The Hayesville Yellow Jackets hosted the defending state champions, the Robbinsville Black Knights last night for their homecoming game. The Yellow Jackets got off to a great start in the game and actually took an early lead. The Black Knights offensive and defensive lines were just too dominating in the game though. They had taken […]
Read More »Early Miscues Result in Season Opening Loss for Hayesville
.The Hayesville Yellow Jackets football team played in their first football game of the year last night. They hosted the Franklin Panthers at home to open the season. First off it is great just to be able to play football this year for North Carolina athletes. With that said basketball and football had multiple weeks […]
Read More »Hayesville Yellow Jacket Football Preview
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets are getting ready to embark on a spring full contact football season for the first time in North Carolina history. The Yellow Jackets will be led by Head Coach Chad McClure coming into his second season as coach. The Yellow Jackets are also coming off their first winning season in over […]
Read More »Hayesville Comeback Falls Just Short
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets hosted the Mountain Island Charter Raptors in a second-round playoff matchup Thursday night. The Yellow Jackets had one of their worst shooting nights they had all season but somehow managed to stay within striking distance throughout the game. Finally seeing some shots start to fall in the fourth quarter the comeback […]
Read More »Hayesville Round 2 Playoff Preview
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets will be hosting the Mountain Island Charter Raptors. The Yellow Jackets coming off a 70-65 first-round win will be looking to continue their playoff run. Mountain Island beat their first-round opponent handily, winning 72-46 over Chatham Charter. Once again we see Hayesville a traditional public school taking on a charter/prep/private […]
Read More »Hayesville Yellow Jackets Win 1st Round Thriller
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets hosted a 1st round playoff game Tuesday night. While they got to be the home team, the state did them no favors, drawing six-time state champions Winston Salem Prep Phoenix in the first-round matchup. While the Phoenix may have had better individual athletes and significantly more size, Hayesville had the better […]
Read More »Hayesville Yellow Jacket Playoff Round 1 Preview
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets have secured the #2 seed in the west. They will play host in a very intriguing 1st round matchup. Their opponent? Winston Salem Preparatory Academy. Quite a draw for a first round playoff game, but that’s the way it goes especially amidst the Covid season we are in. Only 32 teams […]
Read More »Epic Comeback Equals Undefeated Season
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets played the Swain Maroon Devils in Bryson city Thursday night. The Yellow Jackets were chasing history looking to become only the second team in Hayesville history to play a regular season undefeated. It looked like Hayesville would fall short of this goal entering the fourth quarter down 55-42. Yet playing the […]
Read More »Lady Yellow Jacket Lose in Season Finale
The Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets played at the Swain Lady Devils in their last game of the season on Thursday evening. Hayesville and Swain, both likely already out of playoff contention, did not play like two teams whose seasons were coming to an end. Both teams played hard for four full quarters. The game came […]
Read More »Yellow Jackets Win Big in Final Home Game
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets hosted the Rosman Tigers in their final home game of the regular season. The Yellow Jackets came into this game with a conference championship already clinched but they are now chasing after an undefeated season. Hayesville was obviously the superior team in this matchup winning 85-24. The first quarter of […]
Read More »Lady Jackets Fall in Final Home Game
The Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets hosted the Rosman Lady Tigers in their last home game of the season. The Lady Yellow Jackets played very well and went toe to toe with Rosman for the entire game. Hayesville had multiple opportunities to take a late lead and steal a win. Yet it was difficult to overcome […]
Read More »Hayesville Clinches Conference Championship
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets took their undefeated record into what many thought would be a tough away game on Tuesday evening. Away games are always tough in the SMC and their opponent Andrews looked ready to give the Yellow Jackets all they had. Andrews though could not have been prepared for what they ended up […]
Read More »Lady Yellow Jackets Overcome Sluggish Start
The Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets traveled to Cherokee county to take on the Andrews Lady WIldcats in a midweek game. The Lady Yellow Jackets struggled early in the game offensively while Andrews made several contested three point looks. Hayesville overcame their early struggles to overwhelm the Lady Wildcats who simply could not keep up. The […]
Read More »Lady Yellow Jackets Lose to Murphy
The Hayesville Lady Yellow hosted the Murphy Lady Bulldogs on Friday evening in a conference matchup. The Lady Yellow Jackets played the Lady Bulldogs tough and after getting down early played with them for much of the game. Ultimately though the Lady Bulldogs were too much for Hayesville, pulling away in the fourth quarter winning […]
Read More »High Scoring 2nd Quarters Propels Yellow Jackets to Victory
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets traveled to the western most geographically located school in the state, Hiwassee Dam. This Friday matchup against the host Eagles while being non conference still meant a lot for the Yellow Jackets. Hayesville was looking to continue on their undefeated streak and build momentum going into the second half of their […]
Read More »Hayesville Boys Get Big Win Now in Poll Position in Conference
The Hayesville Yellow Jackets hosted the Swain Maroon Devils in a big conference matchup on Tuesday night. This game marked the halfway point in conference play. With Swain in second and Hayesville in first with a one game lead, this game was to decide who might be the top team in the conference. It was […]
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