As of January 14, 2025, the Andrews High School Lady Wildcats basketball team holds a 6-5 overall record, with a 1-1 standing in their conference. As the insanity of Conference season approaches on the hardwood, the Cats need just 4 more wins to post a second straight 10 win season for the first time in […]
Read More »Boys Big Smoky Mountain Conference Round Up
Photo courtesy of Joanna McMahan Boys Big SMC Standings Cherokee 2-0 (W vs Hayesville, Andrews) Andrews 1-1 (W vs Robbinsville, L vs Cherokee) Robbinsville 1-1 (W vs Murphy, L vs Andrews) Hayesville 1-1 (W vs Swain, L vs Cherokee) Murphy 0-1 (L vs Robbinsville) Swain 0-1 (L vs Hayesville) 2025 Ushers in More inter-conference Play […]
Read More »2024 TeamFYNSports SMC Media Awards
It’s time once again for the Smoky Mountain Conference Media Awards! These awards and lists differ from the lists the coach’s vote on every year. These lists and awards are given to the players that we believe made the most impact on their teams from our point of view as armchair quarterbacks. It’s just another […]
Read More »SMC Coaches All-Conference Team Released
With the 2024 season in the books, the Smoky Mountain Conference Head Coaches have released their All-Conference team. Congrats to all who made the list. Coach Of the Year Joseph Watson (Murphy) Back of the Year Cameron Clem (Murphy) Lineman of the Year Nse Uffort (Swain County) Offensive Lineman Colton […]
Read More »Playoff Predictions For Fannin County and The Smoky Mountain Conference
Round 2 Playoff Predictions- NGA & WNC FANNIN VS JEFF DAVIS The lone team remaining in our North Georgia coverage area after Lumpkin and Gilmer went down last week, Fannin County remains undefeated on the year thanks to their round 1 blowout of Vidalia. Things get tougher from this point on, as a legit […]
Read More »WNC Player of The Week – Week 8
Thank you to our Player of The Week Sponsors in North Carolina. The Autumn Ritz Team Pinkerton Home Builders Clearviews LLC Premier Aging in Place North Georgia Ford Ritz Furniture Jason Shook Nicholson Tire Center Anejo Grill Robbinsville- Tytan Teesateskie Murphy- Janthony Gooden Cherokee- Javin Garcia Hayesville- Michael Mauney Swain- Rocky Barker
Read More »Week 1 Smoky Mountain Conference Preview and Picks
Week 1 Smoky Mountain Conference Preview Murphy vs Franklin Computer Projection: Murphy -18.5 Franklin has been the thorn in the Dog’s side over the last 2 decades. Since 2002, Murphy is 6-16 vs the Panthers. Coach Brooks always seems to have something special up his sleeve for the team in Black and Gold, but […]
Read More »Smoky Mountain Conference Preseason Preview: Rankings & Awards
2024 Smoky Mountain Conference Preseason Preview Last year’s standings: Robbinsville (5-0) Swain County (4-1) Murphy (3-2) Hayesville (2-3) Cherokee (1-4) Andrews (0-5) Preseason Player of The Year: Nse Uffort (Swain) Preseason Offensive Player of The Year: Cameron Clem (Murphy) Preseason Defensive Player of The Year: Tre Graves (Hayesville) Preseason Lineman of The Year: Grady Lewis […]
Read More »Summer Combine Series: Murphy Standouts
Murphy Combine Standouts Ryan Payne (2026 WR/FS) Payne had an outstanding day at the combine. He was consistent across the leader board finishing 1st on the team in the laser 40, 3rd in the 3-cone and 4th in the Broad Jump at 8’10.5. Quick agile athlete with good top end speed. Finished […]
Read More »2024 Smoky Mountain Conference Baseball Preview
Photo courtesy of Joanna McMahan The 2024 baseball season in the Smoky Mountain Conference should be very exciting. With as young as most of these teams are this year, we should see and hear names of players that we haven’t heard of and be able to get a feel for what things will look like […]
Read More »Dominick Rummler Eclipses The 1,000-Point Mark As Murphy Advances To Round 2
Murphy, NC- Senior big-man Dominick Rummler eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career last night in the Bulldog’s first-round 80-44 playoff victory over Sugar Creek Charter School. Rummler said in a postgame interview that accomplishing this milestone was something that he always wanted, but not at the expense of his team and winning games: “All […]
Read More »2024 NCHSAA Playoff Brackets Released
The 2023-2024 NCHSAA State Playoff Brackets have been released. On the boys side of things, Cherokee, Swain, Murphy, Hiwassee Dam, Andrews and Robbinsville all have home games in round one while Hayesville boys will hit the road in the opening round. As far as the girls are concerned, Cherokee, Hiwassee Dam and Hayesville are at […]
Read More »SMC Final Standings: Cherokee Boys and Girls Claim Regular Season Conference Title, Host Conference Tournament
Photo by Joanna McMahan The Cherokee Braves and Lady Braves have had a great year so far on the hardwood, hoisting both the boy’s and girls regular season conference championship trophies. The Braves laid claim to the title thanks to last nights 74-68 victory over Robbinsville. The Lady Braves capped off their undefeated conference […]
Read More »Varsity Boys Smoky Mountain Conference Standings
Robbinsville and Cherokee sit atop the SMC standings with just a week of basketball left to play. The two meet on the hardwood February 13th in what could be the SMC regular season championship game. FULL STANDINGS
Read More »Tyler West Signs NLI, Will Join NCSU In The Fall
Photo contributed by Haley West Andrews Wildcats 3 star offensive lineman Tyler West put pen to paper today and signed his National Letter of Intent with North Carolina State University. West, a 4 year starter for Andrews High School, is the 31st ranked recruit in North Carolina, Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas selection, 2x All-Conference, […]
Read More »Changing The Culture: Lady Cats Pick Up Program Defining Win Over Robbinsville
Andrews, NC- Over the previous 4 seasons, the Andrews Lady Wildcats have a combined record of 6 wins and 80 losses. Last night, the 2023-2024 Lady Cats picked up their fifth win in just seven games with a program-defining victory in Graham County. It’s been tough sledding for Andrews women’s basketball over the previous decade. […]
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