Warriors
| 09/12/25 vs North Paulding | 43 |
| 09/05/25 vs Lambert | 40 |
| 08/29/25 @ Pope | 40 |
| 08/15/25 @ River Ridge | 23 |
Cherokee scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a hard 59-43 fall against the North Paulding Wolfpack. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (40), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Cherokee lost, don't look at Brandon Hamilton. Despite the final result, he rushed for 237 yards and three scores on only 15 carries. Hamilton's longest rush was for an incredible 88 yards. Another player making a difference was Jack Ruban, who picked up 181 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Khalil Harrell had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 230 yards and four TDs while picking up 14.4 yards per carry for North Paulding. With that strong performance, Harrell is now averaging an impressive 100.6 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Niehr, who threw for 173 yards and three touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Cherokee and nudges their season record down to 1-4. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.5 points over those games. As for North Paulding, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Cherokee will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Etowah at 7:30 p.m. on the 26th. As for North Paulding, they will take on North Cobb at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 934 yards in their previous games.
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