Tough Defense and Speedy Tempo – Themes for the Murphy Lady Bulldogs and Robbinsville Lady Black Knights By Brandon Stephens (Bryson City) – – Murphy will keep the Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament Championship title as well as the regular season conference crown. Robbinsville did not allow the Lady Bulldogs to claim the Championship […]
Read More »Third Time is the Charm for Andrews to win over the Murphy Bulldogs
Lights out shooting and defense from the Wildcats stop the Bulldogs By Brandon Stephens (Bryson City) – – The Andrews Wildcats are rolling to a second-round appearance in the Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament with the Hayesville Yellow Jackets. The Wildcats received their advance to go in a 74-to-67 win over the Murphy Bulldogs. […]
Read More »Murphy Bulldogs win Senior Night Double Header over Andrews
The Win Crowns Murphy Lady Bulldogs Regular Season Conference Champions By Brandon Stephens (Murphy) – – The Murphy Bulldog Seniors were honored in fine fashion as the basketball teams finished up its Girls and Boys regular season games with wins against the Andrews Wildcats. Murphy will lose three Seniors this year from both […]
Read More »Murphy Bulldogs Defeat Swain County in both Girls and Boys games
Last second 3-Pointer Thriller lifts the Bulldogs past Swain County’s Maroon Devils in Boys Play By Brandon Stephens (Bryson City) – – The sun even shines on a Bulldog’s backside some days, which was today (Friday, February 4, 2022). Murphy was down 68-to-71 with 17.2 seconds left in the game. A Swain County free […]
Read More »McCracken Commits To Western Carolina University
McCracken is a Preferred Walk-On with the Football Team By Brandon Stephens (Murphy) – – From a Bulldog to a Catamount, Murphy High School Wide Receiver Payton McCracken is making the transition official to playing football at Western Carolina University (WCU). Tuesday morning (February 2, 2022) McCracken signed with WCU to become a […]
Read More »Murphy and Hiwassee Dam Split Games
By Brandon Stephens (Murphy) – – The Murphy Bulldogs and the Hiwassee Dam Eagles split the double header of basketball. Murphy’s Lady Bulldogs captured their win with some ease, while the Hiwassee Dam boys’ basketball team had to survive two over time periods to win. Girls: Murphy 68 Hiwassee Dam 45 Good shooting from the […]
Read More »Lady Bulldogs Run Past Lady Maroon Devils – Swain Boys Beat Murphy
By Brandon Stephens (Murphy) – – Murphy and Swain County split the twin-bill with the Murphy Lady Bulldogs taking a commanding lead and never looking back. The Swain and Murphy boys played a little closer, although the Maroon Devils held the lead the entire game. Girls Game – Murphy Lady Bulldogs 68 Swain Lady […]
Read More »Murphy defends its tournament Championship and take Third Place in the Battle of the States Basketball Tournament
By Brandon Stephens (Hiawassee, GA) – – Don’t ever think free throws or foul shots don’t mean anything. Murphy’s Lady Bulldogs used them as a lifeline to win the Battle of the States Girls Basketball Tournament Championship at Towns County High School on Thursday night (12-30-2021). Murphy pulled 13 of its 15 fourth period […]
Read More »Murphy Bulldog Basketball goes to Round III of the Battle of the States Basketball Tournament
Lady Bulldogs get an Advance to Go and Murphy Boys land on Board Walk owned by Towns County . . .with a Hotel By Brandon Stephens (Hiawassee, GA) – – Murphy’s Lady Bulldogs looked prepped and psyched to go for Wednesday night’s game and then it was announced Pendleton (SC) would withdraw from the […]
Read More »Bulldogs Roll into the First Round of the Battle of the States Basketball Tourney with Wins
By Brandon Stephens (Hiawassee, GA) – – Step right and come on in, the Murphy Bulldogs took the grand tour of Battle of the States in from of a mixed audience of fans from North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina. The Lady Bulldogs and Bulldog (Boys) posted good wins against their common opponent, […]
Read More »The Robbinsville Passing makes for a golden night for the Black Knights over the Murphy Bulldogs (28-to-14) to the Fifth Round of the 1-A State Playoffs – THE FINAL FOUR
Mitchell will host the Fifth Round By Brandon Stephens (Robbinsville, NC) – – Where the heck has Robbinsville (10-and-3) been hiding its passing game? Talking with most of the reporters on the sideline Friday, it was impressive to see the Black Knights throw and complete passes. Most games we have seen a downhill […]
Read More »Murphy at Robbinsville Football – Two Teams of the 1-A Elite Eight set to be a Good’n in Graham County
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 […]
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