Bulldogs and Braves Packing Heat to Make Big Plays … a few rounds went into their feet   By Brandon Stephens   (Murphy) – – Murphy (4-2) is a game up in the beginning of the Smoky Mountain Conference hunt for a Championship hunt.  The Bulldogs burnt almost 18 minutes of the first half and […]

Cherokee Language Lesson:  A-La-S-Ga-Lv-Di (Pronounced: Ah-la-shga-luh-dee, Cherokee for Football)   By Brandon Stephens   (Murphy) – – The complete name for Cherokee Brave’s Quarterback is A-Ne-Tso-Sgi (Ah-Nay-Zo-Shgee) which means Ball Player.  Cherokee Stickball Players and medicine men used this term generally to describe “ball players.”  The name shortened down version to Tso is really an […]

Swain County’s Connor Hyatt, Robbinsville’s Rossi Wachacha, and Cherokee’s Holden Straughan – They Bring Brawn and Brains to College   By Brandon Stephens   (Hickory) – – They are Maroon Devils, Black Knights, and Braves underneath the Lenoir Rhyne University Dark Cardinal Red and Carson-Newman Orange colors.  Today they are united on the Division II […]

Murphy Moves to 3-2 and Gets Ready for Conference Play.  Youth Football Players and Cheerleaders Honored   By Brandon Stephens   (Murphy) – – Four plays into the game the Murphy Bulldogs (3-2) struck first with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Quarterback Cole Laney to Running Back Hunter Stalcup and didn’t look back.  Hunter carried […]

Bulldogs Host a Home Game After Nearly Five Weeks Being on The Road   By Brandon Stephens   (Murphy) – – The Murphy Bulldogs (2-2) will host New Faith Christian Academy (1-1).  Not much is known about the New Faith Christian Academy Titans on how they operate and what kind of threat they will be […]

Former Murphy Bulldogs Micah Nelson and Payton McCracken Play at WCU   By Brandon Stephens (Cullowhee) – – Late fall 2018 is the last time Western Carolina University (WCU) Red Shirt Sophomore Defensive End Micah Nelson and Freshman Wide Receiver Payton McCracken played with one another on the same football team.  The Murphy Bulldogs were […]

By Brandon Stephens (Blue Ridge, GA) – – Fannin County Rebels (2-2) took hold of the game and didn’t let go over the Murphy Bulldogs (2-2).  The Rebels Carson Callihan led Fannin County to the end zone on the first of eight first half touchdowns with only 10:49 remaining in the First Quarter.  The first […]

Murphy Running Back Ty Laney Injured   By Brandon Stephens   (South Pittsburg, TN) – – The Bulldogs are fine as grade 6A silk after doing something the number crunchers and analysts said they could not, which was defeat the powerful South Pittsburg Pirates.  Murphy took command of the game from the first possession and […]

South Pittsburg is the defending 1-A Tennessee State Champions …let’s go to the chalk board  By Brandon Stephens   (South Pittsburg, TN) – – Wipe the black board clean for South Pittsburg from the 24-to-21 2021 1-A State Championship game and the slate has been quickly chalked in 2022 with an exceptionally talented and young […]

Lookout Valley to host Hayesville and South Pittsburg hosts Murphy for next games   By Brandon Stephens   (Chattanooga) – – South Pittsburg’s Pirate (2-1) defense and too many mistakes Lookout Valley Yellow Jackets (2-1) are the factors that almost lead to a shutout game.  Pirate offense scored on almost every possession leading to a […]

True Grit from the Defense and Confident Play Calling formula for the Win   By Brandon Stephens   (Commerce, GA) – – Math always tells the pure science of events and outcomes.  There is a good series of math equations explaining the DARN GOOD football game between the Murphy Bulldogs (1-and-1) and the Commerce Tigers […]

Commerce Tigers defeated the Southside Christian Sabres – Snaps a Long Sabres Win Streak   By Brandon Stephens   (Murphy) – – Spirits are high in the Murphy Bulldog camp after a week of good practice.  The Murphy Bulldogs (0-and-1) have been working on mistakes, miscues, and some fatigue from Friday night’s 24-to-Seven loss to […]

By Brandon Stephens   (Murphy) – – It’s that time of year again to hear cow bells and cheerleaders in the air; smell hotdogs and popcorn; and the sound of the syrupy voice of a familiar public address announcer shouting “FIRST AND TEN BULLDOGS.” The sharp dressed Bulldog boys of fall and the energized coaching […]