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The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Swain County (Bryson City, NC) by a score of 48-45.

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Swain County----45
Murphy----48
Final score provided by R. Payne.
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Game Stats

Swain County has not entered stats for this game.
Murphy

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4819493945
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)20800
11Ryan Payne (So)13595672
12Hunter Carson (Sr)4245050
12Tyler Payne (So)00200
13Cale Harger (So)83475100
13Zach Skogen (Sr)6374343
24D. Rummler (Sr)156154043
Murphy

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals48618334667133142
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)203022100050
11Ryan Payne (So)1336502367
12Hunter Carson (Sr)42450
12Tyler Payne (So)0010010
13Cale Harger (So)8236711100
13Zach Skogen (Sr)60303475
24D. Rummler (Sr)151250245051338
Murphy

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals488233113113
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)233521
11Ryan Payne (So)1317812
12Hunter Carson (Sr)4224
12Tyler Payne (So)0111
13Cale Harger (So)812311
13Zach Skogen (Sr)616735
24D. Rummler (Sr)1523532
Murphy

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals118
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)3
11Ryan Payne (So)13
12Hunter Carson (Sr)1
13Cale Harger (So)1
13Zach Skogen (Sr)2
24D. Rummler (Sr)8

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Murphy edges Swain County

December 19, 2023: Murphy, NC 28906

The Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC) basketball nipped the visiting Swain County Maroon Devils (Bryson City, NC), 48-45 in Tuesday's league test.

The Bulldogs (5-1) will now prepare for their test against Union County (Blairsville, GA). The Panthers go into the non-league test with a 8-2 record. In their last test, Union County got by White County (Cleveland, GA), 70-64, in a non-league test.

The Maroon Devils now own a 6-3 record. They play next when they host Mitchell for a non-league test on Wednesday, December 27. Swain County will encounter a Mountaineers squad coming off a 63-56 non-league loss to Patton (Morganton, NC). The Mountaineers record now stands at 3-4.

Swain County @ Murphy Basketball Game Info

Tue., Dec. 19, 2023 @ 8p
The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Swain County (Bryson City, NC) by a score of 48-45.

Rankings & Records

Swain County (23-24)

NCClass
33416
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
18-97-312-46-5.667.7001,7401,536

Murphy (23-24)

NCClass
28312
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
18-109-510-36-62-1.643.6431,8211,527

Team Scoring Averages

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Swain County
17.815.916.216.064.4
Murphy
13.315.013.317.865.0

Head-to-Head

  • Murphy won on 12/19/2023
    12/19 @ 8pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Swain County----45
    Murphy----48

    The Swain County (Bryson City, NC) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Murphy (NC) by a score of 48-45.

  • Swain County won on 2/2/2024
    2/2 @ 8pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Murphy81413944
    Swain County109171551

    The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Swain County (Bryson City, NC) by a score of 51-44.

Team Stat Comparison

Swain CountyMurphy
-Points Per Game65.0
-Rebounds Per Game33.2
-Assists Per Game14.5
-Steals Per Game6.3
-Blocks Per Game1.7

Team Leaders

Swain CountyMurphyNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#24 Dominick Rummler15.14.9
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Rebounds Per Game#13 Zach Skogen9.82.6
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Assists Per Game#4 Xander Wachacha4.11.0
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Steals Per Game#4 Xander Wachacha1.50.8
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Blocks Per Game#24 Dominick Rummler0.70.3

Record Breakdown

Swain County (23-24)

Murphy (23-24)

18-9
Overall
18-10
7-4
League
9-6
8-3
Non-League
4-2
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
11-3
Common Opponent
12-5
12-4
Home
10-3
6-5
Away
6-6
0-0
Neutral
2-1
1-1
Playoff
2-1
18-9
In-State
15-7
0-0
Out-of-State
3-3