There's no place like home for Cherokee Bluff, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the East Hall Vikings on Friday as the Cherokee Bluff Bears made off with a 52-26 win. Considering the Bears have won six games by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cherokee Bluff had a senior duo take command as Landon Kemp picked up 131 receiving yards and three touchdowns and Brooks Brien threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Those 131 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Kemp.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cherokee Bluff's defense and their 4.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Connor Griffin and Brett Pierce, who racked up four sacks between them.
Despite the loss, East Hall still got an impressive performance from Jamarcus Harrison, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 220 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Lukas Pruitt, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
Cherokee Bluff pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.9 points. As for East Hall, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Cherokee Bluff will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Monroe Area at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 956 yards in their previous games. East Hall does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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