Throwback Thursday.... film of last game ever played at the old Swain stadium

[OldMaroonDevil]

From way back in Swain's 2A days... thanks to the Swain High School Athletics page on Facebook, here's the 16mm game film from the last game ever played (11/23/1979) at the old stadium on Schoolhouse Hill in Bryson City. A very different and much more intimate environment.

This was the 2nd round playoff game against East Lincoln. Swain went on to win their only 2A state title that year.

 

[rambbq]

Enjoyed watching this ...old fashioned, butt whipping, old shool football....E.L. couldn;t do anything with Swain's running game.....Do you know what the rushing yardage for this game was??.Thanks for posting

 

[OldMaroonDevil]

Enjoyed watching this ...old fashioned, butt whipping, old shool football....E.L. couldn;t do anything with Swain's running game.....Do you know what the rushing yardage for this game was??.Thanks for posting

Don't know the yardage, but I can probably dig it up.

 

[Shelby Lion]

Awesome video... Thanks for posting it.... Love old school smash mouth

 

[OldMaroonDevil]

Swain's QB in this game (#11) went on to become the head coach of the 2011 Swain state championship team. (Never noticed the synchronicity before... 11 was the coach in '11 )

 

[CHEERDUCK]

I love it that schools have archived these games and are now posting them. Nick Bazzle, former Alexander Central and Newton-Conover head football coach, may have been a member of this East Lincoln team as a linebacker.