Murphy Baseball Narrowly Escapes Hayesville, Thumps Cherokee
Murphy High, Sports, Team FYN Sports March 22, 2019
The 2019 Murphy Baseball team overcame an 8-1 deficit against the Hayesville Yellow Jackets on Tuesday night with the help of Briggs Cornwell’s hot bat; Then turn around and mercy rule the Cherokee Braves on Thursday to move to 3-0 in SMC play.
This past Tuesday evening at Konehete park, the Bulldogs found themselves in a 8-1 hole. The Bulldogs stayed patient in the fourth, scoring 4 runs after a couple walks and a Briggs Cornwell 2 RBI double to right.
Heading into the bottom of the 5th the Dogs still found themselves down by a single run, 8-7. With 2 quick outs already in the inning, Lukas Barolet saw his chance on a passed ball and scored from 3rd on a wild pitch tying the game up and giving the Dogs a chance for a 2 out rally with Cornwell back up to the plate after a Dawson Hensley walk. Cornwell took advantage of the opportunity with ducks on the pond, singling up the middle and driving in the go ahead run and allowing Kellen Rumfelt to advance to third and score on a wild pitch giving the Bulldogs a 10-8 lead heading into the 6th. 
A game as exciting as this one had to end with a little flare and it certainly did, as Hayesville’s Connor Bradley hit a deep triple to right field that scored Hunter Baldwin and cut the Bulldogs lead to 1 in the final inning of play. After Hayesville’s coach Jeff Vardo saw Murphy pitcher Lukas Barolet throw a few balls to Jeremy Stewart he played an agressive hand and sent Bradley home from 3rd on a passed ball, only for the Dogs to make an outstanding play at the plate and record the 2nd out of the inning. Barolet composed himself on the mound and struck out the final batter of the game, adding another W to the Dogs win column and sending the Yellow Jackets home with a 1-3 record.
After the nail biter on Tuesday, Murphy gave their fans a break in the following game against Cherokee, led by Caleb Allens 4 for 4 day. The Bulldogs had 4 players with multiple hits in the 16-1 blowout over the Braves, including Braden Rumfelt, Payton McCraken, Briggs Cornwell and Caleb Allen. The onslaught was sparked by Cornwells 1st inning 2 run homerun. Kellen Rumfelt was on the mound for the Dogs and allowed 2 hits and 1 run through 4 innings while fanning 2 Cherokee hitters.
The Bulldogs are 3-1 on the year with the only blemish on their record coming from their opener against Franklin.
Dogs Complete Season Sweep Of Cherokee
Murphy Bulldogs, Sports April 8, 2019
The Murphy Bulldogs bats were hot once again on Tuesday, as they piled on 15 runs in a mercy rule game against the Cherokee Braves. The Dogs pitching came up clutch too, not allowing a single run on only 2 hits. This is the second and final time that the Dogs would see the Braves this season, and the first encounter was a lot like the second with the Dogs winning that one 16-1.
Jesse Kephart toed the rubber to start things off for the Bulldogs and was nearly perfect, going 3 innings while allowing no runs on 1 hit and striking out 5. Hunter Curtis came on in the 4th and also did not allow any runs on 1 hit as the 2 pitchers combined for a shutout in the Bulldogs blowout conference win over the Braves. 
Caleb Allen got the Dogs on the board in the first inning singling on a 1-0 count and scoring 1 run. Most of the damage was done in the fifth inning however, as the dogs put up 5 runs and Hunter Curtis, Braden Rumfelt, Kellen Rumfelt, Joe Swain and Chase O’Dell all knocked in runs in the inning.
The Bulldogs offense racked up 14 total hits on the day with Kellen Rumfelt, Payton McCraken, Dawson Hensley, Allen and Kephart all having multiple hit days for Murphy. The Bulldogs defense showed up too, as they did not commit any errors, and Joe Swain flashed some leather making 8 defensive plays.
The Dogs are off this upcoming week as the school is on Spring Break.
Bulldogs Drop Conference Game Against Hayesville
Murphy High, Sports, Team FYN Sports April 21, 2019
Despite going up 2-0 in the first inning, the Dogs cant hold onto the lead and drop a conference game at Hayesville on Thursday.
Murphy started out the game just as they planned, hopping on the board first thanks to a 2 run Caleb Allen single. Unfortunately, after Allens 2 RBI single runs were hard to come by for the Dogs.
Hayesville jumped on top for good in the fourth as they scored 4 runs on a couple of singles from Elijah Deese and Hunter Baldwin. Deese singled on a hitters 3-1 count and Baldwin roped one on the first pitch he saw during his at bat. Dwain Cook led the Jackets on the mound, lasting 6 and 2/3rds innings while allowing 8 hits and 3 runs while striking out 10.
Josh Ott led things off for the Bulldogs on the mound, going three innings and allowing 1 run on 2 hits while striking out 4 and giving out 0 free passes. Dawson Hensley threw 3 innings in relief.
Despite the loss, Murphy collected 9 hits on the day with Allen, Briggs Cornwell, and Hensley all having multiple hits for the Bulldogs.
The Dogs are 2nd in the Smokey Mountain Conference behind the Rosman Tigers.
Murphy Baseball Pounds Blue Ridge Early College 25-4
Murphy High, Sports, Team FYN Sports March 28, 2019
Despite Blue Ridge Early College scoring 4 runs in the 5th inning, the dogs handled things comfortably at home on Tuesday, bringing home the 25-4 victory.
Briggs Cornwell started things off as he usually does in the first inning, singling and scoring Kellen Rumfelt, sparking the onslaught of offense for Murphy. In the second inning, the Dogs scored 11 runs thanks to Joe Swain, Hunter Curtis, Kellen Rumfelt, Braden Rumfelt, Caleb Allen and Peyton McCraken all driving in runs in the inning. The dogs racked up 19 hits on the day with multiple players have multiple hits, including Braden and Kellen Rumfelt, Joe Swain, Caleb Allen and Briggs Cornwell. Kellen Rumfelt was a force, going 4-5 at the plate, singling in the 1st, doubling and singling in the 2nd and singling in the fourth.
Hunter Curtis toed the rubber for the Dogs, allowing one hit and no runs and no walks, while fanning 5.
Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: LOCAL MAN SENTENCED FOR CHILD SEX CRIME
Arrest Reports, Police & Government December 17, 2018
CHEROKEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
SHERIFF DERRICK PALMER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, December 17, 2018
For more information call 828.837.2589
LOCAL MAN SENTENCED FOR CHILD SEX CRIME
Murphy, NC— On December 04th, 2018 Barry Wade Allen, of Murphy North Carolina was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of a minimum term of 17 months to a maximum term of 35 months with 427 days credit for his plea of guilty to the charge of Indecent Liberties with a Child announced Sheriff Derrick Palmer of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office. The Honorable Superior Court Judge William H. Coward ordered Allen to register as a sex offender for a period of 30 years and to have no contact with the victim for a lifetime. In June of 2017 the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office received a report of suspected sexual assault committed by Allen. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the HAVEN Child Advocacy Center.
The case was presented to the Grand Jury which met in July 2017 who returned true bills of indictment for Statutory Sex Offense with a Child greater than 13 years of age and defendant 6 years or more older, and Indecent Liberties with a Child.
Barry Wade Allen
Allen fled from Cherokee County prior to the true bills being issued. The United States Marshal Fugitive Apprehension Unit assisted in locating and apprehending Allen in Louisiana during the last week of September 2017. Allen waived extradition and returned to Cherokee
County.
Sheriff Derrick Palmer stated “These are difficult and trying cases on all concerned. This is an excellent example of how working as a team involving HAVEN Child Advocacy Center, the District Attorney’s Office and utilizing our Federal partners helped bring this case to court.”
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