Murphy 2023
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They return the SMC's leading rusher but not sure what else besides him
Murphy lost best rising 10th grade athlete in SMC, Rob Turner, to transfer to Rabun Gap this summer. Lost rising freshman Pinkerton, best JV lineman in the conference last year, also transferred to Georgia school this off-season. Two young kids but would of been difference makers on varsity this season. Really hurts em down the road though. The JV team at Murphy last year had a whole lot of potential as upperclassmen varsity group, ton of skill speed and raw but real big line., thats down the drain now thanks to transfer portal nature of modern high school athletics.
As far as returnees on varsity go had two that played and started last year decide not to come out this season. When team is already replacing a bunch of starters can't afford that. Everybody knows Stalcup and he is a stud but there's just not much around him in 11th and 12th grade classes. Support he gets this year is mostly gonna come from 10th graders. Sounds pessimistic and it is. Murphy just don't have depth and there's a couple real big holes on o-line and d-line going into the season,. gonna be the weakest Murphy line in a long time I'd figure and you don't win in this conference without a top line. Lot a people thought Murphy was gonna be way down last year but they had a big veteran line and big group of seniors,. that usually plays up. This year... small group of seniors and young/small line. Its gonna be a rebuilding year at Murphy I'd say.
As far as returnees on varsity go had two that played and started last year decide not to come out this season. When team is already replacing a bunch of starters can't afford that. Everybody knows Stalcup and he is a stud but there's just not much around him in 11th and 12th grade classes. Support he gets this year is mostly gonna come from 10th graders. Sounds pessimistic and it is. Murphy just don't have depth and there's a couple real big holes on o-line and d-line going into the season,. gonna be the weakest Murphy line in a long time I'd figure and you don't win in this conference without a top line. Lot a people thought Murphy was gonna be way down last year but they had a big veteran line and big group of seniors,. that usually plays up. This year... small group of seniors and young/small line. Its gonna be a rebuilding year at Murphy I'd say.
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For what I have heard this week Andrews has 22 players. The only one they lost was a senior TE that isn't playing so he can concentrate on basketball.
I have not heard of anyone leaving from Hayesville. I heard they do have a sophomore transfer that came into Hayesville. Think around 30 players total
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Murphy has no verticality in the passing game due to young QB's limitations with arm strength. #3 and #1 are two of the couple best athletes on the team and they can't really get them involved offensively because of this. The young QB is pretty accurate and relatively poised for a sophomore but there's a baseline level of "zip" that's needed or it greatly limits what you can do in the passing game. I'm not sure how much you can improve arm strength, it's kind of like speed, you either have it or you don't.
It's not going to happen, but would really like to see some gun with #28 at QB and #5 at RB this season.
It's not going to happen, but would really like to see some gun with #28 at QB and #5 at RB this season.
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