Region play continues in Cherokee County as all five of the Class 6A County schools are in action on Thursday night. Yes, that’s right, Thursday night. Here are our previews for Week-7 Cherokee County Football.
Down in Woodstock, the Wolverines will host the Rome Wolves. The Wolverines have a tough task of playing one of the top team’s in the state the week after break. Can the Woodstock shock the region and the state this Friday? Next, the River Ridge Knights travel to play neighborhood rival, Sequoyah. The Chiefs scored one of the biggest victories in the county as they upended Etowah their last time out. Will Sequoyah’s defense stymie the Knights or will it be another big game for the River Ridge offense?
Finally, over in Macedonia, the Creekview Grizzlies will host the Etowah Eagles. Creekview returns to the gridiron looking to stay atop the region. Meanwhile, Etowah will look to bounce back after they suffered their first loss of the season. Will the Creekview defense be up to the task in slowing down Xavier Mahoney, Reece Wehr and Co., or will the Eagle’s offense get back on track?
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Special thanks to the Georgia Helmet Project for providing each team’s helmet. You can find all of their work here: http://gahelmetproject.com
Historical records are provided by the Georgia High School Football Historians Association. (ghsfa.org)
The Skinny
The Woodstock Wolverines return from the bye week in search of their first win of the season. Last time out, the Wolverines showed some promise on both sides of the ball. Woodstock is averaging 63 yards per game on the ground and 70 yards per game through the air. While the Wolverines offense is still working out the kinks, the defense has shown improvement with the likes of Drew Burmeister, Carson Gray and Evan McKeller as they lead the team in total tackles. Meanwhile Tate Washington has also made his presence felt along both lines of scrimmage.
The Rome Wolves will look to stay undefeated in region play, as they visit Woodstock this week. The Wolves are averaging 28.6 points per game while allowing 15.2 points per game. Their offense is powered by quarterback Reece Fountain. Fountain has a plethora of talent surrounding him on offense including Martel Height, Martavious Collins and William Bray. The defense is led by Clemson commit Stephylan Green and linebacker Alto Moore who will certainly be playing on Saturdays down the road, as the junior has received interest from the likes of East Carolina, Liberty and Michigan State.
Woodstock is facing a seemingly insurmountable task in defeating Rome. However, as we mentioned before we have seen improvement from the Wolverines. The offense will need to make strides fast and Woodstock will need to turn Rome over. We believe that’s possible, but not probable. We like the Wolves by 5 touchdowns this week.
The Skinny
The Sequoyah Chiefs won their second consecutive game back on the 9th. For the Chiefs it has certainly been a reversal of early season fortunes. In their last two games, the Chiefs defense is allowing 10.5 points per game which is a stark contrast to their first three opponents in which Sequoyah allowed 37.3 points per game. The Sequoyah offense has been led by Jackson Hancock who has scored on the ground and through the air and on special teams. He is a special player, but not the only star for the Chiefs. Offensively it has been a mix of Hancock, Tyler Bell, Asante Chimanda and an unusual suspect, freshman quarterback Kolby Martin who has stepped in wonderfully for the Chiefs.
The River Ridge Knights were able to bounce back from their first loss of the season as they shutout county rival Woodstock. River Ridge was able to get their run game going last outing as Isaiah Coughlan and Camden Cox combined for 150 yards on the ground and 5-TDs. Through five games the Knights offense is averaging 218 yards per game through the air and just over 130 yards per game on the ground. Defensively, River Ridge is allowing 19.4 points per game. Statistical leaders for the Knights defense include Brandon Burdette, Will Hughes and Brendan Dye.
Sequoyah’s defense has answered the bell each of the past two weeks. They will be tested by a potent offense this week. If River Ridge can establish their run game, we like thier chances. We expect another close matchup, but we like the Knights by 4.
The Skinny
The Creekview Grizzlies will be back at home for the third consecutive week as they will host the Etowah Eagles. (This is only the third meeting between the two schools). Creekview got another big game from Isaac Hubert who rushed for 137 yards and 2- TDs in his last outing. On the season, Hubert has now rushed for 367 yards and 6-TDs while quarterback Austin Guest has thrown for 800 yards and 4- TDs. The Grizzlies are scoring 17.2 points per game while the defense is allowing 18.6 points per game. Defensive statistical leaders for Creekview include Cole Sackman, Reed Anderson and Lee Brock.
The Etowah Eagles suffered defeat for the first time this season in their last time out. The Eagles exciting quarterback, Xavier Mahoney was bottled up in the loss. Mahoney has still rushed for 657 yards and remains a big pay threat for Etowah. Perhaps a bit of good news for the Eagles is that Jack Strickland was back in action. He’s more of the pure passer for the Eagles. That will only make this offense more dynamic this week and for the rest of the season. Etowah is averaging 25.2 points per game while the defense is allowing 19.4 points per game.
The Grizzlies defense will have a tall task in trying to slow down the Etowah Express. Meanwhile, we can almost be certain that the Etowah defense will be fed a steady dose of Isaac Hubert. All of the Grizzlies wins this season have come at home. We believe the home field plays a part in the game this week. We like Creekview by 6.