Two dominant signal callers in Brooks Brien and Gavin Markey are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cherokee Bluff Bears will venture away from home to take on the Jefferson Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cherokee Bluff comes in on eight and Jefferson on three.
Last Thursday, Cherokee Bluff was able to grind out a solid victory over Oconee County, taking the game 17-10. The 17-point effort marked the Bears' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Brien was his usual excellent self, throwing for 191 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was Cherokee Bluff's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 5.5 sacks. Rylan Ackerman was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Connor Griffin was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making six total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, Jefferson was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past East Hall 49-7 at home. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Markey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 123 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes. Dallas Russell also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Cherokee Bluff's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Jefferson, their record is now 6-2.
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