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| 09/12/25 - Away | 58-12 W |
| 09/13/24 - Home | 6-50 L |
| 10/12/23 - Home | 48-28 W |
| 10/13/22 - Away | 56-50 W |
| 10/17/19 - Home | 58-12 W |
| + 3 more games |
Cherokee's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Garber Wolverines 58-12. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 52-12.
A big part of Cherokee's win came down to the chemistry between Trig Ream and his top target Dawson Schanbacher. Ream gained 166 total yards and four touchdowns while Schanbacher rushed for 115 yards and one touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance also gave Schanbacher a new career-high in passing yards (90).
Cherokee's run defense was locked in: Garber could only muster 1.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Antonio Banderas for the heroic effort on defense: he. Cherokee didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 11.8.
Cherokee's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Joel Parker refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Banderas was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing two fumbles, and making eight total tackles.
Garber's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nic Najera, who picked up 94 receiving yards and one TD. Najera really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards.
Cherokee's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Garber, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Cherokee wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 24-16 win against Shattuck on the 26th. As for Garber, they have also already played their next game, a 28-22 victory against Depew on the 19th.
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