Staff Reports HUNTSVILLE – The Cherokee County Warriors are headed back to the Class 4A football state semifinals for the first time since the state championship season of 2009 with a 35-21 victory at Randolph on Friday night. The Warriors (11-2) will face Region 6 rival Oneonta (11-1) for the right to go to Auburn
Staff Reports CENTRE – It wasn’t the 372-yard, six-touchdown outburst he had in last week’s first-round high school football playoff win over Corner, but Cherokee County High School junior running back Jacob Cornejo did have another outstanding outing on Friday night against West Morgan. Cornejo collected 262 yards on 18 carries and scored four touchdowns
With each passing week in the high school football playoffs, things get a bit harder. The margin for error is slimmer and every possession is precious because these are the best of the best teams the state has to offer. That’s where defense, dynamite and home field advantage come into play. But before we dive
By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director CENTRE – Jacob Cornejo admitted he had a few butterflies before the Cherokee County Warriors’ first-round high school football playoff game against the Corner Yellow Jackets Friday night. It didn’t take long for those butterflies to subside. Cornejo scored on the Warriors’ first drive of the game. By night’s
High school football season seems to be the shortest of all the sports I cover. It seems like yesterday I was compiling information for our preview stories. Now I’m scratching my head and figuring out playoff scenarios and pairings. The final week of the regular season is upon us. As it stands right now, four