Bulldogs and Black Knights not the same teams we saw on October 15th By Brandon Stephens (Robbinsville, NC) – – The real coaches, beyond Joseph Watson and Dee Walsh, for tonight’s game with the Bulldogs and Black Knights should be the Black Friday shoppers in their families. I have been listening to some of […]
Read More »Murphy High School’s Sarah Pullium receives the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Female Athlete honors
By Brandon Stephens (Murphy, NC) – – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) made its selection back in May and due to restrictions could not present the Pat Best Memorial Award to Murphy’s Sarah Pullium until Tuesday night (November 23, 2021). Pullium is the Most Outstanding Female High School Athlete in North Carolina. […]
Read More »Murphy moves to the Elite 8 after dominating #1 Seed Eastern Randolph
Onward to Big Oaks to face the Robbinsville Black Knights By Brandon Stephens (Ramseur, NC) – – Grab your sock and hose and pull! Number 9 seed Murphy (9-and-4) has thrashed its opponent and is moving to the fourth round of the state playoffs by upsetting number one see Eastern Randolph (10-and-1). The […]
Read More »Murphy Bulldogs take the BIG Bus ride to face #1 Seed Eastern Randolph Wildcats – – Third Round of the State Playoffs (SWEET 16)
Where the heck is Ramseur, NC By Brandon Stephens (Ramseur, NC) – – Take a pen and try to pick the center of North Carolina and you are probably going to be within a mile or two of Ramseur, a town not many people know about. Places like Murphy and Manteo are household names. No […]
Read More »Murphy Bulldogs Football Team moves with unity and no fear to defeat the Mountain Heritage Cougars 22-to-10
Murphy moves to round three “SWEET 16” of the state 1-A football playoffs to face #1 Seeded Eastern Randolph By Brandon Stephens (Burnsville) – – You were scared, huh? Don’t be scared. That memorable line from the 1999 movie Life struck me as the week passed and the Murphy Bulldogs (8-and-4) arrived at Burnsville […]
Read More »Murphy takes a long road-trip for the second round of state play-off action to face Mountain Heritage
By Brandon Stephens (Burnsville) – – Cougars and feline strength is facing the Murphy Bulldogs (7-and-4) on Friday night. During the late 1970’s Robert Conrad dared people to knock an alkaline battery off his shoulder that is packed by a cougar-like ball of energy jumping through a number 9. Physical play to knock the cougars […]
Read More »“Trojan” Bulldog eliminates Alleghany – Murphy Advances to Round Two of the State Play Offs
By Brandon Stephens (Murphy) – – The Murphy Bulldog Football Team must have Greek ancestors as they annihilated the (Alleghany) Trojans 58-to-20 in Friday night’s battle. Murphy didn’t use a wooden Bulldog to roll in its battle plan, which was quick and not quite as ruthless as the battle in ancient Troy. The Bulldogs […]
Read More »Murphy Bulldogs Step into New Season Playing host to Alleghany
By Brandon Stephens (Murphy) – – The new season begins this week for the Murphy Bulldogs, 6-and-4 (3-and-2 Smoky Mountain Conference) earning a ninth seed in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state play offs. Murphy, along with more than 250 teams (all classifications) across the state, are locking their eyes on state […]
Read More »Andrews Wildcats will host the Murphy Bulldogs. . .Run, run fast as you can!
By Brandon Stephens (Andrews) – – Run, run, fast as you can, you can’t catch me I am the gingerbread boy, may be the theme for this Friday’s football game between the Andrews Wildcats and the Murphy Bulldogs. Both Bulldogs and Wildcats will have to run from everything in each opponent’s barn from the big […]
Read More »Andrews Wildcats will host the Murphy Bulldogs. . .Run, run fast as you can!
By Brandon Stephens (Andrews) – – Run, run, fast as you can, you can’t catch me I am the gingerbread boy, may be the theme for this Friday’s football game between the Andrews Wildcats and the Murphy Bulldogs. Both Bulldogs and Wildcats will have to run from everything in each opponent’s barn from the […]
Read More »Swain County Maroon Devils defeated in the house of rising sun (Memorial Stadium) 28-to-21 by Murphy
Granny do the Bulldogs bite…oh child oh (Bryson City) – – The Murphy at Swain game made me want to rewrite the Charlie Daniels song Devil Went Down to Georgia. Swain County laid the gold football at the Bulldogs feet in light of the excellent running of Juan (not Johnny) Allen and Quarterback keepers […]
Read More »Robbinsville Chip Shot Brings Down the Murphy Bulldogs
By Brandon Stephens (Murphy) – – What has more leg than a bucket of chicken and uses the original recipe? Robbinsville Black Knight Senior Kicker Cody Kline is the answer. Cody Kline demonstrated through his junior year he can park the ball through the uprights with strength and style, this year there is nothing […]
Read More »Murphy Bulldogs and Robbinsville Black Knights set to Battle Friday Night
By Brandon Stephens (Murphy) – – Nothing could be finer than having more points than your opponent in the game between Murphy and Robbinsville. The atmosphere would be so sweet like winning a conference crown, state championship, even a Super Bowl. The Bulldogs would continue to climb in the conference standings and work to […]
Read More »Murphy Defeats the Hayesville Yellow Jackets for a Second Conference win
Murphy Running Back Juan Allen lights up the scoreboard and Bulldog Spirit; Hunter Stalcup kept the fire burning By Brandon Stephens (Murphy) – – Energy was low and the nerves were a bit shaky for the beginning of the Murphy versus Hayesville homecoming night. Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets saw too many penalty markers […]
Read More »Battling Yellow Jackets in the early fall … Murphy Bulldogs will host the Hayesville Yellow Jackets
By Brandon Stephens (Murphy) – – Fall is a time we are plagued with yellow jackets searching for the last drop of something sweet before the cold weather hits. The older generations tell us not to bother them or they will sting. That old sage advice can’t be taken by the Murphy Bulldogs this week […]
Read More »Murphy Bulldogs begin Smoky Mountain Conference Play with a Trip to Cherokee High
Written by Brandon Stephens Cherokee is a good team and winning the first conference game is IMPORTANT! (Cherokee, NC) – – Conference play is underway for the Murphy Bulldogs (3-and-2) and most of the other Smoky Mountain Conference teams this coming Friday (October 1, 2021). The Cherokee Braves will host the Bulldogs for […]
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