Mitchell, NC- The Murphy Lady Bulldogs played in their 4th straight Final Four Tuesday night against a familiar opponent in Mitchell County.

Murphy beat Mitchell by 1 last year in the Western Regional Championship to advance to the State Championship game; A game that was never played thanks to COVID-19.

This year Murphy wouldn’t let Mitchell hang around, as they defeated the Mountaineers in dominant fashion, 60-46.

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Torin Rogers and Sarah Pullium scored the first 10 points of the game for the Bulldogs and they never looked back. Coming out of the quarter break the Dogs led 15-11, but thanks to some big time shots by Kaiya Pickens they took a 31-18 lead into the lockerroom at halftime.

Mitchell was able to make it a 5 point ballgame with a little less than 4 minutes left in the third, yet the Lady Bulldogs experience proved to be too much as they weren’t rattled at all and were able to knock down some key free throws and extend their lead down the stretch, ultimately coming away with a double-digit W.

Pickens and Pullium led the Bulldogs with 18 points a piece, while Amber Martin tacked on 14.

The tear the Lady Bulldogs have been on since entering the playoffs is something to behold. They have outscored their opponents by a total of 91 points (260-169) in the first four rounds of the NCHSAA Playoffs. They have also beaten the #1, #2, and #3 ranked teams in 1A on their way to the State Championship and now find themselves ranked at #4 across all classifications in the ENTIRE state of North Carolina.

Next on the docket for the Dogs in the State Championship is an undefeated, #5 ranked Princeton Lady Bulldogs team led by the back court duo of Anna Taylor and Meredith Wooten, both of whom average nearly 20 points per game.

Murphy will play Princeton on Saturday at either Wheatmore High School or Providence Grove High School, Times are TBD.