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Murphy Union County

Bulldogs

Panthers

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

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Murphy	-	-	-	-	41
Union County	-	-	-	-	45

Final score provided by K. Howell.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Murphy (23-24)

Murphy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	41	16	52	31	35
4	Xander Wachacha (Sr)	8	3	13	23	27
5	Andrew Barolet (Sr)	0	0	4	0	0
11	Ryan Payne (So)	6	2	7	29	43
12	Tyler Payne (So)	0	0	1	0	0
13	Cale Harger (So)	0	0	3	0	0
13	Zach Skogen (Sr)	12	5	8	63	63
24	D. Rummler (Sr)	15	6	11	55	59
31	Will Joyner (Sr)	0	0	5	0	0

Murphy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	41	4	23	17	5	11	45	12	29	41
4	Xander Wachacha (Sr)	8	1	5	20	1	2	50	2	8	25
5	Andrew Barolet (Sr)	0	0	3	0				0	1	0
11	Ryan Payne (So)	6	2	6	33				0	1	0
12	Tyler Payne (So)	0							0	1	0
13	Cale Harger (So)	0	0	2	0				0	1	0
13	Zach Skogen (Sr)	12	0	1	0	2	5	40	5	7	71
24	D. Rummler (Sr)	15	1	2	50	2	2	100	5	9	56
31	Will Joyner (Sr)	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	0

Murphy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl
	Team Totals	41	10	19	29	10	5
4	Xander Wachacha (Sr)	8	1	4	5	6
5	Andrew Barolet (Sr)	0	1		1
11	Ryan Payne (So)	6	1	2	3	1	4
13	Cale Harger (So)	0		2	2
13	Zach Skogen (Sr)	12	4	6	10	1	1
24	D. Rummler (Sr)	15	3	5	8	1
31	Will Joyner (Sr)	0				1

Murphy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Defl
	Team Totals	8
4	Xander Wachacha (Sr)	2
11	Ryan Payne (So)	1
13	Zach Skogen (Sr)	2
24	D. Rummler (Sr)	2
31	Will Joyner (Sr)	1

Union County (23-24)

Union County has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Murphy nipped by Union County

December 29, 2023: Murphy, NC 28906

The Union County Panthers tipped the host Murphy Bulldogs basketball team by a final score of 45-41 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Rabun County Wildcats (Tiger, GA) in a non-league game, on Saturday, December 30. Union County will attempt to move on its 11-2 season record. The Wildcats enter the game with a 4-9 record after their 79-55 non-league win over Hayesville (Hayesville, NC).

With the defeat, Murphy moves to 6-3 on the year. The Bulldogs host Hiwassee Dam (Murphy, NC) to face the Eagles in a 1A Smoky Mountain game on Thursday, January 4. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 2-8. Hiwassee Dam lost 95-66 in their recent non-league game against North Buncombe (Weaverville, NC)

Murphy vs Union County Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 29, 2023 @ 5:30p

Towns County Battle of the States

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

Rankings & Records

Murphy (23-24)

NC	Class
283	12

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
18-10	9-5	10-3	6-6	2-1	.643	.643	1,821	1,527

Union County (23-24)

GA	Class
129	11

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
21-7	7-3	9-3	7-3	5-1	.750	.700	1,965	1,699

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Murphy	13.3	15.0	13.3	17.8	-	-	65.0
Union County	15.8	13.8	19.3	12.0	6.0	9.0	70.2

Head-to-Head

Murphy won on 12/5/2023

12/5 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

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 @ 6:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

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 @ 5:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

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

12/5 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Murphy	-	-	-	-	63
Union County	-	-	-	-	49

12/21 @ 6:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Union County	-	-	-	-	59
Murphy	-	-	-	-	50

Team Stat Comparison

Murphy		Union County
65.0	Points Per Game	-
33.2	Rebounds Per Game	-
14.5	Assists Per Game	-
6.3	Steals Per Game	-
1.7	Blocks Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Murphy		Union County	National Avg.
#24 Dominick Rummler15.1	Points Per Game	-	4.9
#13 Zach Skogen9.8	Rebounds Per Game	-	2.6
#4 Xander Wachacha4.1	Assists Per Game	-	1.0
#4 Xander Wachacha1.5	Steals Per Game	-	0.8
#24 Dominick Rummler0.7	Blocks Per Game	-	0.3

Record Breakdown

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