Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Hayesville Yellowjackets (Hayesville, NC) and the visiting Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC), saw Hayesville's basketball squad trounce Murphy by a score of 60-23.

With the victory, Hayesville improves its record to 6-0 on the campaign. The Yellowjackets travel to Swain County (Bryson City, NC) to play the Maroon Devils in a 1A Smoky Mountain challenge on Friday, December 16. The Maroon Devils come into the challenge with a record of 2-3. Swain County lost 81-74 in their recent non-league challenge against Smoky Mountain (Sylva, NC)

Next up, the Bulldogs play the Rosman Tigers (Rosman, NC) in a 1A Smoky Mountain challenge, on Friday, December 16. Murphy will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 3-4 record after their 61-34 league loss to Hayesville (Hayesville, NC).