On Friday evening, the Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets took on a very tough opponent. The Murphy Lady Bulldogs are 2X defending state champions and currently sit first in the Smoky Mountain Conference. Murphy backed up their lofty credentials, controlling the action all game long and winning the game easily 51-27.

Senior Breanna Cothren looks for an open teammate.

1st Half:

The game was dictated by the Lady Bulldogs early, and their offense was rolling. As the Lady the Bulldog offense was cruising, the Lady Yellow Jackets offense was running on fumes. One bright spot for Hayesville on the night was their handling of the Lady Bulldogs’ full-court pressure. The Lady Yellow Jackets have struggled all season facing full and half-court traps. Yet even against one of the conference’s best pressing teams, Hayesville handled as well as they had all season. Yet even with their ability to break the press, their offense simply couldn’t get shots to fall. The Lady Bulldogs would go into halftime leading 36-10.

2nd Half:

Murphy called off the dogs, so to speak, in the second half with their star players only playing the first few minutes of the third quarter. The Lady Yellow Jackets offense still was great but was better in the second half. In fact, they outscored Murphy in the second half. Give credit to Hayesville as it appeared that the game was quickly heading towards a running clock at halftime. Hayesville’s younger players like Breanna Abrams, Mallory Peck, and a few others were responsible for keeping the game from getting to that running clock threshold. 

Hayesville Leading Scorer:

Lila Payne 10 points

Note for Hayesville fans the Lady Yellow Jackets game today against Franklin has been postponed/canceled. The Lady Yellow Jackets will next play on Tuesday, February 1st, at Swain in a critical conference matchup. To get updates or see how the Yellow Jackets have done, tune in to all the latest Team FYN sports coverage on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and at https://claync.fetchyournews.com/category/teamfynsports