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MurphyHighlands

Bulldogs
35
Highlanders
32

The Highlands (NC) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home non-conference game against Murphy (NC) by a score of 35-32.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Murphy41121835
Highlands10105732
Final score provided by G. Thompson.
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Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Highlands can't get by Murphy

January 15, 2025: Highlands, NC 28741

The Highlands Highlanders basketball squad (Highlands, NC), was nudged 35-32 in Wednesday's league battle with the visiting Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC)

With the victory, Murphy advances its record to 6-7 on the year. The Bulldogs travel to Blue Ridge Early College (Cashiers, NC) to meet the Bobcats in a non-league battle on Friday, January 17. The Bobcats enter the battle with a record of 4-4. Blue Ridge Early College lost 50-19 in their recent non-league battle against Rosman (Rosman, NC)

The Highlanders now own a 7-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Andrews for a 1A Smoky Mountain battle on Friday, January 17. Highlands will meet a Wildcats squad coming off a 63-49 non-league win over Summit Charter (Cashiers, NC). The Wildcats record now stands at 7-5.

Murphy @ Highlands Basketball Game Info

Wed., Jan. 15, 2025 @ 6p
The Highlands (NC) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home non-conference game against Murphy (NC) by a score of 35-32.

Scoretracker Providers

Katy PostellHighlanders All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

Murphy (24-25)

NCClass
29424
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
11-173-74-54-83-4.393.3001,0851,409

Highlands (24-25)

NCClass
23618
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
15-113-110-55-6.577.7501,087955

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Murphy		9.59.710.29.638.8
Highlands		11.410.19.411.941.8

Head-to-Head

  • Murphy won on 1/6/2025
    1/6 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Highlands64101131
    Murphy6871233

    The Highlands (NC) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away non-conference game against Murphy (NC) by a score of 33-31.

    Box score
  • Murphy won on 1/15/2025
    1/15 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Murphy41121835
    Highlands10105732

    The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away non-conference game against Highlands (NC) by a score of 35-32.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

MurphyHighlands
32.9Points Per Game-
27.1Rebounds Per Game-
7.8Assists Per Game-
7.7Steals Per Game-
1.1Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

MurphyHighlandsNational Avg.
#23 Emma Hensley6.8Points Per Game
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4.1
#23 Emma Hensley6.7Rebounds Per Game
-
2.8
#10 Julia Dockery1.8Assists Per Game
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0.9
#2 Ilie Smith1.3Steals Per Game
-
1.1
#10 Julia Dockery0.5Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Murphy7-12Highlands12-9
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/13/24MurphyRobbinsville(L) 59-3412/6/24RobbinsvilleHighlands(L) 51-44
1/28/25RobbinsvilleMurphy(L) 54-271/23/25HighlandsRobbinsville(L) 42-34
2/15/25RobbinsvilleMurphy(W) 46-44
12/20/24MurphyHiwassee Dam(L) 63-3212/13/24Hiwassee DamHighlands(W) 48-43
2/6/25Hiwassee DamMurphy(L) 69-392/4/25HighlandsHiwassee Dam(L) 55-32
2/20/25Hiwassee DamHighlands(W) 51-47
12/27/24Towns CountyMurphy(W) 53-4811/23/24Towns CountyHighlands(L) 36-24
1/21/25HighlandsTowns County(L) 39-25
12/30/24MurphyRabun County(L) 54-3811/14/24Rabun CountyHighlands(W) 53-47
1/9/25Summit CharterMurphy(W) 52-1711/22/24Summit CharterHighlands(W) 48-28
1/24/25HighlandsSummit Charter(W) 48-36
1/17/25MurphyBlue Ridge Early College(W) 64-71/28/25HighlandsBlue Ridge Early College(W) 65-24
2/7/25Blue Ridge Early CollegeHighlands(W) 59-15
2/18/25Blue Ridge Early CollegeHighlands(W) 66-16
1/21/25MurphyCherokee(L) 82-201/7/25CherokeeHighlands(L) 88-16
2/7/25CherokeeMurphy(L) 73-19
2/18/25CherokeeMurphy(L) 81-14
1/24/25HayesvilleMurphy(W) 47-3712/10/24HayesvilleHighlands(L) 36-28
2/11/25MurphyHayesville(L) 49-352/8/25HighlandsHayesville(L) 43-31
1/31/25Swain CountyMurphy(W) 47-401/9/25Swain CountyHighlands(W) 43-32
2/10/25MurphySwain County(W) 48-391/27/25HighlandsSwain County(W) 46-27
2/4/25MurphyAndrews(L) 55-3912/18/24AndrewsHighlands(W) 48-41
2/13/25AndrewsMurphy(L) 47-421/17/25HighlandsAndrews(W) 42-36
2/25/25MurphyUwharrie Charter Academy(L) 52-492/28/25HighlandsUwharrie Charter Academy(L) 47-37

Record Breakdown

Murphy (24-25)

Highlands (24-25)
11-17
Overall
15-11
3-8
League
5-1
7-7
Non-League
9-9
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
7-12
Common Opponent
12-9
4-5
Home
10-5
4-8
Away
5-6
3-4
Neutral
0-0
0-1
Playoff
1-1
9-12
In-State
14-9
2-5
Out-of-State
1-2