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    Swain @ Heritage

    There's some adjustment period, buy-in, and culture building, for sure. For the kids, the community, and the coach(es). Continue to buy in, handle the adversity, and things will come out better when it all mixes together. There's a lot of opportunity..Swain JV is 7th-9th graders and the JV...
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    Football SMC 2026

    That and general declines in our rural areas of families and school-age kids. I know of some kids opting to graduate in 3 years, not football players, but they have started on varsity sports since they were freshmen.
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    Football SMC 2026

    Through the first two games, the kids that are out there have played hard, played tough, and never given up. I hope we can focus on that and build from that. The rumors of kids quitting needs to be dispelled. It's not true. Count the numbers, look at the roster on maxpreps. Not one kid quit...
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    Football SMC 2026

    I have heard the same. It shows in their max preps stats - only 4 passes attempted from the starting QB in a 2OT game.
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    Football SMC 2026

    Pretty good recap. TCR...specifically T-W did whatever he wanted. Murphy got a late score, I think it was Davis. Swain struggled offensively. The early pick 6 was followed by a fumble inside their 20. So they were down 14-0 early. Once they flipped the field a little it calmed down, but just...
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    Football SMC 2026

    Murphy, Swain, and Robbinsville in action this evening. Their games are in that order at Asheville High.
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    Football Scrimmages

    Smoky Mountain Conference against the Mountain Athletic Conference tonight at the Buncombe County Jamboree. Murphy - TC Roberson, Swain County - AC Reynolds, Robbinsville - Erwin. I'm not entirely sure of the format. Hoping the 1A/2A boys get good looks and come out healthy and unscathed.
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    Football SMC 2026

    I thought Swain had a good day and have some things to build off, as well as areas to improve on. Staying healthy will be the biggest thing. I didn't get a great look at Rville. Their numbers are slightly better than Swain's, but they are thin too. Getting kids to turn out in general is a huge...
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    Football Scrimmages

    I've heard Princeton is doing some other activities while in the area, team building, etc.
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