GREENSBORO
2 from area with All-Stars
Murphy star Senior Running Back Hunter Stalcup was selected to play in the 2023 N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star football game on Dec. 17, while Andrews head coach James Phillips was named an assistant coach in the annual event.
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Stalcup, the only person selected west of Asheville, is one of 72 elite players from across the state and all four high school classifications. He rushed for 2,036 yards and 29 touchdowns this year, scoring six more through the air, while finishing his career as a Bulldog with 6,449 all-purpose yards and 80 touchdowns.
Phillips coached one of the most successful seasons in the Andrews history in the 2022 season, finishing 13-1. The rebuilding Wildcats finished 4-7 this season.
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In the game, Laney’s Tyjhere Crudup and Triton’s Javon Cowan ran for two touchdowns each to lead the East to a 35-7 victory over the West. It was the first time the East-West game was played in December.
The West leads the series 41-32-2 after the East won its second straight game. The margin of victory was the largest in the game’s history since the West won 40-0 in 2005. Cowan was named the game’s most valuable offensive player, while Landon Sargent of Cape Fear was the defensive MVP.
YOUTH BASKETBALL
Results from Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. Robbinsville had a bye week. The next round of games are scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 13.
Termite girls
Copper Basin over Ranger
Hayesville over Murphy
Snowbird over Andrews
Termite boys
Andrews over Snowbird
Hayesville over Murphy
Martins Creek over Peachtree
Nantahala over Hiwassee Dam
Mite girls
Andrews over Snowbird
Copper Basin over Ranger
Hayesville over Murphy
Peachtree over Martins Creek
Mite boys
Andrews over Snowbird
Hayesville over Murphy
Ranger over Copper Basin
The last games of the year were played on Dec. 16, 2023. Hayesville and Robbinsville mite girls did not play due to sickness, while Snowbird had a bye week.
Termite girls
Copper Basin over Peachtree
Hayesville over Robbinsville
Murphy over Andrews
Termite boys
Hiwassee Dam over Martins Creek
Murphy over Andrews
Peachtree over Copper Basin
Robbinsville over Hayesville
Mite girls
Andrews over Murphy
Copper Basin over Peachtree
Ranger over Nantahala
Mite boys
Copper Basin over Peachtree
Hayesville over Robbinsville
Murphy over Andrews
PREP SCHEDULE
Jan. 10
Wrestling: Murphy at Towns County, Ga., 6 p.m.
Jan. 11
Basketball: Fannin County, Ga., at Andrews, 5 p.m.
Robbinsville at Nantahala, 5 p.m.
Jan. 12
Basketball: Hiwassee Dam at Andrews, 5 p.m.
Cherokee at Nantahala, 5 p.m.
Wrestling: Cherokee at Murphy (Senior Night), 6 p.m.
Jan. 13
Wrestling: Murphy at Robbinsville, all day.
Jan. 16
Basketball: Swain at Nantahala, 6 p.m.
Robbinsville at Hiwassee Dam, 5 p.m.
Murphy at Highlands, 5 p.m.
Compiled from staff reports.