After flying high against Concord Christian last Saturday, Hayesville came back down to earth. The Hayesville Yellowjackets had to suffer through a 44-0 loss at the hands of the Murphy Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 77th).
Lance Coker threw for 48 yards on two of seven attempts.
Michael Mauney was his top target, picking up 48 receiving yards. On the ground,
Tre Graves rushed for 38 yards.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jonah Hedden and he. Hedden rushed for 118 yards on only eight carries while he rushed for 118 yards on only eight carries. Those 118 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Hayesville's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Murphy, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Hayesville didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 12-7 victory against Swain County on the 11th. Murphy has also already played their next matchup, a 14-7 win against Robbinsville on the 11th.
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