MURPHY – The Lady Braves (20-2) and Braves (13-9) kept their 2014 swagger going as they swept Murphy in key away games on Friday, Feb. 7. The Lady Braves won 69-57 and the Braves won big 83-58.
Lady Braves 69 Murphy 57
Kendall Toineeta poured in 38pts to lead Cherokee. She was followed by Avery Mintz with 9. Other Cherokee scorers included: LeLe Lossiah 4, Bree Stamper 6, Brionna Jumper 4, Peri Wildcatt 4, and Taran Swimmer 2.
Murphy scorers included: Michaela King 1, Leah Palmer 2, Sarah Nicely 10, Haley Chastain 3, Emma Stroup 4, Hannah Carson 23, Hannah Setser 6, and Kendra Henry 8.
Braves 83 Murphy 58
Dustin Johnson led Cherokee with 27pts followed by Eli Littlejohn with 14. Other Cherokee scorers included: Jason McMillan 7, Grant Sutton 6, Kennan Panther 4, Darius Thompson 13, Jesse Toineeta 8, Chris Queen 2, and Silas Reed-Littlejohn 2.
Murphy scorers included: Bradley Puccio 12, Anthony Connors 9, Jacob Clark 8, Jalin McRae 12, and Foster Stroop 17.
– One Feather staff report