The Lady Braves (10-0) stayed undefeated and vaulted into first place in the Big Smoky Mountain Conference with a 50-47 win over the Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets at home on Friday, Jan. 2.

The Cherokee Braves (9-0) won a tough home game against the East Rutherford Cavaliers on Friday, Dec. 26.

The Cherokee Braves (8-0) kept their unbeaten season intact with a large 78-38 win over Swain at home on Tuesday, Dec. 23.

The Lady Braves (8-0) played stifling defense in their eighth win of the season.

The Cherokee High School wrestling team participated in the War Eagles Dual Tournament held at East Henderson on Saturday, Dec. 13.

The Braves (4-0) finished a busy week of basketball undefeated and in style with a big 78-49 win over the Highlands Highlanders at home on Friday, Dec. 12.

The Cherokee Lady Braves traveled to Asheville on Thursday, Dec. 11 for a non-conference showdown against the 3-A AC Reynolds Lady Rockets.

Cherokee handled their first major test of the season with relative ease on Thursday, Dec. 11 when the Dustin Johnson-led Braves grounded the AC Reynolds Rockets 78-56 at an away game in Asheville.