North Carolina High School Basketball - Swain County thwarted by Smoky Mountain
January 24, 2018: Sylva, NC 28779 The Swain County Maroon Devils basketball team (Bryson City, NC), dropped 78-63 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Smoky Mountain Mustangs (Sylva, NC)
The Mustangs now possess a 9-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hendersonville for a Mountain Six 2A battle on Friday, January 26. Smoky Mountain will confront a Bearcats team coming off a 66-51 non-league win over West Henderson (Hendersonville, NC). The Bearcats record now stands at 13-5.
The Maroon Devils (8-9) will now prepare for their battle against Andrews (Andrews, NC). The Wildcats come into the Smoky Mountain - Big 1A battle with a 6-11 record. In their last battle, Andrews dropped by Murphy (Murphy, NC), 55-47, in a league battle.