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The Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, NC) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Cherokee (NC) by a score of 40-14.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Cherokee	-	-	-	-	40
MZCA	-	-	-	-	14

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Game Stats

Cherokee (23-24)

Mount Zion Christian Academy (23-24)

Cherokee

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	5	10	96	.500	19.2	2	0	49	123.3
3	Michael Driver (Sr)	4	8	77	.500	19.3	1	0	49	123.4
14	J. Teesateskie (So)	1	2	19	.500	19.0	1		19	122.9

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	12	18	239	.667	19.9	2			146.8
1	Ge’arey Johnson (Fr)	12	18	239	.667	19.9	2			146.8

Cherokee

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	35	221	6.3	21	1
3	Michael Driver (Sr)	7	50	7.1	17
32	J'ron Lineberry (Sr)	8	74	9.3	21	1
34	Mato Grant (Sr)	14	67	4.8	14

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	19	143	7.5
1	Ge’arey Johnson (Fr)	4	33	8.3
2	“. Washington (Jr)	5	42	8.4
3	Zaire Smith (Jr)	1	4	4.0
5	Shane Mason (Jr)	6	43	7.2
8	Keegan Carroll (Jr)	3	21	7.0

Cherokee

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	5	96	19.2	49	2
2	E. Lineberry (Jr)	1	49	49.0	49	1
32	Luke Smith (Jr)	1	8	8.0	8
34	Mato Grant (Sr)	3	39	13.0	19	1

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	12	239	19.9	83	2
2	“. Washington (Jr)	1	11	11.0	11
5	Shane Mason (Jr)	2	27	13.5	16
8	Keegan Carroll (Jr)	9	201	22.3	83	2

Cherokee

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	PR	Total
	Team Totals	221	96	53	370
2	E. Lineberry (Jr)		49		49
3	Michael Driver (Sr)	50			50
7	Jonathan Saylor (So)			53	53
32	J'ron Lineberry (Sr)	74			74
32	Luke Smith (Jr)		8		8
34	Mato Grant (Sr)	67	39		106

Mount Zion Christian Academy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	143	239	90	472
1	Ge’arey Johnson (Fr)	33			33
2	“. Washington (Jr)	42	11		53
3	Zaire Smith (Jr)	4		23	27
5	Shane Mason (Jr)	43	27		70
8	Keegan Carroll (Jr)	21	201	67	289

Cherokee

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	221	96	96	317
2	E. Lineberry (Jr)			49	49
3	Michael Driver (Sr)	50	77		127
14	J. Teesateskie (So)		19		19
32	J'ron Lineberry (Sr)	74			74
32	Luke Smith (Jr)			8	8
34	Mato Grant (Sr)	67		39	106

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	143	239	239	382
1	Ge’arey Johnson (Fr)	33	239		272
2	“. Washington (Jr)	42		11	53
3	Zaire Smith (Jr)	4			4
5	Shane Mason (Jr)	43		27	70
8	Keegan Carroll (Jr)	21		201	222

Cherokee

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	32	16	48	4.0
2	E. Lineberry (Jr)	1		1
7	Jonathan Saylor (So)	3	0	3
12	J. Teesateskie (Jr)		1	1
17	Levi Winter (Sr)	1		1
19	T. Hill-ledford (Jr)	2	0	2
23	Michel Gayosso (Jr)	3	1	4	1.0
25	L. Climbingbear (Sr)	9	1	10	1.0
32	J'ron Lineberry (Sr)	0	1	1
32	Luke Smith (Jr)	3	1	4	2.0
34	Mato Grant (Sr)	2	2	4
40	Julius Pepion (Jr)	0	2	2
51	Chaske Raines (So)	1	2	3
55	Jayden Tramper (So)	2		2
77	Emery Driver (Jr)	1	1	2

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	87	87
1	Ge’arey Johnson (Fr)	6	6
2	“. Washington (Jr)	21	21
3	Zaire Smith (Jr)	3	3
5	Shane Mason (Jr)	7	7
8	Keegan Carroll (Jr)	11	11
10	Josh Fishe (Fr)	9	9
21	Zaire Woods (So)	1	1
25	Tyler Hill (Jr)	2	2
33	Dwayne Hart (Jr)	1	1
40	Wayne Loveless (Jr)	2	2
44	K. Ellerbe (Sr)	5	5
45	Zachary Terry (So)	7	7
54	Z. Terry (So)	7	7
55	Zaire Fishe (Sr)	5	5

Cherokee

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	7.0	35
25	L. Climbingbear (Sr)	1.0	5
32	J'ron Lineberry (Sr)	1.0	5
55	Jayden Tramper (So)	2.0	10
77	Emery Driver (Jr)	1.0	5

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Hurs
	Team Totals	4.0	3
2	“. Washington (Jr)	2.0
45	Zachary Terry (So)	1.0
54	Z. Terry (So)	1.0
55	Zaire Fishe (Sr)		3

Cherokee

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals					2	53	26.5	43		53
7	Jonathan Saylor (So)					2	53	26.5	43		53

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	KR Yds
	Team Totals	4	90	22.5	90
3	Zaire Smith (Jr)	1	23	23.0	23
8	Keegan Carroll (Jr)	3	67	22.3	67

Cherokee

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	24
2	E. Lineberry (Jr)	1	6	6
7	Jonathan Saylor (So)	1	6	6
32	J'ron Lineberry (Sr)	1	6	6
34	Mato Grant (Sr)	1	6	6

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12	2	14
2	“. Washington (Jr)			2	2
8	Keegan Carroll (Jr)	2	12		12

Cherokee

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD PR	Total
	Team Totals	1	2	1	4
2	E. Lineberry (Jr)		1		1
7	Jonathan Saylor (So)			1	1
32	J'ron Lineberry (Sr)	1			1
34	Mato Grant (Sr)		1		1

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals		2					2
8	Keegan Carroll (Jr)		2					2

Conversions

Cherokee has not entered any conversions stats.

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1		1
2	“. Washington (Jr)	1		1

Game Story

North Carolina High School Football - Cherokee topples Mount Zion Christian Academy

September 15, 2023: Durham, NC 27707

The Cherokee Braves (Cherokee, NC) football defeated the host Mount Zion Christian Academy Mighty Warriors (Durham, NC), 40-14 in Friday's non-league bout.

In their next game, the Braves face the Robbinsville Black Knights (Robbinsville, NC) in a Smoky Mountain 1A bout, on Friday, September 29. Cherokee will attempt to move on its 4-1 season record.

The Mighty Warriors (1-3) will now prepare for their bout against Northern Durham (Durham, NC). The Knights enter the non-league bout with a 0-4 record. In their last bout, Northern Durham was toppled by Vance County (Henderson, NC), 35-0, in a non-league bout.

Cherokee @ MZCA Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 15, 2023 @ 7p

Homecoming

The Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, NC) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Cherokee (NC) by a score of 40-14.

Rankings & Records

Cherokee (23-24)

NC	Class
260	23

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
5-6	1-4	1-3	4-3	.455	.200	251	289

Mount Zion Christian Academy (23-24)

NC
410

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
3-6	2-0	1-2	2-4	.333	1.000	106	281

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Cherokee	5.3	6.3	4.1	3.3	7.0	22.8
Mount Zion Christian Academy	3.3	1.3	0	3.7	-	11.8

Team Stat Comparison

Cherokee		Mount Zion Christian Academy
128.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	216.9
142.5	Passing Yards Per Game	115.2
142.5	Receiving Yards Per Game	130.9
270.7	Total Yards Per Game	332.1
59.5	Tackles Per Game	56.4
1.5	Sacks Per Game	3.9
19.7	Points Per Game	9.6
-	Pancake Blocks	19

Team Leaders

Cherokee		Mount Zion Christian Academy	National Avg.
#34 Mato Grant41.6	Rushing Yards Per Game	#5 Shane Mason114.3	20.6
#3 Michael Driver138.6	Passing Yards Per Game	#1 Ge’arey Johnson126.7	50.5
#2 Elijah Lineberry41.9	Receiving Yards Per Game	#8 Keegan Carroll98.4	17.5
#3 Michael Driver165.0	Total Yards Per Game	#1 Ge’arey Johnson171.4	36.9
#25 Luke Climbingbear11.8	Tackles Per Game	#2 “Tj” Wilberto Washington14.8	2.7
#25 Luke Climbingbear0.5	Sacks Per Game	#2 “Tj” Wilberto Washington1.5	0.2
#34 Mato Grant5.6	Points Per Game	#5 Shane Mason5.3	2.1
-	Pancake Blocks	#54 Zachariah Terry7	6

Record Breakdown

Cherokee (23-24)		Mount Zion Christian Academy (23-24)
5-6	Overall	3-6
1-4	League	2-0
4-1	Non-League	1-6
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
1-3	Home	1-2
4-3	Away	2-4
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-0
3-6	In-State	2-6
2-0	Out-of-State	0-0