River Ridge took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They managed a 28-23 victory over the Cherokee Warriors. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 21-7 win the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2024.
Micah Pugh
| 08/15/25 vs Cherokee | 164 |
| 09/13/24 vs Pope | 58 |
| 08/23/24 vs Denmark | 45 |
| 10/18/24 @ Sequoyah | 29 |
| 10/25/24 @ Creekview | 26 |
Micah Pugh was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 164 yards and one touchdown. Those 164 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something River Ridge proved: they limited Cherokee to a paltry 3.2 yards per carry. While two picked up at least 12 total tackles, Bryce McFarland stood above the rest. He made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss). River Ridge didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.2.
Despite the loss, Cherokee still got an impressive performance from Sawyer Ray, who threw for 135 yards and one TD while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards.
Coming up, River Ridge is headed away from home for the first time to square off against Denmark at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Cherokee, they will welcome Sequoyah at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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