The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Hayesville Yellowjackets (Hayesville, NC) and the visiting Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC), observed Hayesville's basketball team edge Murphy by a margin of 58-53.

The Yellowjackets (12-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Robbinsville (Robbinsville, NC). The Black Knights come into the 1A Smoky Mountain - Big challenge with a 17-5 record. In their last challenge, Robbinsville edged Cherokee (Cherokee, NC), 55-46, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Bulldogs confront the Andrews Wildcats (Andrews, NC) in a 1A Smoky Mountain - Big contest, on Thursday, February 13. Murphy will attempt to better on its 12-10 season record. The Wildcats go into the contest with a 17-6 record after their 64-52 league win over Swain County (Bryson City, NC).