The Hayesville girls basketball team held on late to earn a 38-37 win against Highlands on Monday, Jan. 6, at home. This was the first of three games this week for Hayesville and a great chance for them to get their week started on a good note. The Lady Yellow Jackets have been struggling at […]
Read More »Weekly Yellow Jackets review and preview
Let’s take a look at the Hayesville Yellow Jackets previous week from 12/30 – 1/05. The Yellow Jackets finally got a well deserved holiday break after playing in the very competitive Battle of the States tournament. Head coach Michael Cottrell gave the team a rare weekday off but with only one game on the schedule […]
Read More »Weekly Lady Yellow Jackets review and preview
Let’s take a look at the Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets previous week from 12/30-1/05. The Lady Yellow Jackets finally got a well deserved holiday break after playing in the very competitive Battle of the States tournament. Head Coach Chad McClure gave the team a practice or two off and said his team would focus on […]
Read More »Hayesville boys earn win against rival Towns Co.
The Hayesville boys basketball team managed to redeem a loss to Towns Co. a week ago by taking down the Indians 52-48 on Saturday, Jan. 4, in Hayesville. Junior Hayden McClure led the Yellow Jackets in the first quarter with five points. Despite that, Towns Co. led 13-12 at the end of the first quarter […]
Read More »Hayesville girls earn second win against Towns Co.
The Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets hosted the Towns Co. Lady Indians on Saturday, Jan.4, and used a strong all-around performance to earn a 46-37 victory. Hayesville has been plagued with slow offensive starts in recent weeks. That was not the case this week as the Lady Yellow Jackets put up 15 first-quarter points. By holding […]
Read More »Weekly Hayesville Yellow Jacket review/preview
Let’s start by taking a look at the Hayesville Yellow Jackets’ previous week. Dec. 22 through Dec. 28, the Yellow Jackets participated in the annual Battle of the States Christmas tournament hosted by Towns Co. High in Hiwassee. The Yellow Jackets played in three very tough, highly-competitive games. The Yellow Jackets finished the tournament 2-1, […]
Read More »Weekly Hayesville Lady Yellow Jacket review/preview
Let’s start by taking a look at the Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets’ previous week. Dec.22 through Dec. 28, the Lady Yellow Jackets participated in the annual Battle of the States Christmas Tournament hosted by Towns Co. High in Hiawassee. The Lady Yellow Jackets played in three very tough, highly-competitive games. They finished the tournament 1-2 […]
Read More »Yellow Jackets stunned in upset loss to Towns Co.
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets (6-1, 4-0) played the Towns Co. Indians (6-3) in the semifinal round of the Battle of States Tournament on Thursday evening, Dec. 26th. The Indians of Towns Co. were fired up early and one could tell how important the game was to them. They outworked and played a little bit harder […]
Read More »Hayesville wins in round one of the Battle of the States
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets (5-1, 4-0 Big Smoky Mountains 1-A) played the Polk Co. Wildcats (7-1) out of Tennessee in the first round of the Battle of States Tournament on Thursday evening, Dec. 26th. Hayesville did not have an ideal start to the game, and Polk’s guards appeared to surprise the Yellow Jacket defenders. That […]
Read More »Hayesville Lady Jackets lose a tough one but character shows through
The Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets (4-2, 3-1 Big Smoky Mountain 1-A) played against the Hokes Bluff Lady Eagles (9-5) on Thursday, Dec 26th. It was the first round in the Battle of the States Tournament hosted by Towns Co. The Lady Jackets have won this tournament before and head coach Chad McClure knows the challenges […]
Read More »The Yellow Jackets weekly review and preview
Let’s start by taking a look at the Hayesville Yellow Jackets previous week, Dec.16th through Dec.21st. The Yellow Jackets played in a pair of important conference games and went 2-0 to remain undefeated in conference play. To begin the week, Hayesville played at Murphy in a tough game, and the opposing Bulldogs came out hot. […]
Read More »Hayesville Lady Yellow Jacket weekly review and preview
Let’s start by taking a look at the Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets previous week. Dec.16th through Dec.21st, the Lady Yellow Jackets played some very tough competition. They came out of the week with a 1-1 record and their young team showed they have quite a bit of fight in them. Their first game of the […]
Read More »Hayesville Yellow Jackets continue their stellar play
On Friday, December 20th the Robbinsville Black Knights (0-1, 0-0) less than a week off their state championship in football traveled to Hayesville to take on the Yellow Jackets (4-1, 3-0). Head coach Mike Cottrell told me pregame due to their extended run in the playoffs they had played only one game. He said they […]
Read More »Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets fight back in overtime thriller for the win
On Friday, December 20th the Robbinsville Lady Black Knights (2-0, 0-0) traveled to Clay county to take on the host school the Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets (3-2, 2-1). The Lady Knights had yet to really get into their schedule due to the school’s football team having an extended playoff run. This was their first conference […]
Read More »Hayesville Yellow Jackets earn tough win at Murphy
On Thursday night the Hayesville Yellow Jackets (2-1, 1-0) took the trip across the county line to take on their bitter rivals the Murphy Bulldogs (2-1, 1-0). This game had several interesting story lines. Hayesville was looking to avenge last year’s loss when the Bulldogs shocked them in the conference tournament semifinal. The Bulldogs were […]
Read More »Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets fall to the Murphy Lady Bulldogs
On Thursday night, Dec. 19, the Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets (2-1, 1-0 Big Smoky Mountain 1-A) took the trip across the county line to take on their bitter rivals, the Murphy Lady Bulldogs (3-0, 1-0). The game was an interesting matchup as the only conference loss Murphy took last year was against Hayesville. The first […]
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