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MurphySwain County
Bulldogs
61
Maroon Devils
54

The Swain County (Bryson City, NC) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Murphy (NC) by a score of 61-54.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Murphy621201461
Swain County1713131154
Final score provided by K. Holloway.
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North Carolina High School Basketball - Swain County can't hold off Murphy

December 20, 2022: Bryson City, NC 28713

The Swain County Maroon Devils basketball team (Bryson City, NC), was nudged 61-54 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC)

The Bulldogs now possess a 1-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Franklin for a non-league battle on Wednesday, December 28. Murphy will battle a Panthers team coming off a 61-53 league win over North Henderson (Hendersonville, NC). The Panthers record now stands at 4-5.

The Maroon Devils (4-3) will now prepare for their battle against Smoky Mountain (Sylva, NC). The Mustangs come into the non-league battle with a 5-3 record. In their last battle, Smoky Mountain was nudged by West Henderson (Hendersonville, NC), 54-48, in a league battle.

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    Rankings & Records

    Murphy (22-23)

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

    Swain County (22-23)

    NCClass
    36227
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    10-163-75-94-61-1.385.3001,2721,361

    Team Scoring Averages

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    Murphy    		12.212.913.512.149.2
    Swain County    		9.713.112.114.148.9

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    Head-to-Head

    • Murphy won on 12/20/2022
      12/20 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Murphy621201461
      Swain County1713131154

      The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Swain County (Bryson City, NC) by a score of 61-54.

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    • Murphy won on 1/31/2023
      1/31 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Swain County71214841
      Murphy126112150

      The Swain County (Bryson City, NC) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Murphy (NC) by a score of 50-41.

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    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Murphy8-9Swain County8-10
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    12/2/22MurphyHighlands(L) 38-241/10/23HighlandsSwain County(L) 49-33
    2/1/23HighlandsMurphy(W) 41-34
    12/9/22Hiwassee DamMurphy(L) 59-5412/2/22Swain CountyHiwassee Dam(W) 50-45
    1/4/23MurphyHiwassee Dam(W) 63-5912/30/22Hiwassee DamSwain County(L) 64-60
    12/13/22MurphyHayesville(L) 31-1512/16/22HayesvilleSwain County(L) 41-36
    1/24/23HayesvilleMurphy(W) 45-301/27/23Swain CountyHayesville(W) 37-29
    2/9/23Swain CountyHayesville(W) 45-32
    12/16/22MurphyRobbinsville(L) 59-481/19/23RobbinsvilleSwain County(L) 78-65
    1/26/23RobbinsvilleMurphy(L) 64-592/7/23Swain CountyRobbinsville(L) 62-39
    2/14/23MurphyRobbinsville(L) 76-69
    12/28/22FranklinMurphy(L) 65-401/5/23FranklinSwain County(L) 64-35
    1/12/23Swain CountyFranklin(L) 48-36
    1/3/23AndrewsMurphy(W) 48-2412/13/22Swain CountyAndrews(W) 58-33
    2/3/23MurphyAndrews(W) 64-501/24/23AndrewsSwain County(W) 43-33
    2/10/23MurphyAndrews(W) 82-57
    1/6/23MurphyNantahala(W) 64-201/30/23NantahalaSwain County(W) 72-17
    1/17/23MurphyBlue Ridge Early College(W) 68-5012/6/22Blue Ridge Early CollegeSwain County(W) 70-52
    12/14/22Swain CountyBlue Ridge Early College(W) 61-56
    1/20/23MurphyCherokee(L) 77-411/4/23CherokeeSwain County(L) 70-52
    2/7/23CherokeeMurphy(L) 62-392/2/23Swain CountyCherokee(L) 65-52
    2/13/23Swain CountyCherokee(L) 72-46

    Record Breakdown

    Murphy (22-23)

    Swain County (22-23)
    11-15
    		Overall
    10-16
    5-6
    		League
    4-8
    4-6
    		Non-League
    5-5
    2-0
    		Head to Head
    0-2
    8-9
    		Common Opponent
    8-10
    4-5
    		Home
    5-9
    6-8
    		Away
    4-6
    1-2
    		Neutral
    1-1
    0-1
    		Playoff
    0-1
    10-10
    		In-State
    10-16
    1-5
    		Out-of-State
    0-0