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CherokeeHighlands

Braves
75
Highlanders
56

The Highlands (NC) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Cherokee (NC) by a score of 75-56.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Cherokee----75
Highlands----56
Final score provided by K. Bishop.
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Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Cherokee thwarts Highlands

January 7, 2025: Highlands, NC 28741

The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Cherokee Braves (Cherokee, NC) and the host Highlands Highlanders (Highlands, NC), observed Cherokee's basketball team knock off Highlands by a score of 75-56.

The Braves (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Hiwassee Dam (Murphy, NC). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 6-5 record.

In their next game, the Highlanders battle the Swain County Maroon Devils (Bryson City, NC) in a 1A Smoky Mountain challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Highlands will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record. The Maroon Devils come into the challenge with a 3-4 record after their 76-47 non-league win over Summit Charter (Cashiers, NC).

Cherokee @ Highlands Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 7, 2025 @ 8p
The Highlands (NC) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Cherokee (NC) by a score of 75-56.

Scoretracker Providers

Katy PostellHighlanders All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

Cherokee (24-25)

NCClass
48939
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
11-106-44-47-50-1.524.6001,4471,290

Highlands (24-25)

NCClass
64155
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
8-182-45-103-8.308.3331,1991,482

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Cherokee		17.418.317.413.47.068.9
Highlands		7.87.99.910.067.046.1

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Cherokee9-5Highlands4-14
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/10/24CherokeeBlue Ridge Early College(W) 77-301/28/25HighlandsBlue Ridge Early College(W) 43-27
2/7/25Blue Ridge Early CollegeHighlands(W) 60-52
12/13/24AndrewsCherokee(W) 71-5512/18/24AndrewsHighlands(L) 71-28
1/28/25CherokeeAndrews(W) 65-631/17/25HighlandsAndrews(L) 79-44
2/18/25CherokeeAndrews(L) 74-53
12/17/24HayesvilleCherokee(W) 70-5212/10/24HayesvilleHighlands(L) 47-45
1/31/25CherokeeHayesville(L) 58-532/8/25HighlandsHayesville(L) 73-24
1/17/25CherokeeHiwassee Dam(W) 85-5912/13/24Hiwassee DamHighlands(L) 47-40
2/4/25HighlandsHiwassee Dam(L) 56-45
2/20/25Hiwassee DamHighlands(L) 52-51
1/21/25MurphyCherokee(L) 72-611/6/25HighlandsMurphy(L) 82-33
2/7/25CherokeeMurphy(W) 72-491/15/25MurphyHighlands(L) 65-25
1/24/25RobbinsvilleCherokee(L) 57-4812/6/24RobbinsvilleHighlands(L) 67-42
2/11/25CherokeeRobbinsville(L) 55-461/23/25HighlandsRobbinsville(L) 60-17
2/4/25CherokeeSwain County(W) 79-621/9/25Swain CountyHighlands(W) 67-59
2/13/25Swain CountyCherokee(W) 103-631/27/25HighlandsSwain County(L) 59-50
2/10/25NantahalaCherokee(W) 96-551/31/25NantahalaHighlands(L) 64-55
2/13/25HighlandsNantahala(L) 55-51
2/18/25NantahalaHighlands(W) 62-49

Record Breakdown

Cherokee (24-25)

Highlands (24-25)
11-10
Overall
8-18
6-5
League
3-5
5-4
Non-League
5-13
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
9-5
Common Opponent
4-14
4-4
Home
5-10
7-5
Away
3-8
0-1
Neutral
0-0
0-1
Playoff
0-0
11-9
In-State
8-15
0-1
Out-of-State
0-3