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The Cherokee (NC) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Murphy (NC) by a score of 77-41.

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Murphy6991741
Cherokee1820221777
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North Carolina High School Basketball - Cherokee overwhelms Murphy

January 20, 2023: Cherokee, NC 28719

Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Cherokee Braves (Cherokee, NC) and the visiting Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC), saw Cherokee's basketball squad wallop Murphy by a tally of 77-41.

With the victory, Cherokee improves its record to 15-3 on the campaign. The Braves host Robbinsville (Robbinsville, NC) to confront the Black Knights in a 1A Conference 43 - Big challenge on Tuesday, January 24. The Black Knights come into the challenge with a record of 10-6. Robbinsville won 78-65 in their recent league challenge against Swain County (Bryson City, NC)

Next up, the Bulldogs confront the Hayesville Yellowjackets (Hayesville, NC) in a 1A Conference 43 - Big challenge, on Tuesday, January 24. Murphy will attempt to improve on its 6-11 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 6-10 record after their 47-28 league win over Andrews (Andrews, NC).

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    Rankings & Records

    Murphy (22-23)

    NCClass
    33324
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    11-155-54-56-81-2.423.5001,2781,319

    Cherokee (22-23)

    NCClass
    623
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    26-410-014-110-12-2.8671.0001,9801,261

    Team Scoring Averages

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    Murphy
    12.212.913.512.1-49.2
    Cherokee
    14.614.013.515.58.566.0

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    • Cherokee won on 1/20/2023
      1/20 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Murphy6991741
      Cherokee1820221777

      The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Cherokee (NC) by a score of 77-41.

    • Cherokee won on 2/7/2023
      2/7 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Cherokee1511181862
      Murphy61461339

      The Cherokee (NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Murphy (NC) by a score of 62-39.

    Record Breakdown

    Murphy (22-23)

    Cherokee (22-23)

    11-15
    Overall
    26-4
    5-6
    League
    12-0
    4-6
    Non-League
    7-1
    0-2
    Head to Head
    2-0
    10-8
    Common Opponent
    18-0
    4-5
    Home
    14-1
    6-8
    Away
    10-1
    1-2
    Neutral
    2-2
    0-1
    Playoff
    3-1
    10-10
    In-State
    24-2
    1-5
    Out-of-State
    2-2