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Chase Calhoun (2), Quinn Jumper (12) and Kellen Ensley drop Swain County's Joshua Collins for a loss during Robbinsville's 30-24, third-round playoff victory Friday. Photo by Fala Welch/The Graham Star

Shout at the Devils

Kevin Hensley

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Robbinsville – What. A. Comeback.

Tillman Adams (24) lowers the boom on Mountain Island Charter’s Caleb Shin during Robbinsville’s second-round playoff victory Nov. 9. Photos courtesy of Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Preying for relief

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, November 16, 2023

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Quinn Jumper is shown rushing for one of his two touchdowns last week against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy. Jumper did not find the end zone Thursday against Mountain Island Charter – but his defense kept the Raptors rocked throughout Robbinsville's 40-7 triumph in the second round of the state playoffs. Photo courtesy of Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School

Raptors prey for relief

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Robbinsville – Through the first two games of the postseason, the Black Knights have outscored visitors 95-14.

Cuttler Adams (4) takes the handoff from Robbinsville quarterback Donovan Carpenter during the 2023 playoff opener Friday against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy. Adams broke both the all-time rushing record for the Black Knights and the Smoky Mountain Conference early in the game. Photo courtesy of Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School

Record keeper

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Robbinsville senior Cuttler Adams leaps across a mixture of limbs Oct. 6 at Murphy. In the first round of the state playoffs Friday, Adams broke the all-time rushing record for both the Black Knights and the Smoky Mountain Conference. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Adams breaks record; Knights dominate Gryphons in playoff opener

Kevin Hensley

Friday, November 3, 2023

Robbinsville – When Rylee Anderson hung up his jersey for the final time in 2019, he did it on perhaps the biggest high possible for a running back: fresh off a state title and ful

Knowing the outcome of the play was fully in the bag, Robbinsville senior Cuttler Adams reaches back for a high five from Tanner Hedden during his 102-yard interception return for the game-winning touchdown in the late stages of Friday’s win over Swain County. The victory solidified the Black Knights’ 27th divisional title. Photos by Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

How the SMC was won

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, November 2, 2023

It did not take long for Bob Colvin Field to become heavily occupied Friday night, moments after the Robbinsville Black Knights secured their 27th Smoky Mountain Conference title by defeating Swain County under the Big Oaks. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Whatizit? It’s Robbinsville, again

Kevin Hensley

Friday, October 27, 2023

Robbinsville – Friday’s divisional title game was everything it was built up to be – and then some.

Black Knights senior Chase Calhoun leaves Hayesville’s Isaac Chandler lying in his wake Friday, while attempting to navigate through the Jackets defense. Calhoun later reeled in a 60-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter of Robbinsville’s 26-20 triumph. Photo courtesy of Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Enduring a sting

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Knights survive tenacious Jackets

Kevin Hensley

Friday, October 20, 2023

Robbinsville – It wasn’t pretty, but the Black Knights persevered through a sloppy fourth quarter to prevail over Hayesville on Friday, 26-20.

Members of the Black Knights’ defense – Blake Powers (7), Chase Calhoun (2), Jonah Teesateskie (62) and John Dominguez (74) – crunch Andrews senior running back Dalton Rose during Friday’s homecoming win over the Wildcats. Photos courtesy of Maria Shook Photography

Every Rose has its thorn

Kevin Hensley

Friday, October 20, 2023

The box score from Friday's game.