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MurphyCherokee
Bulldogs
70
Braves
75

The Cherokee (NC) varsity basketball team won Monday's home conference tournament game against Murphy (NC) by a score of 75-70.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Murphy----70
Cherokee----75
Final score provided by D. Grizzle.
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Game Stats

Murphy (23-24)

Cherokee (23-24)

Murphy

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals7025485257
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)165143646
11Ryan Payne (So)12494456
12Hunter Carson (Sr)00100
13Zach Skogen (Sr)6236767
24D. Rummler (Sr)3012158080
31Will Joyner (Sr)4142525
32Tyler Payne (So)2125050
Cherokee

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals73
1E. Lineberry (Jr)15
3Michael Driver (Sr)23
5J. Teesateskie (So)22
10S. Hernandez (So)3
12Savian Davis (Jr)2
35S. Moore Jr. (Fr)4
55Luke Smith (Jr)4
Murphy

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals7051631153938203263
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)163743331002729
11Ryan Payne (So)122540221002450
12Hunter Carson (Sr)0010
13Zach Skogen (Sr)60102210022100
24D. Rummler (Sr)306786121580
31Will Joyner (Sr)4030225811100
32Tyler Payne (So)21250
Cherokee

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals73
1E. Lineberry (Jr)15
3Michael Driver (Sr)23
5J. Teesateskie (So)22
10S. Hernandez (So)3
12Savian Davis (Jr)2
35S. Moore Jr. (Fr)4
55Luke Smith (Jr)4
Murphy

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals70530351223
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)1634741
11Ryan Payne (So)1211222
13Zach Skogen (Sr)610103
24D. Rummler (Sr)30189111
31Will Joyner (Sr)4551
32Tyler Payne (So)2221
Cherokee

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals73
1E. Lineberry (Jr)15
3Michael Driver (Sr)23
5J. Teesateskie (So)22
10S. Hernandez (So)3
12Savian Davis (Jr)2
35S. Moore Jr. (Fr)4
55Luke Smith (Jr)4
Murphy

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals12
4Xander Wachacha (Sr)1
13Zach Skogen (Sr)1
31Will Joyner (Sr)1

Misc Totals

Cherokee has not entered any misc totals stats.

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Cherokee nips Murphy

February 19, 2024: Cherokee, NC 28719

Cherokee Braves (Cherokee, NC) backers were in high spirits Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC), 75-70 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Cherokee upgrades its record to 15-8 on the season.

Players of the Game

Murphy (23-24)

Murphy has not selected any Players of the Game.

Cherokee (23-24)

Congratulations to #3 Michael Driver for being selected the Cherokee Basketball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Murphy (23-24)

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

Cherokee (23-24)

NCClass
34117
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-97-310-35-31-3.640.7001,7611,608

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Murphy		13.315.013.317.865.0
Cherokee		17.116.518.118.870.4

Murphy Videos

Cherokee Videos

Head-to-Head

  • Murphy won on 1/23/2024
    1/23 @ 8pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Cherokee1312141958
    Murphy252371570

    The Cherokee (NC) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Murphy (NC) by a score of 70-58.

    Box score
  • Murphy won on 2/9/2024
    2/9 @ 8pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Murphy2214242484
    Cherokee1821191169

    The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Cherokee (NC) by a score of 84-69.

    Box score
  • Cherokee won on 2/19/2024
    2/19 @ 8pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Murphy----70
    Cherokee----75

    The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away conference tournament game against Cherokee (NC) by a score of 75-70.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

MurphyCherokee
65.0Points Per Game67.6
33.2Rebounds Per Game-
14.5Assists Per Game-
6.3Steals Per Game-
1.7Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

MurphyCherokeeNational Avg.
#24 Dominick Rummler15.1Points Per Game#5 Jack Teesateskie17.34.9
#13 Zach Skogen9.8Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#4 Xander Wachacha4.1Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#4 Xander Wachacha1.5Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#24 Dominick Rummler0.7Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Murphy12-5Cherokee12-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/12/23MurphyHiwassee Dam(W) 75-662/8/24Hiwassee DamCherokee(W) 82-78
1/4/24Hiwassee DamMurphy(W) 81-46
12/15/23RobbinsvilleMurphy(L) 67-601/26/24CherokeeRobbinsville(W) 73-62
1/30/24MurphyRobbinsville(L) 68-532/13/24RobbinsvilleCherokee(W) 74-68
12/18/23HighlandsMurphy(W) 73-451/17/24CherokeeHighlands(W) 62-54
2/7/24MurphyHighlands(W) 80-60
12/19/23Swain CountyMurphy(W) 48-451/5/24CherokeeSwain County(W) 85-73
2/2/24MurphySwain County(L) 51-442/6/24Swain CountyCherokee(W) 77-52
12/30/23MurphyHayesville(W) 60-4712/19/23CherokeeHayesville(W) 71-51
1/26/24MurphyHayesville(W) 44-412/2/24HayesvilleCherokee(W) 85-63
2/13/24HayesvilleMurphy(W) 63-462/23/24HayesvilleCherokee(W) 69-65
1/5/24MurphyAndrews(L) 66-5412/15/23CherokeeAndrews(L) 67-65
2/6/24AndrewsMurphy(L) 60-511/30/24AndrewsCherokee(W) 78-70
2/15/24MurphyAndrews(W) 59-41
1/9/24NantahalaMurphy(W) 93-531/12/24CherokeeNantahala(W) 68-30
1/25/24Blue Ridge Early CollegeMurphy(W) 84-3112/12/23Blue Ridge Early CollegeCherokee(W) 92-44
3/1/24Christ the KingMurphy(W) 70-612/27/24Christ the KingCherokee(L) 85-83

Record Breakdown

Murphy (23-24)

Cherokee (23-24)
18-10
Overall
16-9
9-6
League
9-3
4-2
Non-League
5-1
2-1
Head to Head
1-2
12-5
Common Opponent
12-2
10-3
Home
10-3
6-6
Away
5-3
2-1
Neutral
1-3
2-1
Playoff
0-1
15-7
In-State
14-7
3-3
Out-of-State
0-2