Bryson City - The game had all the makings of a couple of earlier losses for the Maroon Devils, as they jumped out to a big lead and then ended up seeing that lead slip away due to severe foul problems. Tuesday the Devils built a 20 point lead only to find themselves once again in deep foul trouble. This time the Devils were able to maintain … [Read more...]
Four Maroon Devils in Double Figures as Devils Top Bobcats
Bryson City - Swain placed four players in double figure scoring Tuesday as they downed Blue Ridge 70-47 in non-conference action. The Maroon Devils were paced by Zeke Bradley with 21 points, then Bradley Vestal and Brier Younce each had 11, while Seth Parker finished with 10. Swain used a balanced approach in terms of rotating players in and out … [Read more...]
Fouls, Fouls and More Fouls
Bryson City - For one of the few times in my career as a coach/journalist, Friday's game with Andrews left me totally speechless. First, it was a good game, and had the potential to have been a great game. Andrews outscored Swain 31-11 over the game's final 8 minutes to take a thrilling 81-80 conference win. As thrilling as the game was, from … [Read more...]
Maroon Devils Use Torrid 4th Quarter to Take 93-86 Win
Bryson City - The Maroon Devils opened their season and conference play last Friday with a thrilling 93-86 come from behind win over Robbinsville. The Black Knights built an 11 point lead over the 1st three quarters and entered the final period of play leading 65-54. But Swain erupted for a 39 point third quarter on their way to the win. In … [Read more...]
6 Maroon Devils Tabbed as All SMC; Blankenship Co-Coach of the Year
Bryson City - The Maroon Devils wrapped up their football season a couple of weeks ago, but just this week learned that several players have been honored by the Smoky Mountain Conference. Along with that head coach Neil Blankenship was named the Smoky Mountain Conference Co-Coach of the Year, along with David Gentry (Murphy) and Kent Briggs … [Read more...]