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Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Hiwassee Dam’s Brooklyn Hyde sets the ball during the Lady Eagles’ 3-0 loss to Andrews on Sept. 12.

Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Hiwassee Dam’s Brooklyn Hyde sets the ball during the Lady Eagles’ 3-0 loss to Andrews on Sept. 12.

Lady Eagles learning on the fly

Justin Fitzgerald
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Body Head coach Angie Davis thought her team was learning how to play without McNabb, but on Sept. 11 at Murphy, sophomore Brinkley Payne suffered an ankle injury. That put Hiwassee Dam without two of its best hitters and best players.
Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Andrews Carley Clark serves the ball during the Lady Wildcats’ 3-0 win over Hiwassee Dam on Sept. 12.

Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Andrews Carley Clark serves the ball during the Lady Wildcats’ 3-0 win over Hiwassee Dam on Sept. 12.

Lady Wildcats win 3 in row on the court

Justin Fitzgerald
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Body It’s a little easier to play when winning, and that’s what Andrews has been doing more of recently. The straight-set win over the Lady Eagles (25-17, 25-15, 25-21) was the Lady Wildcats’ third straight win, which is their first three-game winning streak since 2018.
Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Murphy’s Camden Breazeale celebrates a fourth-quarter sack during the Bulldogs’ 21-14 win over Fannin County, Ga., on Friday night.

Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Murphy’s Camden Breazeale celebrates a fourth-quarter sack during the Bulldogs’ 21-14 win over Fannin County, Ga., on Friday night.

Dogs win battle with Fannin

Justin Fitzgerald
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Body Murphy finally finished off the win.
Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Andrews’ Joshua Hernandez dribbles the ball around the Tri-County’s Logan DiCicco in the Wildcats’ 4-0 win over the Jaguars on Thursday.

Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Andrews’ Joshua Hernandez dribbles the ball around the Tri-County’s Logan DiCicco in the Wildcats’ 4-0 win over the Jaguars on Thursday.

Cats soccer tops Tri-County

Justin Fitzgerald
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Body Andrews – Both the Andrews and Tri-County boys soccer teams are in their second year trying to rebuild programs, with the Wildcats restarting their program last year for the first
Photos by Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Murphy’s Tyler Payne battles for the ball with Cherokee’s Utsela Saunooke during the Bulldogs’ 10-1 win over the Braves on Sept. 6.

Photos by Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Murphy’s Tyler Payne battles for the ball with Cherokee’s Utsela Saunooke during the Bulldogs’ 10-1 win over the Braves on Sept. 6.

Dogs soccer team taking steps in right direction

Justin Fitzgerald
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Body Murphy – New Murphy High School head soccer coach Andrew Zenobi knows he took this job with the Bulldogs already in a good position. 
Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Murphy’s Maddison Seabolt tries to get the ball over the outstretched arms of Andrews’ Kylie Donaldson (left) and Carley Clark (right) during the Lady Bulldogs’ 3-0 win over the Lady Wildcats on Sept. 5.

Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Murphy’s Maddison Seabolt tries to get the ball over the outstretched arms of Andrews’ Kylie Donaldson (left) and Carley Clark (right) during the Lady Bulldogs’ 3-0 win over the Lady Wildcats on Sept. 5.

Seabolt leads Murphy to sweep of Andrews

Justin Fitzgerald
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Body “When Maddison’s on, she does a really good job,” Murphy head coach Nikol Edwards said. “We just had to be able to pass the ball so we can get it to her.”
Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Andrews’ Holden Todd fights for extra yards against Mitchell’s defense during the Wildcats’ 20-3 loss to the Mountaineers on Friday night.

Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Andrews’ Holden Todd fights for extra yards against Mitchell’s defense during the Wildcats’ 20-3 loss to the Mountaineers on Friday night.

Cats fall in slugfest

Justin Fitzgerald
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Body On a night where the Wildcats were undermanned and needed to take advantage of every opportunity, it was the Mountaineers who executed when they needed to come away with a 20-3 win.
Dave Guffey/Contributing Photographer Murphy’s Charlie Graves (54) and Brody Orton (55) team up to make a big hit during the Bulldogs’ 49-27 win Friday night, the team’s first of the 2023 season.

Dave Guffey/Contributing Photographer Murphy’s Charlie Graves (54) and Brody Orton (55) team up to make a big hit during the Bulldogs’ 49-27 win Friday night, the team’s first of the 2023 season.

Bulldogs surge past Smoky Mountain

Justin Fitzgerald
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Body The Bulldogs went 60 yards in two plays to tie the game, and as time wore on they proved to be too much for Smoky Mountain in a 49-27 win.