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Mustangs advance to third round
Smoky Mountain advanced to the third round of the state 2-A basketball playoffs Wednesday with a 95-70 win over Mountain Heritage at the SM gym. Will Carpenter scored 26 points leading four players in double figures. Tanner Cogdill added 17 followed by Mark Thompson with 12 and Nathan Neesam with 11. The Mustangs (22-4) will… »
Mustangs win playoff opener
Smoky Mountain opened the state 2-A men’s basketball playoffs at home Monday with an 80-66 win over Owen. The Mustangs (21-4) will be at home in the second round at 7 p.m. Wednesday against Mountain Heritage, a 67-52 winner over Polk. The Lady Mustangs finished the year 14-11 with a 58-51 loss at East… »
Basketball playoffs to open Monday
Smoky Mountain’s basketball teams will open the state 2-A playoffs Monday. The Mustang men (20-4) are seeded third in the West pod and will meet 14th-seeded Owen at home at 7 p.m. The Lady Mustangs (14-10) are seeded 10th in the West. They will be at seventh-seeded East Rutherford at 6:30 p.m. Both SM teams… »
Smoky Mountain men, women advance to finals
Smoky Mountain’s men’s and women’s basketball teams reached the finals of the Western North Carolina Athletic Conference Tournament with semifinal wins Wednesday at Brevard. The Mustang men (20-3), the regular season champions, defeated North Henderson 78-56. Will Carpenter scored 16 points followed by Nathan Neesam with 15, Tanner Cogdill with 12 and Jalen Rosbor with… »
Mustangs advance in tournament
Smoky Mountain’s men’s and women’s basketball teams advanced to the semifinals of the Western North Carolina Athletic Conference Tournament with first-round wins at home Monday. The Mustang men (19-3), the regular season champions, averted West Henderson’s upset bid with a 53-46 win. Nathan Neesam and Micah Carter both scored 12 points while Tanner Cogdill added… »
Conference tournament will start Monday
Smoky Mountain’s basketball teams will open the Western North Carolina Athletic Conference Tournament at home Monday. The Lady Mustangs (12-9, 7-7) are the fourth seed and will meet fifth-seeded North Henderson (6-8) at 6 p.m. The top-seeded Mustang men (18-3, 13-1) will play eighth-seeded West Henderson (2-12) at approximately 7:30 p.m. Semifinals will be Wednesday… »
Mustangs rally past Pisgah
Smoky Mountain rallied from an 11-point deficit late in the third quarter Tuesday to defeat Pisgah 74-71 before a packed house at the SM gym. The Mustangs (17-3, 12-1) clinched at least a tie for the Western North Carolina Athletic Conference title. They will be the top seed for next week’s conference tournament as well… »
Smoky Mountain sweeps Brevard
Smoky Mountain’s basketball teams swept Brevard in Western North Carolina Athletic Conference action Friday at the SM gym. The Mustang men (16-3, 11-1) won 74-44 behind points 19 from Will Carpenter. Tanner Cogdill added 13, and Nathan Neesam had 12. The Lady Mustangs (12-7, 7-5) won 51-23 as Sarah Henson scored 18 points and Maris… »
Smoky Mountain sweeps East Henderson
Will Carpenter poured in 34 points and Tanner Cogdill had 22 Tuesday leading Smoky Mountain to an 80-64 men’s basketball victory at East Henderson. The Mustangs (15-3, 10-1) remained in first place in the Western North Carolina Athletic Conference. The Lady Mustangs (11-7, 6-5) rallied from a 14-point deficit in the first half to win… »
Mustangs defeat Franklin
Smoky Mountain’s men’s basketball team avenged its only Western North Carolina Athletic Conference loss of the season with a 55-48 win Friday at Franklin. Will Carpenter scored 14 points for the Mustangs (14-3, 9-1). Jalen Rosbor and Mark Thompson both added 10. Franklin pulled away down the stretch to win the women’s game 67-51. Sarah… »
