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Maroon Devils fall to Robbinsville on last-second field goal; coach cites penalties, turnovers
Summary
Swain County Schools' Maroon Devils lost to Robbinsville on a game-ending field goal. Head coach Sherman Hull praised the players' effort, flagged penalties, turnovers and kicking-game miscues as decisive, and previewed an upcoming road game at Haysville.
The Maroon Devils lost to Robbinsville on a last-second field goal in a close, physical game, Maroon Devils head coach Sherman Hull said in a postgame interview.
Hull said the team “played their tails off” but that late-game miscues — specifically penalties, turnovers and problems in the kicking game — cost Swain County Schools’ Maroon Devils the win. “We were a little sloppy in the penalty game. We had some penalties that really showed up at bad times for us and then a couple of turnovers that really killed us,” he said.
Hull described the contest as the kind of physical matchup the schools expect…
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