The Hayesville Yellow Jackets played the most important game in over a decade for their program. They played a regional final, just the third in school history and only the 12th in conference history. Only three teams have won a regional final to earn a trip to the state championship in Smoky Mountain Conference history. […]
Read More »ELITE Yellow Jackets Win in ELITE 8
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets played in an Elite 8 for the first time since their 2011-2012 season. The last time the Yellow Jackets went this far it ended in a loss, but not last night. Hayesville showed some nerves early but after the first quarter and the team settled down some, Hayesville would control the […]
Read More »Hayesville Dominates in Sweet 16 Advancing to the Elite 8
This season, the Hayesville Yellow Jackets are a team on a mission, especially in the playoffs. Anyone that gets in the way is simply getting run over tonight. Carolina International was the unfortunate opponent in the way. What happened? They got ran over; the Yellow Jackets made a statement winning their sweet sixteen matchup 83-47. […]
Read More »Yellow Jackets Dominate in 2nd Round
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets once again showed why they are the #1 seed in the NCHSAA boys basketball playoffs. An excellent Corvian team came to town Thursday riding a 12 game win streak but couldn’t come close to matching Hayesvilles’s effort. The Yellow Jackets were in total control of the game for all four quarters […]
Read More »Hayesville Cruises in 1st Round Playoff Win
Hayesville was back to 0-0 in the record books, or that is at least what many would say when a team starts the playoffs. Throw away the records because it is win or go home in the playoffs. The Yellow Jackets looked very familiar to the team we saw go 22-0 in the regular season. […]
Read More »NCHSAA Basketball Playoff Brackets Released
The NCHSAA has released its preliminary brackets for both boys and girls basketball. Brackets will not be finalized until about 3:00 pm today, when the NCHSAA has given time for schools to report if corrections are necessary. Typically there are very few, if any, changes. TeamFYNSports will go live on fyntv.com, Facebook, and Twitter later […]
Read More »Yellow Jackets Dominate in SMC Tournament Final
On Friday night, the Hayesville Yellow Jackets had a tough matchup in the SMC tournament final. The Yellow Jackets were matched up with Swain, and it was the fourth time they have played already this season. Their first matchup at Hayesville went to overtime, with the Yellow Jackets pulling it out. Then the last two […]
Read More »Hayesville Boys Battle Adversity to Advance to SMC Finals
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets faced some adversity Monday night with some difficult refereeing. Foul trouble plagued Yellow Jacket star Kolbe Ashe and had him at his season-low in minutes against good competition. Hayesville battled for four quarters, though, and even without their star point guard for much of the game, found a win. A big […]
Read More »Ashe and Mctaggart Lead the Way in Big Senior Night Win
The Hayesville Yellow Jacket boys team made history on Friday night. It was senior night, and Hayesville honored Kolbe Ashe and Jake Mctaggart in a pregame ceremony. Shortly after that, the game tipped off, and the two seniors put on a show in their final regular-season game at Hayesville. The Yellow Jackets were in control […]
Read More »Lady Yellow Jackets Come Up Short on Senior Night
The Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets came out and played tough on senior night against Robbinsville Tuesday evening. The Lady Yellow Jackets honored four seniors Lila Payne, Cecelia Jones, Kaylee Leatherwood, and Breanna Cothren. All four players started alongside Junior Lila Roberts in the game. Robbinsville showed why they are ranked top in the state, though, […]
Read More »Hayesville Wins Big Over Cherokee
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets boys team gave the home crowd plenty of excitement on Monday night. Taking on Cherokee for the second game in a row, the Braves put a scare into the Yellow Jackets in the first half. Cherokee held a first-quarter lead and carried it into the second quarter. Hayesville would dominate the […]
Read More »Lady Yellow Jackets Fall at Home to Cherokee
The Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets had a challenging task taking on the Cherokee Lady Braves for the second game in a row. Unfortunately for Hayesville, last night’s game was eerily similar to the one played on Friday. The Hayesville offense couldn’t score the way they needed to, to keep up with Cherokee. At the same […]
Read More »Yellow Jackets Stifle the Braves
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets boys team is getting every team left on their schedule’s best shot every time they play. The Bullseye on their back keeps getting bigger as everyone wants to take down the #1 in the state-ranked Yellow Jackets. Cherokee pushed Hayesville and even got it down to five points at one point […]
Read More »Lady Yellow Jackets Lose at Cherokee
The Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets played in a challenging game Friday night at top ten ranked Cherokee. The Lady Braves have been near the top of the state rankings all year and also are the only conference opponent to take down the conference champion Lady Murphy Bulldogs. As they have much of the year, Hayesville […]
Read More »Hayesville Boys Wins Crazy Game at Swain
The Hayesville boys basketball team’s incredible ride continues as the Yellow Jackets beat Swain Tuesday evening. It was an insane environment playing at Swain with multiple adult and student fans from Swain getting thrown out of the game. One of Swain’s best players also got two technicals resulting in his ejection. Hayesville championship composure showed […]
Read More »Hayesville Girls Comeback Comes Up Short at Swain
On Tuesday evening, the Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets traveled to play at the Swain. The Lady Yellow Jackets struggled in the first quarter and allowed the Lady Maroon Devils to build an early lead. The Lady Yellow Jackets had a similarly rough start to the second half, allowing Swain to stretch their lead out again […]
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