Image from MHS Athletics Facebook Mountain Harbor- Round two of the Smoky Mountain Conference golf tournament is kicking off today at Mountain Harbor golf course in Hayesville, North Carolina. Murphy, Robbinsville, and Cherokee stand atop the standings after day 1. Team Standings After Round 1: Murphy: 327 strokes Robbinsville: 380 strokes Cherokee: 397 strokes Highlands: […]
Read More »Swain County Downs Murphy In Game One, Game Two On Thursday For All The Marbles
Flip Watson Field- The Swain County Maroon Devils got the best of the Murphy Bulldogs last night, as they took advantage of five Bulldog errors on their way to an 8-4 victory. Gabe Lillard was on the mound for the Maroon Devils and he showed off his best stuff, striking out 7 Murphy batters through […]
Read More »Robert Turner Shines As Murphy Completes 7th Inning Comeback To Knockoff Hayesville
Hayesville, NC- The two top teams in the Smoky Mountain Conference took to the diamond last night as Hayesville hosted Murphy in game one of the conference rivals’ two-game series. Braxton Cherry started the game for the Yellow Jackets, and the ace had a great outing on the mound. The lefty last 6 innings while […]
Read More »Smoky Mountain Conference Baseball Stat Leaders & Standings Entering Week 9
SMC- Heading into week 9 of the NCHSAA baseball season, let’s take a look at our Smoky Mountain Conference standings and stat leaders. We still have some big series coming up as Hayesville and Murphy take this field this week, as do Robbinsville and Hiwassee Dam. CONFERENCE STANDINGS 1 Hayesville (8-0) 1 Murphy (8-0) […]
Read More »Murphy Overcomes Errors In The Field To Defeat Hiwassee Dam
Murphy, NC- The Murphy Bulldogs played host to the Hiwassee Dam Eagles at Flip Watson Field in Konehete Park on Tuesday evening in a Smoky Mountain Conference bout. Hiwassee Dam jumped out to an early lead in the top of the first inning when Clay Davis drove in Evan Hedrick on a single to right […]
Read More »Smoky Mountain Conference Baseball Stat Leaders Through March 27th
MaxPreps- We are currently about 5 weeks into the Smoky Mountain Conference baseball season as we inch near the end of March. Let’s take a look at our stat leaders and conference standings through March 27th. SMC League Standings As you can see, Smoky Mountain Conference teams have played anywhere from just 2 games […]
Read More »Bulldogs Offense Explodes For 21 Runs In Rout Of Cherokee
Photo Courtesy of Kristi Cook Cherokee, NC- The Cherokee Braves played host to the Murphy Bulldogs on Thursday evening in the second and final meeting of the year for the two teams. Murphy was able to get things going early at the plate, as they plated 21 runs in the 5 inning game to […]
Read More »LIVE SCOREBOARD: Smoky Mountain Conference Basketball Playoffs Round 1
NCHSAA- Below you will find all the updated scores as soon as we get them for all of the Smoky Mountain Conference first-round state playoff games. If you have updates to games, please post them in the comments. Boys #19 Andrews @ #14 Avery County Avery 62 Andrews 61, FINAL #26 Cherokee @ #7 […]
Read More »First Round Playoff Matchups For Smoky Mountain Conference Teams
NCHSAA- Over the weekend, the NCHSAA released the brackets for both the boys and girls 1A State Basketball Championships. Below are the first-round matchups for each Smoky Mountain Conference team. Boys Bracket #19 Andrews @ #14 Avery County #26 Cherokee @ #7 Bessemer City #18 Hayesville @ #15 Mount Airy #22 Swain @ #11 Hiwassee Dam #6 […]
Read More »CHAMPS! Robbinsville Defeats Murphy 63-52 To Take Home The Crown
Andrews, NC- A massive 3rd quarter from Xander Wachacha and his team allowed the Robbinsville Black Knights to come away with a 63-52 victory in the Conference Tournament Championship game. Things were back and forth for the entirety of the first half, as Robbinsville headed into halftime with a 26-24 lead over Murphy. The back […]
Read More »Robbinsville vs Murphy Live Updates: SMC Tournament Varsity Boys
Andrews, NC- The #1 seed Robbinsville Black Knights will face off against the #2 seed Murphy Bulldogs tonight in the SMC Tournament Championship game around 7:15. This article will be updated live during the game to keep you informed on scoring changes and points leaders. 1st Quarter- 16-11 Robbinsville leads Robbinsville started the scoring early […]
Read More »Dogs Top Braves, Ride Into SMC Tournament As 2 Seed
Written by Chandler Nernes Murphy, NC- The Cherokee Braves would make the 70 minute drive from Cherokee Central High into Murphy to take on the Bulldogs in the final game of the regular season for both teams. This Tuesday night matchup would be a big one in deciding who’s seeded where for the […]
Read More »SMC Wrestling Tournament Results: Robbinsville’s Dominance On The Mat Continues
Another year, another SMC Wrestling title for the boys from Graham County. Robbinsville showed their dominance on the mat once again this year as they took first in 10 of the 14 weight classes and had 5 other placers. All qualifying wrestlers will now have a few weeks off before competing in the NCHSAA 1A […]
Read More »Hyde & Davis Combine For 45 Points As Hiwassee Dam Takes Cherokee To The Final Buzzer
The Braves traveled to the Eagles Nest on Tuesday night for a little midweek roundball as the Hiwassee Dam played host to Cherokee. The Cherokee Braves would get the opening tip-off and fast break off of it for a layup that would put the first points on the board in this game. However, Hiwassee Dam […]
Read More »Murphy Boys Down Franklin In Tournament Opener
(Towns County, GA) – – A game of runs proved to be an exciting one for fans and frustrating for Franklin and Murphy Coaches, Doug Plemmons and Erik Laney. Murphy’s Consistent shooting and tempo control by defense are factors that helped win the game 65-to-63. Murphy’s task on defense is clear that it had […]
Read More »Murphy Girls Kick Off Christmas Tourny With Loss To Franklin
BATTLE OF THE STATES HIGH SCHOOL BAKSETBALL TOURNAMENT 2022 (Towns County, Ga) – – 2022 Battle of the States High School Basketball Tournament, the 28th annual event, is underway at Towns County High (Home of the Indians and Hosting School). This year’s tournament will feature men and women high school basketball teams from Towns County […]
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