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Cherokee Hayesville

Braves

Yellowjackets

The Hayesville (NC) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Cherokee (NC) by a score of 37-28.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Cherokee	7	14	7	0	28
Hayesville	13	8	0	16	37

Final score provided by C. McClure.

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Box Score Stats

Cherokee (25-26)		Hayesville (25-26)
48	Total Plays	52
12	First Downs	14
14	Penalties	6
141	Penalty Yards	58

Game Stats

Hayesville (25-26)

Cherokee

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	14	17	264	.824	18.9	50	122.8
7	Jonathan Saylor (Sr)	13	16	254	.812	19.5	50	121.9
9	Dawson Panther (Jr)	1	1	10	1.000	10.0	10	127.1

Hayesville

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	6	9	47	.667	7.8	2	0	22	119.0
1	Peyton McGaha (Sr)	6	9	47	.667	7.8	2	0	22	119.0

Cherokee

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	30	117	3.9	16	3
7	Jonathan Saylor (Sr)	13	52	4.0	15	3
12	Kaden Cucumber (Jr)	1	3	3.0	3
21/40	Kingston Welch (Jr)	16	62	3.9	16

Hayesville

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	44	297	6.8	53	1	3
1	Peyton McGaha (Sr)	9	44	4.9	11	0	2
6	Tre Graves (Sr)	22	168	7.6	53	1	1
25	Kaden Ledford (Jr)	13	85	6.5	25	0

Cherokee

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	14	264	18.9	50	1
6	T. Howlingcrane (Jr)	4	87	21.8	46
11	Javan Garcia (Sr)	8	156	19.5	50	1
12	Kaden Cucumber (Jr)	1	10	10.0	10
80	Drallen Ledford (Jr)	1	11	11.0	11

Hayesville

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	6	47	7.8	22	2
3	Colton Bruggers (Sr)	1	8	8.0	8
4	Ben Bethel (Sr)	3	11	3.7	6	2
6	Tre Graves (Sr)	1	6	6.0	6
10	Daemien Soto (Jr)	1	22	22.0	22

Cherokee

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
11	Javan Garcia (Sr)	1	1

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Hayesville has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Cherokee

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	117	264	97	478
6	T. Howlingcrane (Jr)		87	5	92
7	Jonathan Saylor (Sr)	52			52
11	Javan Garcia (Sr)		156	55	211
12	Kaden Cucumber (Jr)	3	10		13
80	Drallen Ledford (Jr)		11		11
21/40	Kingston Welch (Jr)	62		37	99

Hayesville

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	297	47	-1	343
1	Peyton McGaha (Sr)	44			44
3	Colton Bruggers (Sr)		8	3	11
4	Ben Bethel (Sr)		11		11
6	Tre Graves (Sr)	168	6		174
10	Daemien Soto (Jr)		22		22
15	Elio Murillo (Sr)			-4	-4
25	Kaden Ledford (Jr)	85			85

Cherokee

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	117	264	264	381
6	T. Howlingcrane (Jr)			87	87
7	Jonathan Saylor (Sr)	52	254		306
9	Dawson Panther (Jr)		10		10
11	Javan Garcia (Sr)			156	156
12	Kaden Cucumber (Jr)	3		10	13
80	Drallen Ledford (Jr)			11	11
21/40	Kingston Welch (Jr)	62			62

Hayesville

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	297	47	47	344
1	Peyton McGaha (Sr)	44	47		91
3	Colton Bruggers (Sr)			8	8
4	Ben Bethel (Sr)			11	11
6	Tre Graves (Sr)	168		6	174
10	Daemien Soto (Jr)			22	22
25	Kaden Ledford (Jr)	85			85

Cherokee

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	60	13	73	1.0
6	T. Howlingcrane (Jr)	5	1	6
7	Jonathan Saylor (Sr)	6		6
8	Kyitan Johnson (Jr)		3	3
11	Javan Garcia (Sr)	7		7
12	Kaden Cucumber (Jr)	1		1
19	Dillon Beam (Jr)	7	1	8
20	Cain Welch (So)	6	1	7
23	Elijah Sherrill (Sr)	1		1
25	Charlie Swayney (Sr)	10		10
32	Chaske Raines (Sr)	2	2	4
51	Zaynon Taylor (Jr)	5		5	1.0
52	Levi Tramper (So)	5	1	6
80	Drallen Ledford (Jr)	5	1	6
21/40	Kingston Welch (Jr)		3	3

Hayesville

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	34	13	47	3.0
2	Braden Thompson (Sr)	4	2	6
3	Colton Bruggers (Sr)	3		3
4	Ben Bethel (Sr)	6		6	1.0
6	Tre Graves (Sr)	3	3	6
11	Donivin Soto (So)	2		2
15	Elio Murillo (Sr)	1		1
23	EJ Mapasua (So)	2	1	3
25	Kaden Ledford (Jr)		1	1
40	Josue Salas (So)	1		1
50	Patrick Denton (Sr)	4	3	7
51	Brendon Collins (Sr)	1		1
56	Will Brown (Sr)	6	1	7	2.0
74	Wyatt James (Sr)		1	1
78	R. Martinez (Sr)	1	1	2

Cherokee

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals			1
80	Drallen Ledford (Jr)			1

Sacks

Hayesville has not entered any sacks stats.

Defensive Statistics

Cherokee has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Hayesville

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	1	0	1
4	Ben Bethel (Sr)			1
50	Patrick Denton (Sr)	1	0

Cherokee

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	5	169	33.8	40
56	J. Escobar (Jr)	5	169	33.8	40

Hayesville

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	7				1
40	Josue Salas (So)	7				1

Cherokee

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	55	27.5	32
3	Tayvin Bark (Sr)	2	55	27.5	32

Hayesville

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	75	37.5	39
17	Johan Webb (Jr)	2	75	37.5	39

Cherokee

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	4	97	24.3	37	97
6	T. Howlingcrane (Jr)	1	5	5.0	5	5
11	Javan Garcia (Sr)	2	55	27.5	35	55
21/40	Kingston Welch (Jr)	1	37	37.0	37	37

Hayesville

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	-1	-0.5	3	-1
3	Colton Bruggers (Sr)	1	3	3.0	3	3
15	Elio Murillo (Sr)	1	-4	-4.0	-4	-4

Cherokee

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	4
3	Tayvin Bark (Sr)			4
7	Jonathan Saylor (Sr)	3	18
11	Javan Garcia (Sr)	1	6

Hayesville

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	30	6	1	37
1	Peyton McGaha (Sr)	2	12	2		14
4	Ben Bethel (Sr)	2	12	2		14
6	Tre Graves (Sr)	1	6	2		8
40	Josue Salas (So)				1	1

Cherokee

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	4	1.0		1			4
3	Tayvin Bark (Sr)	4	4	1.0		1			4

Hayesville

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	2	.5					1
40	Josue Salas (So)	1	2	.5					1

Cherokee

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	3	1	4
7	Jonathan Saylor (Sr)	3		3
11	Javan Garcia (Sr)		1	1

Hayesville

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	3	2	5
1	Peyton McGaha (Sr)	2		2
4	Ben Bethel (Sr)		2	2
6	Tre Graves (Sr)	1		1

Conversions

Cherokee has not entered any conversions stats.

Hayesville

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	2	1	3
1	Peyton McGaha (Sr)	1		1
4	Ben Bethel (Sr)		1	1
6	Tre Graves (Sr)	1		1

Game Story

North Carolina High School Football - Cherokee thwarted by Hayesville

October 3, 2025: Hayesville, NC 28904

Hayesville Yellowjackets (Hayesville, NC) followers went home in high spirits Friday as they saw their football team achieve victory over the visiting Cherokee Braves (Cherokee, NC), 37-28 in a league battle.

With the win, Hayesville advances its record to 5-2 on the season. The Yellowjackets host Swain County (Bryson City, NC) to play the Maroon Devils in a Smoky Mountain 1A/2A battle on Friday, October 10. The Maroon Devils go into the battle with a record of 3-3. Swain County lost 23-20 in their recent league battle against Robbinsville (Robbinsville, NC)

The Braves now own a 2-5 record. They play next when they travel to Swain County for a Smoky Mountain 1A/2A match on Friday, October 17.

Coaches Summary

First Quarter

Cher 7:51 Jonathan Saylor 2 yd run Tayain Bark kick.
Hay 5:41 Ben Bethel 6yd reception from Peyton McGaha. Josue Salas kick.
Hay 2:23 Trey Graves 3 yd run. Kick failed.

Second Quarter

Cher 11:07 Saylor 27 yd pass to Javan Garcia. Bark kick.
Cher 6:04 Saylor 2 yd run. Bark kick
Hay. :09.5 McGaha 6 yd run. McGaha to Bethel 2 pt pass.

Third Quarter

Cher 8:53. Saylor 3 yd runway. Bark kick.

Fourth Quarter

Hay 11:54 Bethel 3 yd reception from McGaha. T. Graves 2 pt run.
Hay :37.5 McGaha 11 yd run. McGaha 2 of run.

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Hayesville
Yellowjackets

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End of 2nd Quarter

Cherokee
Braves
21 - 21

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Yellowjackets

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Final

Cherokee
Braves
28 - 37

Hayesville
Yellowjackets

Posted @ 12:39a

Cherokee @ Hayesville Football Game Info

Fri., Oct. 3, 2025 @ 7:30p

Homecoming

The Hayesville (NC) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Cherokee (NC) by a score of 37-28.

Rankings & Records

Cherokee (25-26)

NC	Class
323	27

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
3-8	2-4	2-3	1-5	.273	.333	232	310

Hayesville (25-26)

NC	Class
251	19

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
7-4	3-3	5-1	2-3	.636	.500	301	259

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Cherokee	4.6	8.2	5.6	5.1	21.1
Hayesville	8.7	10.9	3.1	4.6	27.4

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Team Stat Comparison

Cherokee		Hayesville
150.6	Rushing Yards Per Game	201.3
148.1	Passing Yards Per Game	65.7
148.1	Receiving Yards Per Game	65.7
298.7	Total Yards Per Game	267.0
63.4	Tackles Per Game	43.1
0.9	Sacks Per Game	1.4
0.1	Points Per Game	27.4

Team Leaders

Cherokee		Hayesville	National Avg.
21/40 Kingston Welch100.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	#6 Tre Graves146.5	11.4
#9 Dawson Panther104.7	Passing Yards Per Game	#1 Peyton McGaha59.2	11.2
#11 Javan Garcia66.1	Receiving Yards Per Game	#4 Ben Bethel34.2	9.0
#7 Jonathan Saylor124.2	Total Yards Per Game	#6 Tre Graves149.6	25.1
#25 Charlie Swayney10.3	Tackles Per Game	#54 Devin Ramey6.0	2.6
#80 Drallen Ledford0.4	Sacks Per Game	#14 Ephraim Jones0.5	0.2
#56 Jonattan Escobar0.1	Points Per Game	#5 Brady Gerdes18.0	1.9

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Cherokee	2-4		Hayesville	3-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/12/25	Cherokee	Enka	(L) 27-19	8/29/25	Enka	Hayesville	(W) 21-20
9/19/25	Rosman	Cherokee	(W) 40-6	9/26/25	Hayesville	Rosman	(W) 54-14
9/26/25	Murphy	Cherokee	(L) 35-0	10/24/25	Hayesville	Murphy	(L) 50-7
10/17/25	Cherokee	Swain County	(L) 40-14	10/10/25	Swain County	Hayesville	(L) 28-0
10/24/25	Cherokee	Andrews	(W) 47-0	10/31/25	Andrews	Hayesville	(W) 55-14
10/31/25	Robbinsville	Cherokee	(L) 54-7	9/19/25	Hayesville	Robbinsville	(L) 29-10

Record Breakdown

Cherokee (25-26)		Hayesville (25-26)
3-8	Overall	7-4
2-4	League	3-3
1-3	Non-League	3-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
2-4	Common Opponent	3-3
2-3	Home	5-1
1-5	Away	2-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	1-0
3-7	In-State	5-4
0-1	Out-of-State	2-0

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Passing

Passing

Rushing

Rushing

Receiving

Receiving

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

All Purpose Yards

All Purpose Yards

Total Yards

Total Yards

Tackles

Tackles

Sacks

Sacks

Defensive Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Kickoffs

Kickoffs

Punts

Punts

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Points

Points

PATs and Field Goals

PATs and Field Goals

Touchdowns

Touchdowns

Conversions

Conversions

North Carolina High School Football - Cherokee thwarted by Hayesville

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