Feature photo courtesy of Haley’s Photography It’s crazy to think that we are already 1/3 of the way through the season, but here we are staring down the barrel of week 4. All six Smoky Mountain Conference teams are set to play tomorrow night, and we are about to take a deep dive into each […]
Read More »TeamFYNSports All-Area Basketball Awards & Honors
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 »Panther Turned Catamount: Franklin’s Ty Handley Signs To Play Football At WCU
Cullowhee, NC- Franklin Panther standout Running back and Linebacker, Ty Handley, has signed his National Letter of Intent to continue his academic and athletic career at Western Carolina University in the Fall. In 10 games this season, Handley amassed nearly 1,000 rushing yards and 13 total touchdowns out of the backfield. Handley also tacked on […]
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 »2022 TeamFYNSports Smoky Mountain Conference Football Media Awards & All SMC Teams
2022 was a year to remember for the Smoky Mountain Conference on the Gridiron. From Andrews historic undefeated regular season, to Hayesville advancing to the third round of the playoff since 2013, to all 6 conference teams securing a first-round playoff victory, the parity in the Conference this year was unlike any other in recent […]
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 »Devils Shutout Jackets, Force Three Way Tie For First In SMC
Bryson City- Maroon Devils Ace Charlie Collins was nearly un-hittable last night against Hayesville, and his performance on the mound helped the Maroon Devils come away with a 4-0 victory and jump into a three way tie for first place in the Smoky Mountain Conference. The Swain County offense combined for 9 hits on the […]
Read More »SMC Standings & Leaders Through Week 4
We are now (give-or-take) 4 weeks into the NCHSAA high school baseball season and it’s time to take a look at how things are shaking out in the Smoky Mountain Conference. The weather has made it difficult for some teams in our area to get games in, but all teams have played at least 4 […]
Read More »Maroon Devils Headed To SMC Championship Game Behind Hyatt’s Fourth Quarter Performance
Bryson City- Swain and Robbinsville took center-stage on Tuesday night for a Smoky Mountain Conference tournament semi-final matchup. Swain County’s Cooper Hyatt caught fire in the fourth quarter, and helped the Maroon Devils come away with a 66-61 victory. Donnavin Groenwald and Isaiah Collins led the Maroon Devils in scoring, dropping 15 a piece. Brock […]
Read More »Franklin upset bid falls short, season ends in first round of playoffs
Franklin vs. King’s Mountain 11/5/21 By Randall Koenig On a cold but clear night, with the temperature 42 degrees, the players were ready for their match at John Gamble Stadium. Franklin won the coin toss and defered to the second half. After a short opening drive by the Mountaineers, they were forced to punt […]
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