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Yeika Jimenez (left) stretches to block a tip by Murphy’s Torin Rogers during Oct. 7’s conference match. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Lady Knights unable to vanquish Murphy

Kevin Hensley

Friday, October 15, 2021

Robbinsville – Things didn’t go according to plan. The Robbinsville Lady Knights (16-3, 7-2) held all the cards entering Oct. 7’s Smoky Mountain Conference home match against Murphy (17-1, 9-0); a chance to erase a road sweep at the hands of the Bulldogs on Sept.

With Cherokee’s Elijah Watty (25) closing in, Robbinsville senior quarterback Dasan Gross scans the field for an open receiver during Friday’s 20-7 loss to the Braves. Photos by Scot McKie/Cherokee One Feather

13-second swing

Kevin Hensley

Friday, October 15, 2021

Cherokee – Entering the fourth quarter of Friday’s Smoky Mountain Conference opener, Robbinsville and Cherokee were in a 7-7 deadlock. Neither team had scored since the second quarter, and the game seemed destined to go to whoever struck next.

Elizabeth Ann “Nanny” Constance Orr

News Staff

Friday, October 15, 2021

Elizabeth Ann “Nanny” Constance Orr, 90 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord and loved ones on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at her daughter’s residence on Gladdens Creek Road in Robbinsville. Ann was the daughter of the late Homer Constance and the late Agnes Moody Constance.

Junior varsity Black Knight Tanner Hedden (right) evades capture during the Sept. 23 home game against Murphy. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Knights roll past Wildcats

Kevin Hensley

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Andrews – After coming out on the wrong end of a shutout, the junior varsity Black Knights got back up and trudged forward. Robbinsville (2-1) overcame some early adversity Sept. 30 at Andrews, eventually pulling ahead and ultimately prevailing 38-18 over the Wildcats.

Robbinsville sophomore Cuttler Adams (4) escapes the clutches of a Centurion defender Friday night. Adams had four touchdowns and a two-point conversion in the Knights’ 46-43 loss to Broome, S.C. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Rude return home

Kevin Hensley

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Robbinsville – Not only did Friday evening’s festivities include the crowning of a school queen, but it was also a different type of “homecoming” for the Black Knights.

With senior Kelsey Waldroup (2) looking on, Robbinsville sophomore Delaney Brooms fires a shot back to Cherokee during Tuesday’s Pink Game against the Lady Braves. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Lady Knights eye divisional showdown

Kevin Hensley

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Robbinsville – Admittedly, the last time the Lady Knights faced Murphy, Robbinsville was not where it needed to be.

Nettie Louise Holder

News Staff

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Nettie Louise Holder, 74, went home to be with the Lord in the early morning of Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. She was a native of Graham County and the daughter of Dock and Laura Campbell Williams.

William Wolfram

News Staff

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

William C. “Bill” Wolfram, 76 of the Atoah Road community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at Asheville Specialty Hospital in Asheville, N.C. He was a native of Wisconsin, but has lived in Robbinsville for several years.

Samuel Shope, Jr.

News Staff

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Samuel Shope, Jr., age 55 of Robbinsville, N.C. passed away, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, N.C. He was a native of Graham County and the son of the late Samuel and Willa Bell Moore Shope.

Andrew Adams wraps up Murphy’s Will Shore during Robbinsville’s loss to the Bulldogs on Sept. 23. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Black Knights stymied by Bulldogs

Kevin Hensley

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Robbinsville – Squandered opportunities. That’s the biggest takeaway from Robbinsville’s junior varsity loss to Murphy on Sept. 23. The Knights were deep in Bulldogs territory on several occasions, but were unable to cash in and ultimately fell 22-0.