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Robbinsville’s Kamdyn Jordan puts up a corner 3-pointer during the Feb. 15 Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament semifinals against Swain County. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville’s Kamdyn Jordan puts up a corner 3-pointer during the Feb. 15 Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament semifinals against Swain County. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Varsity boys fall late to Comets

Concord – No matter what word you want to pull from your thesaurus, you cannot deny that Robbinsville’s varsity boys had an extraordinary season. The Black Knights survived a stretch where three players left the team – in the span of a week – to finish the season at .
Robbinsville sophomore Donovan Carpenter drives to the paint during Feb. 12's Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament quarterfinal against Cherokee. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville sophomore Donovan Carpenter drives to the paint during Feb. 12's Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament quarterfinal against Cherokee. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Black Knights continue magical run through playoffs

Concord — Content with the role they were assigned, the Robbinsville Black Knights fought tooth and nail to remain the postseason picture Thursday. Sadly, a strong fourth quarter from Carolina International (No. 9 seed, 19-9) doused Robbinsville’s (No.