Cherokee’s cross country teams competed in the ACA Ramble by the River Invitational at Asheville Christian’s cross country course on Saturday, Sept. 29. 

What started out as a close defensive-driven game, ended up with 71 points being scored and the teams combining for over 780 yards of total offense. 

The Cherokee Braves (3-2) scored 30 points in the first quarter and just kept going as they defeated the Gladiator Sports Academy (0-3) 57-0 on Homecoming Night at Ray Kinsland Stadium on Friday, Sept. 21.  

Who thinks they will go to a junior varsity football game and see the best catch they’ve seen all year?  Not me, but that’s exactly what happened on the humid evening of Thursday, Sept. 20 as the Cherokee JV Braves traveled to Swain County. 

The final score didn’t reflect how close the game really was between the Cherokee JV Braves and the Swain County JV Maroon Devils on the last day of summer.  Cherokee lost 22-8 at Swain on the muggy evening of Thursday, Sept. 20. 

With Hurricane Florence looming and edging its way to western North Carolina, runners from throughout western North Carolina converged on Cherokee High School for the Cherokee XC Invitational. 

With Hurricane Florence causing widespread football cancellations throughout North Carolina, the Friday Night Lights came on at Smoky Mountain High School’s Carr Hooper Stadium on Friday, Sept. 14. 

The Cherokee JV Braves averaged 1 yard per offensive play in a season-opening loss to the Robbinsville JV Black Knights at Ray Kinsland Stadium on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 13.