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Polk CountyMurphy
Wildcats
46
Bulldogs
81

The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Polk County (Benton, TN) by a score of 81-46.

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Polk County----46
Murphy----81
Final score provided by R. Payne.
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Game Stats

Polk County (23-24)

Polk County has not entered stats for this game.

Murphy (23-24)

Murphy

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals8132674854
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)104142936
10Bradey Golden (Jr)3125075
11Ryan Payne (So)124667100
12Hunter Carson (Sr)31
13Zach Skogen (Sr)8393333
15Cale Harger (So)136125054
24D. Rummler (Sr)187164444
32Tyler Payne (So)12568392
50Trey Morin (Sr)2125050
Murphy

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals819224181844234551
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)1028252633
10Bradey Golden (Jr)311100010
11Ryan Payne (So)124667
12Hunter Carson (Sr)312501
13Zach Skogen (Sr)802026333743
15Cale Harger (So)13125051050
24D. Rummler (Sr)18020494471450
32Tyler Payne (So)1211100111004580
50Trey Morin (Sr)21250
Murphy

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals81143448186
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)10445
5Andrew Barolet (Sr)6631
10Bradey Golden (Jr)3112
11Ryan Payne (So)12331
12Hunter Carson (Sr)32351
13Zach Skogen (Sr)8491322
15Cale Harger (So)1315621
24D. Rummler (Sr)1862831
32Tyler Payne (So)12112
50Trey Morin (Sr)2
Murphy

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals2
11Ryan Payne (So)1
13Zach Skogen (Sr)1

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Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Polk County trounced by Murphy

December 7, 2023: Murphy, NC 28906

The Murphy Bulldogs routed the visiting Polk County Wildcats basketball team by a final score of 81-46 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Bulldogs face the Hiwassee Dam Eagles (Murphy, NC) in a 1A Smoky Mountain game, on Tuesday, December 12. Murphy will attempt to move on its 2-0 season record.

With the defeat, Polk County moves to 3-1 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Roane County (Kingston, TN) to face the Yellowjackets in a 2A District 3 game on Tuesday, December 12. The Yellowjackets enter the game with a record of 3-2.

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    Rankings & Records

    Polk County (23-24)

    TNClass
    29347
    OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
    10-132-94-66-50-2.435.1821,4271,501

    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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    Polk County    		18.617.218.617.262.0
    Murphy    		13.315.013.317.865.0

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    Team Stat Comparison

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

    Team Leaders

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

    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Polk County2-0Murphy2-0
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    11/17/23Hiwassee DamPolk County(W) 91-5612/12/23MurphyHiwassee Dam(W) 75-66
    12/1/23Polk CountyHiwassee Dam(W) 78-561/4/24Hiwassee DamMurphy(W) 81-46

    Record Breakdown

    Polk County (23-24)

    Murphy (23-24)
    10-13
    		Overall
    18-10
    2-9
    		League
    9-6
    7-2
    		Non-League
    4-2
    0-1
    		Head to Head
    1-0
    2-0
    		Common Opponent
    2-0
    4-6
    		Home
    10-3
    6-5
    		Away
    6-6
    0-2
    		Neutral
    2-1
    0-0
    		Playoff
    2-1
    7-10
    		In-State
    15-7
    3-3
    		Out-of-State
    3-3