By Travis Dockery The Mountain Buzz HAYESVILLE, N.C. — On a warm Friday night at home, the Hayesville Yellow Jackets football team delivered its first victory of the 2026 season on Friday, Sept. 4, defeating the Copper Basin Cougars of Copper Basin, Tenn., 14-8. Kickoff temperature was 82 degrees for Hayesville’s first home game of the year. The stands were well filled, and the student section did its part, packing in to cheer on the black and Vegas Gold. Hayesville struck fi