
Cade Murphy
12/19/24 vs Farragut | 37 |
12/17/24 vs King's Academy | 17 |
12/14/24 vs York Institute | 21 |
Knoxville Catholic extended their winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Cade Murphy. The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish came out on top against the Farragut Admirals by a score of 83-74 on Thursday thanks in part to Murphy, who dropped a double-double on 37 points and ten rebounds. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Asbaty, who posted eight points along with five assists and five rebounds. Asbaty is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season.
When it comes to explaining why Farragut lost, don't look at Dominic Vanacker. Despite the final result, he went 11 of 18 on his way to 30 points and seven rebounds. Vanacker is becoming a predictor of Farragut's success: when he posts at least 25 points the team is 6-2 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Britton Lewis was another key player, putting up 14 points and six boards.
Knoxville Catholic's record is now 8-1. As for Farragut, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Knoxville Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, an 87-71 defeat against Alcoa on the 20th. As for Farragut, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 76-31 victory against Knoxville Central on the 20th.
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