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It’s a big week for local varsity sports at playoffs begin for volleyball, cross-country competes in the conference championship and Andrews and Murphy face off on the football field.
Cross-country runners will also compete in the Smoky Mountain Conference championship Saturday morning.
Volleyball conference tournaments are also this week. Bracketing for volleyball playoffs is Thursday and the first round is Saturday.
Boys soccer is heading down the final stretch as each team only has a handful of games remaining and the regular season will wrap up later this month.
Three games remain in the varsity football regular season and this week is the always anticipating in-county matchup of Andrews and Murphy. The Wildcats will host the Bulldogs in The Valley on Friday night.
Monday
Boys soccer
Andrews vs. Swain County, 6 p.m.
Tri-County Early College vs. Highlands, 6 p.m.
Volleyball
First round of Smoky Mountain Conference varsity volleyball tournament; all games at Hayesville.
Andrews vs. Robbinsville, 4 p.m.
Murphy vs. Swain County, 7 p.m.
First round of the Little Smoky Mountain Conference varsity volleyball tournament. All games played at Highlands.
Hiwassee Dam vs. Summit Charter, 5 p.m.
Tuesday
Volleyball
Round two of SMC Tournament @ Hayesville. Check Maxpreps.com for teams and times.
Wednesday
Boys soccer
Tri-County Early College vs. Summit Charter, 6 p.m.
Murphy @ Highlands, 6 p.m.
Volleyball
Smoky Mountain Conference championship @ Hayesville. Check Maxpreps.com for teams and times.
Little Smoky Mountain Conference championship @ Highlands. Check Maxpreps.com for teams and times.
Friday
Football
Andrews vs. Murphy, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Cross country
Smoky Mountain Conference championship @ Swain County. Varsity girls start at 9 a.m., varsity boys at 9:30 a.m.
Volleyball
First round of varsity state playoffs teams and times TBD.