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MurphyPolk County

Bulldogs
76
Wildcats
75

The Polk County (Benton, TN) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Murphy (NC) by a score of 76-75.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Murphy----76
Polk County----75
Final score provided by R. Payne.
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Game Stats

Murphy (24-25)

Murphy has not entered stats for this game.

Polk County (24-25)

Polk County

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals7524852836
1Zeb Ratcliff (So)12365075
2Benjamin Webb (Fr)215172941
10Behr Burrows (Fr)8356080
12Zaden Branham (Sr)84182222
13Zanten Branham (So)211477
14Colby Lawson (So)4236767
21Cade Brewer (Sr)3125075
23Jayven Burger (Jr)123152027
33Jesse Holden (So)5254050
Polk County

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals75134529141974114028
1Zeb Ratcliff (So)1236503475000
2Benjamin Webb (Fr)214123379781520
10Behr Burrows (Fr)8245000011100
12Zaden Branham (Sr)808001041040
13Zanten Branham (So)20500001911
14Colby Lawson (So)40000002367
21Cade Brewer (Sr)31250000000
23Jayven Burger (Jr)12263345801911
33Jesse Holden (So)512500001333
Polk County

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals75212041181441418
1Zeb Ratcliff (So)1230364014
2Benjamin Webb (Fr)2110110011
10Behr Burrows (Fr)825711000
12Zaden Branham (Sr)8461055155
13Zanten Branham (So)202221032
14Colby Lawson (So)421312012
21Cade Brewer (Sr)321321102
23Jayven Burger (Jr)1233600021
33Jesse Holden (So)542600211
Polk County

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.291.000.780.22000
1Zeb Ratcliff (So)6.004.001.000.00000
2Benjamin Webb (Fr)1.000.000.000.00000
10Behr Burrows (Fr)1.001.001.000.00000
12Zaden Branham (Sr)1.001.001.000.20000
13Zanten Branham (So)0.670.330.500.00000
14Colby Lawson (So)1.002.001.000.00000
21Cade Brewer (Sr)2.001.000.500.50000
33Jesse Holden (So)0.000.000.002.00000

Game Story

Tennessee High School Basketball - Polk County can't get by Murphy

December 28, 2024: Benton, TN 37307

The Polk County Wildcats basketball squad (Benton, TN), was nudged 76-75 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC)

With the victory, Murphy advances its record to 2-4 on the year. The Bulldogs travel to Coosa (Rome, GA) to meet the Eagles in a non-league battle on Monday, December 30. The Eagles enter the battle with a record of 6-6. Coosa won 58-57 in their recent non-league battle against Hayesville (Hayesville, NC)

The Wildcats now own a 3-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Murphy for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 7.

Murphy @ Polk County Basketball Game Info

Sat., Dec. 28, 2024 @ 2:30p
Battle of the States Christmas Tournament
The Polk County (Benton, TN) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Murphy (NC) by a score of 76-75.

Rankings & Records

Murphy (24-25)

NCClass
50240
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
14-124-65-47-72-1.538.4001,6601,492

Polk County (24-25)

TNClass
27543
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
13-114-76-46-51-2.542.3641,6131,524

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Murphy		18.616.810.416.663.8
Polk County		19.320.716.014.767.2

Head-to-Head

  • Murphy won on 12/28/2024
    12/28 @ 2:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Murphy----76
    Polk County----75

    The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away non-conference game against Polk County (Benton, TN) by a score of 76-75.

    Box score
  • Murphy won on 1/7/2025
    1/7 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Murphy----62
    Polk County----58

    The Murphy (NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against Polk County (Benton, TN) by a score of 62-58.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

MurphyPolk County
59.1Points Per Game67.2
31.2Rebounds Per Game31.8
14.3Assists Per Game15.8
6.8Steals Per Game10.0
2.3Blocks Per Game1.3

Team Leaders

MurphyPolk CountyNational Avg.
#13 Cale Harger11.8Points Per Game#2 Benjamin Webb15.64.9
#13 Cale Harger7.3Rebounds Per Game#12 Zaden Branham5.42.6
#11 Ryan Payne4.9Assists Per Game#1 Zeb Ratcliff3.31.0
#15 Abram Twiggs1.4Steals Per Game#2 Benjamin Webb2.00.8
#15 Abram Twiggs1.0Blocks Per Game#13 Zanten Branham0.40.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Murphy4-4Polk County5-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/19/24FranklinMurphy(L) 76-4912/27/24Polk CountyFranklin(L) 82-52
12/23/24MurphyFranklin(L) 79-60
12/20/24MurphyHiwassee Dam(W) 68-391/22/25Hiwassee DamPolk County(W) 64-61
2/6/25Hiwassee DamMurphy(W) 60-452/14/25Polk CountyHiwassee Dam(W) 90-43
1/9/25NantahalaMurphy(W) 90-5212/6/24Polk CountyNantahala(W) 90-51
12/20/24NantahalaPolk County(W) 90-47
1/24/25HayesvilleMurphy(L) 62-5412/30/24Polk CountyHayesville(W) 91-69
2/11/25MurphyHayesville(L) 58-53
2/15/25MurphyHayesville(W) 59-54

Record Breakdown

Murphy (24-25)

Polk County (24-25)
14-12
Overall
13-11
4-7
League
4-7
8-4
Non-League
9-3
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
4-4
Common Opponent
5-1
5-4
Home
6-4
7-7
Away
6-5
2-1
Neutral
1-2
0-1
Playoff
0-0
11-10
In-State
8-8
3-2
Out-of-State
5-3