Cherokee Defeats Carver 25-8 in First Round of Playoffs In a thrilling first-round playoff game, the Cherokee Braves emerged victorious over the Carver Jackets with a 25-8 final score, securing their spot in the next round of the playoffs. Carver received the ball first and had an initial hope of positive plays, including a rush […]
Read More »Hang The Banner! Lady Braves Win State Title With Blowout Victory Over East Columbus
Wake Forest, NC- The 1996 Women’s Basketball State Championship banner hanging in Charles George Memorial Arena just got some company, as the Lady braves added another banner to the rafters with a 74-32 running clock victory over East Columbus. The Lady Braves were hot from the opening jump, starting the game on a 21-6 first-quarter […]
Read More »Lady Braves Blank Robbinsville, Claim Sole Possesion Of First Place In SMC
Photo courtesy of Joanna McMahan Graham County, NC- The Cherokee Lady Braves volleyball team made the short trip to Graham County Tuesday night for a highly anticipated matchup between the top two teams in the Conference. Reining Conference champion Robbinsville came into the match 11-3 overall with a lone SMC loss. The Lady Braves […]
Read More »Smoky Mountain Conference Football Week 4 Predictions & Analysis
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 »Lady Braves Move To 7-2 Overall With Sweep Of Swain County- Remain Undefeated In SMC Play
(Photo from HUDL) Cherokee, NC- The Cherokee Lady Braves volleyball team has been on a tear this season. Coming in to tonight’s match vs Swain County, the Lady Braves were 6-2 overall including 2 huge victories over Pisgah (twice) and North Henderson. The Lady Braves made quick work of their SMC opponent Swain County […]
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 »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 »Smoky Mountain Conference Stat Leaders Through Week 7
With the first week of conference play under our belt, the winners are already starting to separate themselves from the pretenders. Andrews remains the lone unbeaten team in the conference, but there’s still a ton of football left to be played. Let’s take a look at the individual stat leaders in the Smoky Mountain Conference […]
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 […]
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