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The Cherokee (NC) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, NC) by a score of 54-40.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MZCA	-	-	-	-	40
Cherokee	-	-	-	-	54

Final score provided by C. Roberts.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Mount Zion Christian Academy (24-25)

Cherokee (24-25)

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	17	25	251	.680	14.8		1	82	83.9
1	Ge’arey Johnson (So)	16	24	169	.667	10.6	1	1	46	83.5
7	Keegan Carroll (Sr)	1	1	82	1.000	82.0			82	137.5

Cherokee

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	9	14	162	.643	18.0	2	1	47	113.7
7	Jonathan Saylor (Jr)	9	14	162	.643	18.0	2	1	47	113.7

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	18	219	12.2	66	2
1	Ge’arey Johnson (So)	5	37	7.4	15
5	Shane Mason (Sr)	4	89	22.3	66
6	Julius Rooks (So)	6	64	10.7	35	1
7	Keegan Carroll (Sr)	2	27	13.5	18	1
88	Kenny Scott (Sr)	1	2	2.0

Cherokee

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	54	353	6.5	30	1	6
7	Jonathan Saylor (Jr)	9	39	4.3	13	0
15	Javin Garcia (Jr)	1	10	10.0		0
22	B. Santiago (Sr)	23	195	8.5	30	1	4
26	Noah Watty (So)	12	62	5.2	20	0
32	Luke Smith (Sr)	9	47	5.2	13	0	2

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	16	251	15.7	82	1
7	Keegan Carroll (Sr)	5	45	9.0	17
8	Robert Arnold (Sr)	4	102	25.5	82	1

Cherokee

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	9	162	18.0	47	2
6	Shiloh Owle (Sr)	1	21	21.0	21
15	Javin Garcia (Jr)	2	52	26.0	45
21	Kingston Welch (So)	1	47	47.0	47	1
32	Luke Smith (Sr)	4	35	8.8	11	1
35	Emiliano Garcia (Jr)	1	7	7.0	7

Mount Zion Christian Academy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	219	251	281	751
1	Ge’arey Johnson (So)	37			37
5	Shane Mason (Sr)	89		61	150
6	Julius Rooks (So)	64			64
7	Keegan Carroll (Sr)	27	45	97	169
8	Robert Arnold (Sr)		102		102
88	Kenny Scott (Sr)	2		27	29

Cherokee

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	353	162	140	0	655
6	Shiloh Owle (Sr)		21	40	0	61
7	Jonathan Saylor (Jr)	39				39
15	Javin Garcia (Jr)	10	52	10		72
21	Kingston Welch (So)		47	0		47
22	B. Santiago (Sr)	195		90		285
26	Noah Watty (So)	62				62
32	Luke Smith (Sr)	47	35			82
35	Emiliano Garcia (Jr)		7			7

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	219	251	251	470
1	Ge’arey Johnson (So)	37	169		206
5	Shane Mason (Sr)	89			89
6	Julius Rooks (So)	64			64
7	Keegan Carroll (Sr)	27	82	45	154
8	Robert Arnold (Sr)			102	102
88	Kenny Scott (Sr)	2			2

Cherokee

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	353	162	162	515
6	Shiloh Owle (Sr)			21	21
7	Jonathan Saylor (Jr)	39	162		201
15	Javin Garcia (Jr)	10		52	62
21	Kingston Welch (So)			47	47
22	B. Santiago (Sr)	195			195
26	Noah Watty (So)	62			62
32	Luke Smith (Sr)	47		35	82
35	Emiliano Garcia (Jr)			7	7

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	65	65
2	M. Mckenzie (Fr)	7	7
5	Shane Mason (Sr)	5	5
6	Julius Rooks (So)	7	7
7	Keegan Carroll (Sr)	4	4
8	Robert Arnold (Sr)	8	8
20	David Obineme (Sr)	5	5
61	Zachary Terry (Jr)	6	6
68	Zachariah Terry (Jr)	4	4
74	G. McCullough (Jr)	1	1
77	JaLontae Bryant (8th)	3	3
88	Kenny Scott (Sr)	9	9

Cherokee

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	21	20	41	6.0
6	Shiloh Owle (Sr)	1	2	3
8	Kyitan Johnson (So)		2	2
12	J. Teesateskie (Sr)	2	1	3
15	Javin Garcia (Jr)		3	3
19	T. Hill-Ledford (Sr)	1	1	2
21	Kingston Welch (So)	3		3
22	B. Santiago (Sr)	1	1	2
25	Charlie Swayney (Jr)	1	2	3
26	Noah Watty (So)		1	1
32	Luke Smith (Sr)	6	1	7	3.0
35	Emiliano Garcia (Jr)	2	3	5
51	Zaynon Taylor (So)	2	1	3	1.5
63	A. Sequoyah (Jr)	2	2	4	1.5

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0
88	Kenny Scott (Sr)	1.0

Cherokee

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals			2
32	Luke Smith (Sr)			2

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Caus
	Team Totals	1	1
7	Keegan Carroll (Sr)	1
8	Robert Arnold (Sr)	1	1

Cherokee

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	Fmb Rec
	Team Totals	1	0	0.0	1
6	Shiloh Owle (Sr)	1	0	0.0
32	Luke Smith (Sr)				1

Kickoffs

Mount Zion Christian Academy has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Cherokee

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	8	260	32.5	47
3	Tayvin Bark (Jr)	4	152	38.0	47
15	Javin Garcia (Jr)	1	28	28.0	28
51	Zaynon Taylor (So)	3	80	26.7	35

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	7	281	40.1	84	281
5	Shane Mason (Sr)	1	61	61.0	61	61
7	Keegan Carroll (Sr)	2	97	48.5	77	97
88	Kenny Scott (Sr)	1	27	27.0		27

Cherokee

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	6	140	23.3	40	140
6	Shiloh Owle (Sr)	2	40	20.0	27	40
15	Javin Garcia (Jr)	1	10	10.0	10	10
21	Kingston Welch (So)	1	0	0.0	0	0
22	B. Santiago (Sr)	2	90	45.0	40	90

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	30	4	40
1	Ge’arey Johnson (So)			2	2
5	Shane Mason (Sr)	1	6		6
6	Julius Rooks (So)	1	6		6
7	Keegan Carroll (Sr)	2	12		12
8	Robert Arnold (Sr)	1	6	2	8

Cherokee

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	8	48	4	2	54
3	Tayvin Bark (Jr)				2	2
7	Jonathan Saylor (Jr)			2		2
21	Kingston Welch (So)	1	6			6
22	B. Santiago (Sr)	4	24	2		26
32	Luke Smith (Sr)	3	18			18

PATs and Field Goals

Mount Zion Christian Academy has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

Cherokee

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	4	.5	2
3	Tayvin Bark (Jr)	2	3	.7	2
51	Zaynon Taylor (So)	0	1	.0	0

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	2	1	2	5
5	Shane Mason (Sr)			1	1
6	Julius Rooks (So)	1			1
7	Keegan Carroll (Sr)	1		1	2
8	Robert Arnold (Sr)		1		1

Cherokee

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	6	2	8
21	Kingston Welch (So)		1	1
22	B. Santiago (Sr)	4		4
32	Luke Smith (Sr)	2	1	3

Mount Zion Christian Academy

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	1	2
1	Ge’arey Johnson (So)	1		1
8	Robert Arnold (Sr)		1	1

Cherokee

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	Total
	Team Totals	2	2
7	Jonathan Saylor (Jr)	1	1
22	B. Santiago (Sr)	1	1

Game Story

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

September 20, 2024: Cherokee, NC 28719

In Friday's non-league match, the host Cherokee Braves football squad scored a good 54-40 victory over the Mount Zion Christian Academy Mighty Warriors.

The Braves (3-2) will now prepare for their match against Robbinsville (Robbinsville, NC). The Black Knights enter the Smoky Mountain 1A match with a 1-4 record. In their last match, Robbinsville was beaten by Trion (Trion, GA), 35-28, in a non-league match.

Coming up next, the Mighty Warriors confront the East Chapel Hill Wildcats (Chapel Hill, NC) in a non-league match, on Friday, September 27. Mount Zion Christian Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 2-3 season record. The Wildcats enter the match with a 1-3 record after their 15-12 non-league loss to John Paul II Catholic (Greenville, NC).

Players of the Game

Mount Zion Christian Academy (24-25)

Mount Zion Christian Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

Cherokee (24-25)

Congratulations to #22 Brandon Santiago for being selected the Overall Cherokee Football Player of the Game.

MZCA @ Cherokee Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 20, 2024 @ 7p

The Cherokee (NC) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, NC) by a score of 54-40.

Rankings & Records

Mount Zion Christian Academy (24-25)

NC
342

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
5-6	1-0	2-1	3-5	.455	1.000	278	218

Cherokee (24-25)

NC	Class
232	12

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
7-5	3-2	7-1	0-4	.583	.600	297	259

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Mount Zion Christian Academy	3.0	5.5	6.0	7.3	25.3
Cherokee	3.7	7.7	4.4	6.3	24.8

Team Stat Comparison

Mount Zion Christian Academy		Cherokee
183.1	Rushing Yards Per Game	167.9
204.8	Passing Yards Per Game	119.5
204.5	Receiving Yards Per Game	120.0
387.9	Total Yards Per Game	287.4
62.0	Tackles Per Game	60.7
3.6	Sacks Per Game	0.3
22.4	Points Per Game	24.3
-	Pancake Blocks	10

Team Leaders

Mount Zion Christian Academy		Cherokee	National Avg.
#5 Shane Mason58.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#22 Brandon Santiago83.9	20.4
#1 Ge’arey Johnson209.7	Passing Yards Per Game	#7 Jonathan Saylor111.5	51.0
#7 Keegan Carroll89.1	Receiving Yards Per Game	#32 Luke Smith39.6	17.4
#1 Ge’arey Johnson255.9	Total Yards Per Game	#7 Jonathan Saylor139.8	36.6
#88 Kenny Scott7.8	Tackles Per Game	#12 Josiah Teesateskie7.9	2.7
#20 David Obineme1.2	Sacks Per Game	#32 Luke Smith0.3	0.2
#7 Keegan Carroll9.4	Points Per Game	#32 Luke Smith6.5	2.2
-	Pancake Blocks	#77 Emery Driver6	6

Record Breakdown

Mount Zion Christian Academy (24-25)		Cherokee (24-25)
5-6	Overall	7-5
1-0	League	3-2
4-6	Non-League	3-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
2-1	Home	7-1
3-5	Away	0-4
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	1-1
5-6	In-State	6-4
0-0	Out-of-State	1-1