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Union CountyMurphy

Panthers
59
Bulldogs
50

The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Union County (Blairsville, GA) by a score of 59-50.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Union County----59
Murphy----50
Final score provided by C. Garrett.
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Game Stats

Union County (23-24)

Union County has not entered stats for this game.

Murphy (23-24)

Murphy

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5016513138
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)124133138
11Ryan Payne (So)3152030
12Hunter Carson (Sr)5133350
12Tyler Payne (So)00500
13Cale Harger (So)311100150
13Zach Skogen (Sr)155133842
24D. Rummler (Sr)11485056
31Will Joyner (Sr)10300
Murphy

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals507282511157392339
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)1221020221002367
11Ryan Payne (So)31520
12Hunter Carson (Sr)5133322100
12Tyler Payne (So)0050
13Cale Harger (So)311100
13Zach Skogen (Sr)15152046674850
24D. Rummler (Sr)111250221003650
31Will Joyner (Sr)10201333010
Murphy

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals5019224171
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)121231
11Ryan Payne (So)355
12Hunter Carson (Sr)53143
12Tyler Payne (So)0331
13Cale Harger (So)3
13Zach Skogen (Sr)15881621
24D. Rummler (Sr)11358
31Will Joyner (Sr)1112
Murphy

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals16
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)12
13Zach Skogen (Sr)2
31Will Joyner (Sr)2

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Union County fells Murphy

December 21, 2023: Murphy, NC 28906

Union County Panthers (Blairsville, GA) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC), 59-50 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Union County upgrades its record to 9-2 on the season. The Panthers travel to Franklin (Franklin, NC) to clash with the Panthers in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 28. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 6-2. Franklin lost 70-35 in their recent non-league bout against A.C. Reynolds (Asheville, NC)

Next up, the Bulldogs clash with the Coosa Eagles (Rome, GA) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, December 28. Murphy will attempt to upgrade on its 5-2 season record. The Eagles go into the bout with a 3-7 record after their 74-58 non-league loss to Armuchee (Rome, GA).

Union County @ Murphy Basketball Game Info

Thu., Dec. 21, 2023 @ 6:30p
The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Union County (Blairsville, GA) by a score of 59-50.

Rankings & Records

Union County (23-24)

GAClass
12911
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
21-77-39-37-35-1.750.7001,9651,699

Murphy (23-24)

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

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Union County		15.813.819.312.06.09.070.2
Murphy		13.315.013.317.8--65.0

Head-to-Head

  • Murphy won on 12/5/2023
    12/5 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Murphy----63
    Union County----49

    The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against Union County (Blairsville, GA) by a score of 63-49.

    Box score
  • Union County won on 12/21/2023
    12/21 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Union County----59
    Murphy----50

    The Union County (Blairsville, GA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away non-conference game against Murphy (NC) by a score of 59-50.

    Box score
  • Union County won on 12/29/2023
    12/29 @ 5:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Murphy----41
    Union County----45

    The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral tournament game against Union County (Blairsville, GA) by a score of 45-41.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

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

Team Leaders

Union 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

Union County (23-24)

Murphy (23-24)
21-7
Overall
18-10
8-4
League
9-6
9-2
Non-League
4-2
2-1
Head to Head
1-2
0-0
Common Opponent
0-0
9-3
Home
10-3
7-3
Away
6-6
5-1
Neutral
2-1
0-1
Playoff
2-1
18-6
In-State
15-7
3-1
Out-of-State
3-3