ROSMAN
Murphy alum named coach
Murphy High School 2004 graduate Tyrea Allen was named the head football coach at Rosman High School on Dec. 9.
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Allen was an All-Smoky Mountain Conference performer in baseball, football and track when he was a Bulldog. He played football and track at Mars Hill University, where he graduated in 2009.
Allen was the junior varsity football coach the previous three seasons, and will have a tough challenge ahead. The Tigers have lost 33 straight games, including an 0-18 mark since leaving the Smoky Mountain Conference after the last N.C. High School Athletic Association realignment two years ago.
PREP SCHEDULE
Today
Basketball: Hiwassee Dam at Blue Ridge, canceled.
Note: The start time listed for basketball is for the first varsity game. If the opponent has a junior varsity team, that game will take place before the first varsity game.
Friday
Wrestling: Sequoyah Invitational at Canton, Ga., 6 p.m.
PREP RESULTS
Dec. 13
Boys basketball: Andrews 61, Swain County 50
Hayesville 69, Murphy 66 (OT)
Highlands 89, Nantahala 56
Girls basketball: Swain County 58, Andrews 33
Hayesville 31, Murphy 15
Highlands 68, Nantahala 22
Wrestling: Murphy 54, Cherokee 21
Dec. 16
Boys basketball: Cherokee 70, Andrews 60
Robbinsville 48, Murphy 33
Hiwassee Dam 57, Highlands 51
Blue Ridge 79, Nantahala 72
Girls basketball: Cherokee 89, Andrews 16
Robbinsville 59, Murphy 48
Highlands 48, Hiwassee Dam 36
Blue Ridge 85, Nantahala 35
Wrestling: Murphy 60, Towns County, Ga. 12
Dec. 17
Boys basketball: Union County, Ga., 58, Murphy 49
Girls basketball: Union County, Ga., 49, Murphy 37
Dec. 19
Boys basketball: Hayesville 72, Hiwassee Dam 53
Girls basketball: Hiwassee Dam 45, Hayesville, 38
Compiled by Sports Writer Justin Fitzgerald.

