SMC- What a ride it was for our coverage area basketball teams in 2023. From the Robbinsville girl’s unprecedented run to the Regional Finals to the Lumpkin County girl’s back-to-back state championship appearances, every time we saw one of our teams take the court you knew you were in for a show. Now that we […]
Read More »NCHSAA 1A State Playoffs SMC 2nd Round Matchups & Predictions
Round 2- Five Smoky Mountain Conference teams advanced to the second round of the NCHSAA 1A State Playoffs with first-round wins last night. Robbinsville and Cherokee girls both punched their tickets to round 2 with big wins over their opponents in round one, while the Robbinsville and Murphy boys teams had to fight all 32 […]
Read More »Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament Semi-Final Schedule
Andrews High School- Below is the Smoky Mountain Conference Schedule for Monday and Tuesday’s semi-final rounds: MONDAY: JV Boys: 5:00pm Andrews vs Hayesville Varsity Girls: 6:00pm Cherokee vs Swain Varsity Boys: 7:30pm Robbinsville vs Hayesville TUESDAY: JV Girls: 4:00pm Hayesville vs Robbinsville JV Boys: 5:00pm Robbinsville vs Murphy Varsity Girls: 6:30pm Murphy vs Robbinsville Varsity […]
Read More »Boys SMC Tournament Game-By-Game Predictions
Andrews, NC- The 2023 Smoky Mountain Conference Championship Tournament will tip off on Thursday at the Ken Solesbee Athletic Center at Andrews High School. Robbinsville Boys and Cherokee Girls will be the respected number 1 seeds in the Varsity Tournament. The Robbinsville Black Knights secured their first Smoky Mountain Conference Championship in 8 years last […]
Read More »SMC Wrestling Tournament Results: Robbinsville’s Dominance On The Mat Continues
Another year, another SMC Wrestling title for the boys from Graham County. Robbinsville showed their dominance on the mat once again this year as they took first in 10 of the 14 weight classes and had 5 other placers. All qualifying wrestlers will now have a few weeks off before competing in the NCHSAA 1A […]
Read More »Top Performances From The SMC In Round 2 Of The NCHSAA State Playoffs
With all 6 Smoky Mountain Conference teams advancing to Round 2 of the State Playoffs, we had some great performances to choose from this week. Here are the top individual performances from Round 2: Hunter Stalcup / RB / MURPHY 30 Carries / 297 Yards / 3 TDs Bryce Adams / QB / ROBBINSVILLE 8/9 […]
Read More »Smoky Mountain Conference First Round Playoff Preview
Feature photo from Haley’s Photography Smoky Mountain Conference- All 6 teams in the SMC are playoff bound, with 5 of the 6 hosting home playoff games this Friday. Let’s take a look at these matchups and see which teams have the best chance to make it to round two. Andrews Playoff Outlook- The only […]
Read More »Week 10 Western North Carolina Players of The Week
Cherokee- So. QB Tso Smith 183 Rush Yds / 4/7 Passing / 42 Pass YDs / 4 TDs / 4 Tackles / 1 INT Smith led his team to their first conference win on Friday vs Hayesville and was instrumental in the victory on both sides of the football as he contributed over 200 yards […]
Read More »Week 9 Players Of The Week In Western North Carolina
Murphy- Senior QB Cole Laney 10/11 Passing / 208 Passing Yards / 4 Passing Touchdowns Robbinsville- Sophomore RB Cooper Adams 7 Carries / 50 Rush Yards / 1 Rush TD Cherokee- Junior RB Chase Calhoun 36 Carries / 157 Rush Yards / 1 Rush TD Andrews- Senior WR Cole Anderson 4 Receptions / 107 Receiving […]
Read More »Week 6 Western North Carolina Players of The Week
Robbinsville- Black Knights Defense -9 Rushing Yards Allowed / 40 Total Yards of Offense Allowed / 3 Tackles for Loss / 1 Interception Murphy- Mason Cook 8 Total Tackles Franklin- Clayton Guynn 12 Total Tackles / 4 Receptions / 44 Rec Yards / 1 Rec TD Andrews- Bye Week Hayesville- Bye Week Cherokee- Bye Week […]
Read More »Maroon Devils Offense Struggles In 14-0 Loss To Dade County
Photo courtesy of Joanna Mcmahan Dade County Wolverines @ Swain County Maroon Devils Maroon Devils Shutout by the Wolverines Ryan Cobbett Swain County’s defense kept the Maroon Devils in the game for 48 minutes on Friday night, but the offensive production never came as they were shutout on their home turf, 14-0. The Dade […]
Read More »Maroon Devils Fall Short In Home Opener
Bryson City, NC – The Swain County Maroon Devils dropped their home opener on Friday night. They fell 21-20 to the Smoky Mountain High Mustangs. #3 Josh Collins got the scoring started for the Maroon Devils with a rushing touchdown in the second quarter. Smoky Mountain followed that with a scoring drive of […]
Read More »So Sweet! Maroon Machine Will Host Sweet 16 Matchup VS Union Academy
This Swain County baseball team is filled with some real DUDES, and these guys are working like a well oiled “Maroon Machine” right now. Last night, a Will Jenkins single up the middle allowed the Maroon Devils to jump out to an early lead in their second round playoff matchup against South Stanly, and you […]
Read More »And Then There Was One- Maroon Devils Final SMC Team Remaining In Baseball Playoffs
Smoky Mountain Conference- Four SMC baseball teams earned the right to play in the first round of the NCHSAA 1A State Playoffs on Tuesday night, but only one survived. Murphy fell 6-1 to Eastern Randolph, while Hayesville lost 3-1 to South Stanly. Swain County, however, bested a familiar foe in Hiwassee Dam by a score […]
Read More »Collins Tosses A Gem As Swain Handles Hayesville
Photos courtesy of Jenea Murphy Taylor Clay County, NC- Swain County Ace Charlie Collins continued his streak of dominance on the mound on Thursday night against Hayesville, leading his team to a 10-4 victory. Collins lasted 5 innings while only allowing 1 run off of 3 hits and striking out 9 Hayesville batters. This […]
Read More »SMC Athletes Compete In 3rd Bulldog Invitational
Murphy, NC- Murphy High School was the site of the 3rd and final Bulldog Invitational of 2022. Robbinsville, Swain, Murphy, Hiwassee Dam, The Learning Center, and Tri-County Early College all had teams competing in the meet. Swain County took center stage as they oftentimes do on the track, winning both the girl’s and boys’ meets. […]
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