It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cherokee Bluff can now relate to. They took a hard 42-28 fall against the Jefferson Dragons on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bears of the 35-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
Despite the loss, Cherokee Bluff still got an impressive performance from Brooks Brien, who threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Brien a new career-high in rushing yards (23). 81 of Brien's passing yards were hauled in by Kaden (Kt) Thompson.
Gavin Markey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Jefferson, rushing for 228 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 43 yards and two touchdowns. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Markey posted at least 105 rushing yards in the eighth games prior.
The loss snapped Cherokee Bluff's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-2 record. As for Jefferson, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Cherokee Bluff does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jefferson, they will be playing at home against LaGrange at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.6 points per game this season.
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