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Cooper Hyatt
Hannah Styles
hstyles@thesmokymountaintimes.com
Swain girls’ varsity basketball took home a win against the Blue Ridge Bobcats last Tuesday in Cashiers. The Lady Devils finished the game with an impressive 72-41 win.
Top scorers for the game were Mazie Helpman with 17 points, Savana Smith with 14, Haileigh Woodard and Kiersten Smith both with 10 points.
“Starting the season with only four players that have logged heavy varsity minutes we have gotten off to a slow start with a 2-2 record. This team is showing leadership and maturity across the board which is helping us to steadily improve game to game,” Coach Joshua Griffth said. “I am proud of the strides we have taken as a team in just our first four games, as the season progresses the Swain County Lady Devils are going to be a fun team to watch.”
Lady Devils vs. Franklin
Unfortunately, the Lady Devils just couldn’t take the win away from the Panthers at Franklin on Friday, losing 51-39. Highest scoring players were Savana Smith with 13 points and Maddie Spates with nine.
Maroon Devils
Last week, the Maroon Devils took on the Blue Ridge Bobcats in Cashiers on Tuesday and the Franklin Panthers at Franklin on Friday.
Swain dominated the Bobcats by 56 points with a final score of 80-24 and all 15 Devils in the game scored. Highest scoring players were Isaiah Collins with 14 points, Andrew Kitchens with 12, Carter Kirkland with 11, and Cooper Hyatt with 10 points.
Swain vs. Franklin
On Friday, the boys fell to the Franklin Panthers after beating them just over a week ago at home. In the first quarter Swain scored 17 points but Franklin got 24.
At halftime, the Panthers were leading the Devils by 16 points with a score of 54-38 and after the half Swain scored 20 to Franklin’s 22 and in the final quarter Swain seemed to lose steam only scoring 8 to the Panther’s 19 points, ending the game with a 95-66 loss.