James Alverson
NCHSAA
In a year like none before, high school athletics managed to complete regular seasons and award conference championships, providing student-athletes across the state valuable opportunities to compete, grow and learn in an education-based setting. There were numerous schools that excelled across many sports in their conference competitions, and they have won the Wells Fargo Conference Cup award for their respective conferences.
The Wells Fargo Conference Cup award, sponsored by Wells Fargo and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, is a companion to the statewide Wells Fargo Cup. The Conference Cup is based on regular season performances within conference play and is designed to recognize the best interscholastic athletic performances within each of the NCHSAA's conferences.
The award has been sponsored by Wells Fargo and prior to that Wachovia since 1980. In most conferences, points are awarded based on participation and standings in conference play. Each conference determines its own method of awarding points. The companion award to the Conference Cup, the Wells Fargo State Cup, recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each of the state's four competitive classifications, primarily based on performance in postseason play.
Smoky Mountain 1A – Murphy collected another conference cup holding off Swain County 141.5-137. The Bulldogs won four conference championships this year, holding the top spot following men’s golf, men’s track and field, volleyball, and men’s cross country. Final Standings:
1) Murphy 141.5
2) Swain County – 137
3) Hayesville – 117.5
4) Robbinsville – 108
5) Rosman – 87
6) Cherokee – 86
7) Andrews – 72
8) Hiwassee Dam – 69
9) Highlands – 52
10) Blue Ridge – 45
11) Nantahala – 18
12) Tri-County 13