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Cherokee East Gaston

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Warriors

The East Gaston (Mt. Holly, NC) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Cherokee (NC) by a score of 35-26.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Cherokee	12	0	6	8	26
East Gaston	7	0	14	14	35

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Box Score Stats

Cherokee (21-22)		East Gaston (21-22)
69	Total Plays	43
19	First Downs	12
8	Penalties	2
85	Penalty Yards	27

Game Stats

East Gaston (21-22)

Cherokee

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	7	16	68	.438	9.7	2		14	95.8
2	Donald Bradley (Sr)	7	16	68	.438	9.7	2		14	95.8

East Gaston

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	7	13	121	.538	17.3	3	0		125.3
7	T. Sherrill (So)	7	13	121	.538	17.3	3	0		125.3

Cherokee

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	46	229	5.0	31	1	2
2	Donald Bradley (Sr)	26	120	4.6	25	1	2
3	Michael Driver (So)	6	46	7.7	31	0
8	Chase Calhoun (So)	9	33	3.7	16	0
25	Elijah Watty (Sr)	5	30	6.0	22	0

East Gaston

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	100+	TD
	Team Totals	25	221	8.8	1	1
1	Markel Mckinney (Sr)	11	92	8.4	0
5	Justin Hill (Sr)	13	127	9.8	1	1
24	Chase Johnson (So)	1	2	2.0	0

Cherokee

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	7	68	9.7	14	2
3	Michael Driver (So)	2	28	14.0	14	1
6	Bitiste Pepion (Jr)	2	15	7.5	11
25	Elijah Watty (Sr)	3	25	8.3	11	1

East Gaston

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	7	121	17.3		3
4	Aiden Cloninger (Sr)	7	121	17.3		3

Cherokee

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	2	2
2	Donald Bradley (Sr)	1	1
8	Chase Calhoun (So)	1	1

East Gaston

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1
5	Justin Hill (Sr)	1

Cherokee

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	229	68	80	0	377
2	Donald Bradley (Sr)	120				120
3	Michael Driver (So)	46	28	14	0	88
6	Bitiste Pepion (Jr)		15			15
8	Chase Calhoun (So)	33		56		89
25	Elijah Watty (Sr)	30	25	10		65

East Gaston

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	221	121	342
1	Markel Mckinney (Sr)	92		92
4	Aiden Cloninger (Sr)		121	121
5	Justin Hill (Sr)	127		127
24	Chase Johnson (So)	2		2

Cherokee

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	229	68	68	297
2	Donald Bradley (Sr)	120	68		188
3	Michael Driver (So)	46		28	74
6	Bitiste Pepion (Jr)			15	15
8	Chase Calhoun (So)	33			33
25	Elijah Watty (Sr)	30		25	55

East Gaston

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	221	121	121	342
1	Markel Mckinney (Sr)	92			92
4	Aiden Cloninger (Sr)			121	121
5	Justin Hill (Sr)	127			127
7	T. Sherrill (So)		121		121
24	Chase Johnson (So)	2			2

Cherokee

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	9	30	39
2	Donald Bradley (Sr)	2		2
3	Michael Driver (So)		2	2
6	Bitiste Pepion (Jr)		2	2
8	Chase Calhoun (So)	1	3	4
14	M. Fourkiller-raby (Sr)	1	3	4
25	L. Climbingbear (So)		2	2
25	Elijah Watty (Sr)	2	5	7
30	Darius Saunooke (Jr)		1	1
40	Joey Hornbuckle (Sr)	1	4	5
56	K. Hill (Jr)		1	1
58	James Reed (Sr)	1	5	6
66	L. Teesateskie (Sr)	1	2	3

East Gaston

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	40	35	75	12.0
1	Markel Mckinney (Sr)	2	1	3	1.0
3	Shelden Clark (So)	1		1
4	Aiden Cloninger (Sr)	3	4	7
5	Justin Hill (Sr)	9	6	15	6.0
6	Nakoa Goins jr (Sr)	3	2	5
10	Riley Dunlap (Sr)	2	2	4	1.0
12	Ben Summey (Jr)	2	5	7	1.0
15	Payton Parker (So)	1		1
18	Jake Fox (Jr)	3	5	8	1.0
20	Austin Price (Jr)	3	1	4
21	Clay Harper (Jr)	3	1	4
22	Luis Nunez (Sr)	3	4	7	1.0
44	Jaxon Cogdill (Sr)	1	2	3	1.0
73	Josiah Lucas (Sr)	2	1	3
79	Adam Massey (Sr)	2	1	3

Cherokee

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	8
58	James Reed (Sr)	1.0	8

East Gaston

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks
	Team Totals	5.0
1	Markel Mckinney (Sr)	1.0
5	Justin Hill (Sr)	3.0
12	Ben Summey (Jr)	1.0

Cherokee

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	3	1	3	1
2	Donald Bradley (Sr)	1
14	M. Fourkiller-raby (Sr)	2
61	Kensen Davis (Jr)		1	3
66	L. Teesateskie (Sr)				1

East Gaston

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Caus
	Team Totals	1	2
4	Aiden Cloninger (Sr)	1
5	Justin Hill (Sr)		1
10	Riley Dunlap (Sr)		1

Cherokee

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	5	149	29.8	45
58	James Reed (Sr)	3	64	21.3	42
61	Kensen Davis (Jr)	2	85	42.5	45

Kickoffs

East Gaston has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Cherokee

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	69	34.5	40
25	Elijah Watty (Sr)	2	69	34.5	40

Punts

East Gaston has not entered any punts stats.

Cherokee

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	KR Yds
	Team Totals	6	80	13.3	35	1	0	0.0	80
3	Michael Driver (So)	1	14	14.0	14	1	0	0.0	14
8	Chase Calhoun (So)	4	56	14.0	35				56
25	Elijah Watty (Sr)	1	10	10.0	10				10

Kickoff and Punt Returns

East Gaston has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Cherokee

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	2	26
2	Donald Bradley (Sr)	2	12		12
3	Michael Driver (So)	1	6	2	8
25	Elijah Watty (Sr)	1	6		6

East Gaston

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	7	42	42
4	Aiden Cloninger (Sr)	3	18	18
5	Justin Hill (Sr)	1	6	6
7	T. Sherrill (So)	3	18	18

Cherokee

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	2	2	4
2	Donald Bradley (Sr)	2		2
3	Michael Driver (So)		1	1
25	Elijah Watty (Sr)		1	1

East Gaston

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	3	7
4	Aiden Cloninger (Sr)		3	3
5	Justin Hill (Sr)	1		1
7	T. Sherrill (So)			3

Cherokee

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals		1	1
3	Michael Driver (So)		1	1

Conversions

East Gaston has not entered any conversions stats.

Recap Video

Recap: East Gaston vs. Cherokee 2021 530 views 2:26

Game Story

North Carolina High School Football - Cherokee felled by East Gaston

September 17, 2021: Mt. Holly, NC 28120

In Friday's non-league game, the East Gaston Warriors (Mt. Holly, NC) football team were victorious over the visiting Cherokee Braves (Cherokee, NC), by a score of 35-26.

The Warriors (2-2) will now prepare for their game against Cherryville (Cherryville, NC). The Ironmen come into the 1A/2A West Conference 40 game with a 1-3 record. In their last game, Cherryville was knocked off by Shelby (Shelby, NC), 63-21, in a league game.

The Braves now sport a 2-2 record. They take the field next when they host Murphy for a 1A West Conference 43 game on Friday, October 1.

Check In
1st Quarter
12 - 14 The scorer has checked in. Cherokee 12, EGHS 14

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Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

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Field Conditions
1st Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

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Weather Conditions
1st Quarter
Weather Conditions Muggy

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Rushing Touchdown
Cherokee1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Cherokee - #2 Donald Bradley with a 3 Yd Rushing TD. Cherokee 18, EGHS 14

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Rushing Two Point Conversion Failed
Cherokee1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Cherokee - 2Pt Conversion Failed. Cherokee 18, EGHS 14

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Big Play - Kickoff Return
East Gaston1st Quarter ~1 minute to go
East Gaston - #5 Kamari Ponder with a long kickoff return. East Gaston has the ball on their own 25-yard line. Cherokee 18, EGHS 14

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Kick Return Touchdown
East Gaston1st Quarter ~1 minute to go
East Gaston - #5 Kamari Ponder with a 80 Yd Kick Return for a TD. Cherokee 18, EGHS 20

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Made Point After
East Gaston1st Quarter ~1 minute to go
East Gaston - PAT Good. Cherokee 18, EGHS 21

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End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Cherokee 18, EGHS 21

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Halftime
Halftime
Cherokee 18, EGHS 21

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Start of 3rd Quarter
Cherokee3rd Quarter
Cherokee to kick off to East Gaston.

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End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Cherokee 18, EGHS 21

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Long Run
East Gaston4th Quarter ~10 minutes to go
East Gaston - #5 Kamari Ponder with a long run. East Gaston has the ball on their own 40-yard line. Cherokee 18, EGHS 21

Posted @ 9:19p
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Rushing Touchdown
East Gaston4th Quarter ~10 minutes to go
East Gaston - #5 Kamari Ponder with a 40 Yd Rushing TD. Cherokee 18, EGHS 27

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Made Point After
East Gaston4th Quarter ~10 minutes to go
East Gaston - PAT Good. Cherokee 18, EGHS 28

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Passing Touchdown
Cherokee4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Cherokee - #2 Donald Bradley 8 Yd pass completed to #3 Michael Driver for a TD. Cherokee 24, EGHS 28

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Two Point Rush Completed
Cherokee4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Cherokee - #3 Michael Driver rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. Cherokee 26, EGHS 28

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Passing Touchdown
East Gaston4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
East Gaston - #7 Trent Sherrill 15 Yd pass completed to #4 Aiden Cloninger for a TD. Cherokee 26, EGHS 34

Posted @ 9:39p
26 - 35

Made Point After
East Gaston4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
East Gaston - PAT Good. Cherokee 26, EGHS 35

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Two-Minute Warning
East Gaston4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
East Gaston has the ball on their own 11-yard line. Cherokee 26, EGHS 35

Posted @ 9:45p
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End of Game
Final
Cherokee 26, EGHS 35

Posted @ 9:46p

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Rankings & Records

Cherokee (21-22)

NC	Class
201	13

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
6-5	3-2	3-1	3-4	.545	.600	300	246

East Gaston (21-22)

NC	Class
110	13

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
8-5	4-2	4-2	4-3	.615	.667	478	394

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Cherokee	7.4	7.4	6.2	6.4	-	27.3
East Gaston	8.8	9.1	8.7	7.2	3.0	36.8

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Team Stat Comparison

Cherokee		East Gaston
239.4	Rushing Yards Per Game	335.8
64.8	Passing Yards Per Game	99.2
304.2	Total Yards Per Game	435.0
62.7	Tackles Per Game	27.6
1.0	Sacks Per Game	0.8
27.7	Points Per Game	30.2

Team Leaders

Cherokee		East Gaston	National Avg.
#2 Donald Bradley97.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#5 Justin Hill 155.6	21.3
#2 Donald Bradley64.8	Passing Yards Per Game	#7 Trent Sherrill114.0	50.2
#2 Donald Bradley161.8	Total Yards Per Game	#5 Justin Hill 158.8	37.0
#25 Elijah Watty8.1	Tackles Per Game	#22 Luis Nunez6.3	2.8
#6 Luke Smith0.4	Sacks Per Game	#5 Justin Hill 0.3	0.2
#2 Donald Bradley9.8	Points Per Game	#1 Markel Mckinney10.2	2.4

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Cherokee	1-0		East Gaston	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
11/5/21	Cherryville	Cherokee	(W) 36-15		9/24/21	East Gaston	Cherryville	(W) 50-14

Record Breakdown

Cherokee (21-22)		East Gaston (21-22)
6-5	Overall	8-5
3-2	League	4-2
2-2	Non-League	2-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-0	Common Opponent	1-0
3-1	Home	4-2
3-4	Away	4-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
1-1	Playoff	2-1
5-5	In-State	8-5
1-0	Out-of-State	0-0