Battle of the States Basketball Tournament   By Brandon Stephens   Day 3 Game 2 Women : Polk County (TN) 61 Hayesville (NC) 29   (Hiawassee, GA) – – Everything is flowing for the Polk County Wildkittens as they defeated the Hayesville Yellow Jackets 61-to-29 in Day 3 of the Battle of the States Basketball […]

Battle of the States Basketball Tournament   By Brandon Stephens   Day 3 Game 1 Men : Hayesville (NC) 53 Polk County (TN) 43   (Hiawassee, GA) – – There is no antiseptic the Polk County Wildcats could find to take out the sting from a Hayesville Yellow Jacket outside shot posted by Logan Caldwell.  […]

By Brandon Stephens   Day 3 Game 1 Women : Murphy (NC) 62 Coosa (GA) 43   (Hiawassee, GA) – – The game was a little cold for Murphy and Coosa beginning the first game of the tournament’s final day.  Coosa outscored Murphy 11-to-20.  The Bulldogs made some slight adjustments and took off through the […]

By Brandon Stephens   (Towns County, GA) – – The championship games are set with all of the winner spiraling toward 7PM and 8:30PM tip -off to end the Battle of the States Basketball Tournament.  Here is the schedule:   Women Championship Game – Franklin versus Rabun County 7PM   Consolation Games:   Murphy versus […]

Battle of the States Basketball Tournament Day 2 Men’s Game 4    Rabun County (GA) 62 Towns County (GA) 58   By Brandon Stephens   (Hiawasse, GA)  – – Scratching and clawing their way through a 62-to-58 win over the Towns County’s Indians, Rabun County’s Wildcats are headed to the Championship Game with Union County’s […]

Battle of the States Basketball Tournament Day 2 Women Game 4    Rabun County (GA) 70 Towns County (GA) 57   By Brandon Stephens   (Hiawasse, GA)  – – Balanced scoring for the Rabun County Wildcats and a solid defensive strategy helped defeat Towns County’s Indians 70-to-57.  Ellie Southards and Lucy Hood kept the Wildcat […]

Battle of the States Basketball Tournament Day 2 Men Game 3    Union Co (GA) 69 Murphy (NC) 66 OVERTIME   By Brandon Stephens   (Hiawasse, GA)  – – Union County’s Panthers will advance to the championship game after a “Dawg and Cat” fight with the Murphy Bulldogs, which took overtime to play out.  Union […]

Battle of the States Basketball Tournament Day 2 Women Game 3    Franklin (NC) 57 Union Co (GA) 43    By Brandon Stephens   (Hiawasse, GA)  – – Some of you are Googling what Pulchritude means and why I might use it in a story.  Discovering the meaning of that work is easily done by […]

Battle of the States Basketball Tournament Day 2 Men Game 2   Coosa (TN) 64 Hayesville (NC) 62   By Brandon Stephens   (Hiawasse, GA)  – – Hayesville’s Ethan Hooper and Coosa’s Joseph Richardson taught fans how to shoot a 3-Point jump shot, over and over and over and over.   Richardson ended the game with […]

Battle of the States Basketball Tournament Day 2 Womens Game 2   Hayesville (NC) 40 Coosa (TN) 26   By Brandon Stephens   (Hiawasse, GA)  – – Whether they are Eagles or Yellow Jackets, it was not easy for either Coosa or Hayesville to take flight in this game.  Once the ball bounced a few […]

Battle of the States Basketball Tournament Day 2 Mens Game 1   Franklin (NC) 82 Polk County (TN) 52    By Brandon Stephens   (Hiawasse, GA)  – – Franklin is demonstrating it has a potent and well-rounded team which can answer the challenge.  There was no real standout in the 82-to-52 pounding the Panthers gave […]

Battle of the States Basketball Tournament Day 2 Girls Game 1   Polk County (TN) 65 Murphy (NC) 35   Callie Brewer (Polk County) Scores her 1000th Career Point   By Brandon Stephens   (Hiawasse, GA)  – – Polk County Wildcat point guard Callie Brewer is rolling past the 1000 point mark in her basketball […]

Cherokee Braves Dvdaya Swimmer and Andrews O’Malley Salinas take First Place Cherokee Men Place Second as a Team   By Brandon Stephens   (Kernersville) – – Run! Run! Fast as you can, but this group is not made of gingerbread.  Cherokee Braves Dvdaya Swimmer and Andrews O’Malley Salinas may be faster than the gingerbread man […]

Cherokee and Swain County Leading the West Region – Possibilities for Team and Individual Titles   By Brandon Stephens Photos by Scot McKie B.P. – Cherokee One Feather   (Kernersville) – – You better be fast and ready to outlast the best runners in western North Carolina mountains this weekend while they travel and compete […]

Bulldogs Face East Wilkes Cardinals in Round II of 1-A State Football Play-Offs   By Brandon Stephens Statistics – Murphy High School   Editorial Note : This article is dedicated to the memory of Ms. Joy Watson, mother to Murphy Head Football Coach Joseph Watson, who passed unexpectedly this past week.  Joy is an unwavering […]

Wildcats Cash-In on Murphy Turnovers   By Brandon Stephens Photos by BT Douthit Stats by Murphy High School Ray Carroll   (Murphy) – – The Andrews Wildcats (10-0, 5-0) are the Smoky Mountain Conference Champions after ending the best season in school history.  Andrews defeated the Murphy Bulldogs 42-12 Friday night before a record attendance […]