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dogs definitely one of the most talented teams in the state regardless of classification. I saw Crest at reynolds on friday and honestly think Murphy would beat either. They have to be one of the most talented teams in smoky mountain conference history. Granted they are not all from murphy but sometimes a little extra is what it takes to climb the mountain.
The person you're responding to isn't from Murphy and isn't a fan of Murphy. I don't know if Murphy would or could beat Whiteville or Ledford and quite frankly don't care, and I don't think anyone else from Murphy cares either. The team, the coaches and the fans are only interested in one thing, a 1A state title.Maybe so but you haven't seen Ledford or Whiteville. I have seen Ledford and they will handle Murphy just fine. They got two pitchers that are heading to NCSU (which is division 1 and they are hosting regional NCAA tourney) and also have two other pitchers that are pretty darn good. I am sure Murphy is one fine baseball team and with baseball, you can have two high quality pitchers that will carry team a long way in playoff. Ledford beat Ardrey Kell 4-1 and AK is heading to 4A state final. AK is a heck of a baseball team that beat very solid East Forsyth team in Western regional finals. Whiteville is back in final and they moved up a class. I think Whiteville/Ledford will be a notch above Murphy.
Murphy just try to win 1A and leave it there. Big advantage that Murphy has is that the team had play in State Final last year and that is huge in any level. Just enjoy the ride!!!
mbdfan this is a well thought out and excellent response. I have no dog in this fight and wish your team well.The person you're responding to isn't from Murphy and isn't a fan of Murphy. I don't know if Murphy would or could beat Whiteville or Ledford and quite frankly don't care, and I don't think anyone else from Murphy cares either. The team, the coaches and the fans are only interested in one thing, a 1A state title.
With that said don't think they aren't a talented bunch. Murphy's top 3 pitchers are all going to play college baseball. Barolet to Gardner Webb (D1), Irwin to Lawson State CC (JUCO) and Curry to Western Carolina as an infielder (D1).
Thanks guess I forgot about them. Man I bet that was a tough choice.Irwin was named player of the year and Curry was pitcher of the year
Murphy fans did your really good pitcher Barolet, not get pitcher of year or player of the year?
Well charters and privates are already having a huge effect on Murphy baseball's future prospects. Garrett Clapsaddle: the Dog's stud freshman and the only underclassmen on Murphy's team (the kid who batted .350 and played the all important role of catcher as a freshman) has transferred to Christ School in Asheville.
To say that's a huge loss for Murphy's baseball program is an understatement. The Dog's 8th and 9th grade classes were very strong and had a chance to get them back to state title contention as upperclassmen, that task seems imminently more difficult with their best player no longer in the fold.
1A programs need to accept this new reality of top players moving on. If you have a kid that has a chance at D1 college future, he's likely to transfer out, be it to a private, a charter, or a bigger classification school. That's the facts and you can't blame the kids or their families for going this route, it's the future of modern small school athletics.
Where is the younger brother going?I’m not sure it was the private school influence. I think it may of been a desire to remain at a championship level. Murphy had 10 seniors and the youngest of the two brothers from Hayesville is apparently leaving. With this in mind the dogs chances of repeating is slim. I think it is the same reason two from Hayesville arrived, the chance to play on a good team. College exposure plays a part, but a tremendous amount of looks any player gets is travel teams. Make an impression there and coaches will travel to see HS games.
That's being kind, their chances of repeating were zero. You don't lose that many top level players and get back to a title game, at least not when your 10th and 11th grade classes are shallow.With this in mind the dogs chances of repeating is slim.
Murphy's rising 11th grade class is really weak, across all sports. But Murphy has some really good athletes in their rising 9th and 10th grade classes, boys and girls.There may be some lean years in most athletic programs coming up for MHS. Maybe more so now than in the past.
I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that there was a huge void in Cherokee County as far as jobs for close to a decade and as a result there were a lot of families of kids in that age group that left this area.There may be some lean years in most athletic programs coming up for MHS. Maybe more so now than in the past.