Murphy topped Blue Ridge Fannin County 21-14 in a tough tilt on Sept. 15 in North Carolina football.
Blue Ridge Fannin County showed it was ready to play, using an early thrust to carve out a 6-0 advantage over Murphy as the first quarter ended.
The Bulldogs kept a 7-6 intermission margin at the Rebels’ expense.
Nothing was decided in the third quarter, with Murphy and Blue Ridge Fannin County locked in a 14-14 stalemate.
The Bulldogs held on with a 7-0 scoring edge in the final quarter.
The last time Blue Ridge Fannin County and Murphy played in a 56-30 game on Sept. 16, 2022.
In recent action on Sept. 1, Blue Ridge Fannin County faced off against Jasper Pickens County.
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