The Cherokee Chiefs will take on the Cloudland Highlanders in a holiday battle at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
While Cherokee didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-24), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They breezed past Happy Valley to the tune of 67-31 on Wednesday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Chiefs' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Warriors are ranked 324th).
Kenady Deal
| 12/16/25 vs Dobyns-Bennett | 25% |
| 12/04/25 vs Chuckey-Doak | 33% |
| 12/05/25 @ Daniel Boone | 33% |
| 11/26/25 vs Knoxville Central | 48% |
| 11/22/25 vs Fulton | 52% |
Cherokee found their leader in freshman Kenady Deal, who shot 89% from the field to rack up 23 points and four steals. Those 89% field goal percentage set a new season-high mark for Deal. Rylee Sivert was another key player, going 7-for-14 on her way to 16 points.
Cherokee was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They are a perfect 9-0 when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, Cloudland had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They blew past the Warriors 51-26.
Cloudland's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Cherokee, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
