Well you can’t overlook anyone. I thought Murphy would blowout Hayesville and I didn’t think Cherokee & Robbinsville would be scoreless late in the 3rd Qtr. Our boys have their heads on straight and won’t forget last year where they were in the red zone 4 times and didn’t score against CherokeeThis game won't be close
Interesting if Hayesville hadn't of turned it over in the red zone and given Murphy the ball for a 4 yd TD drive they could of pulled the upset.Well you can’t overlook anyone. I thought Murphy would blowout Hayesville and I didn’t think Cherokee & Robbinsville would be scoreless late in the 3rd Qtr. Our boys have their heads on straight and won’t forget last year where they were in the red zone 4 times and didn’t score against Cherokee
I mean that's true given how the game unfolded but if Murphy doesn't have a 150 yards in penalties, most on offense, that game looks a lot like the Cherokee game did for Murphy, i.e. not particularly close. Murphy had nearly 150 more yards of offense despite Hayesville completely controlling time of possession, it cuts both ways.Interesting if Hayesville hadn't of turned it over in the red zone and given Murphy the ball for a 4 yd TD drive they could of pulled the upset.
That's why I said could.I mean that's true given how the game unfolded but if Murphy doesn't have a 150 yards in penalties, most on offense, that game looks a lot like the Cherokee game did for Murphy, i.e. not particularly close. Murphy had nearly 150 more yards of offense despite Hayesville completely controlling time of possession, it cuts both ways.
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