Murphy15-4-1
9-9-1Highlands
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12OT1Final
MHS		1001
HHS		0112
Final score provided by R. Payne.
Bulldogs
Highlanders

Field Stats

GoalsAsstPts
#9 T. Payne12
#12 A. White11

Goaltending

G. MinOT MinGASavesGAAPKALoss
#1 C. Harger8020292.00011

Team summary

Goals Against Average
MHS
2.000
HHS
Goals
MHS
1
HHS
2
Assists
MHS
1
HHS
Points
MHS
3
HHS
4
Saves
MHS
9
HHS
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Field Stats

Goals
1
2
Asst
1
-
Pts
3
4

Goaltending

G. Min
80
-
OT Min
20
-
GA
2
-
Saves
9
-
GAA
2.000
-
PKA
1
-
Loss
1
-

North Carolina High School Soccer - Murphy held off by Highlands

October 15, 2025: Highlands, NC 28741

The Highlands Highlanders edged the visiting Murphy Bulldogs soccer team by a tally of 2-1 in Wednesday's league game.

Next, the Highlanders encounter the Andrews Wildcats (Andrews, NC) in a Smoky Mountain 1A/2A bout, on Monday, October 20. Highlands will attempt to better on its 8-6 season record. The Wildcats go into the bout with a 3-7 record after their 1-0 league win over Swain County (Bryson City, NC).

With the loss, Murphy moves to 11-3 on the year. The Bulldogs travel to Summit Charter (Cashiers, NC) to encounter the Bears in a Smoky Mountain 1A/2A bout on Monday, October 20. The Bears go into the bout with a record of 7-3. Summit Charter won 4-3 in their recent league bout against Blue Ridge Early College (Cashiers, NC)

  • Murphy

    Congratulations to #9 Tyler Payne for being selected the Murphy Soccer Player of the Match.

  • Highlands

    Congratulations to #17 Blaine Dendy for being selected the Highlands Soccer Player of the Match.

  1. MaxPreps

    Match Started
    MHS
    0 - 0
    HHS
    @ 7:04p

  2. R. Payne

    1st Half 39th minute
    MHS
    1 - 0
    HHS

  3. R. Payne

    Overtime Final
    MHS
    1 - 2
    HHS
    @ 11a

Murphy @ Highlands Soccer Match Info

Wed., Oct. 15, 2025 @ 6p
The Highlands (NC) varsity soccer team won Wednesday's home conference match against Murphy (NC) in overtime by a score of 2-1.

Player stats

Goals
MHS
T. Payne17
HHS
A. McKim14
Assists
MHS
A. Twiggs11
HHS
R. Carnes2
Shots
MHS
T. Payne61
HHS
R. Carnes13
Steals
MHS
--
HHS
P. Mcrae11
Goals Against Average
MHS
Z. Floyd0.000
HHS
C. Kenter0.000

Matchup history

9/15/25
80
10/15/25
12

Team comparison

Goals
60
40
Assists
44
3
Shots
231
45
Steals
-
16
Goals Against Average
0.375
0.000

Scoring averages

12OT1OT2Final
Murphy		1.21.10-3.4
Highlands		1.0.8.31.02.3

Season recap

Overall record
15-4-1
9-9-1
League
13-1
9-3-1
Non-League
1-2-1
0-5
Head to Head
1-1
1-1
Home
9-2-1
6-3
Away
6-2
3-6-1
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
1-1
0-1
In-State
15-4-1
9-9-1
Out-of-State
0-0
0-0
Win %
.775
.500
Conference %
.929
.731
GF
67
43
GA
14
44
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Common opponents

Smoky Mountain
0 - 1
0 - 1
Pisgah
0 - 1
0 - 1
Tri-County
2 - 0
1 - 0
Andrews
2 - 0
1 - 1
Madison
1 - 0
0 - 1
Summit Charter
2 - 0
1 - 1
Blue Ridge Early College
2 - 0
2 - 0
Hayesville
2 - 0
2 - 0
Swain County
2 - 0
1 - 0

Rankings

National
4,406
6,183
NC
348
481
State Division
23
20

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