 9 of his game high 21 points in the […]