TFR Week-4 Cherokee County Football Preview

The Sequoyah Chiefs will host the Dalton Catamaounts at Skip Pope Stadium in a key region 6-6A matchup. Last week Sequoyah won big, but Dalton will present a much tougher challenge. The Cats have won the last four matchups in the series. Dalton comes into this week a little banged up, but we don’t suspect the Chiefs will be taking them lightly. Jaymyr Gibbs is a workhorse for the Cats and even if he is not able to go this week, Tyis Love and Jeric Montgomery are more than capable offensive weapons for Coach Matt Land. Senior quarterback Landon Allen also left last weeks game early, but Bryce Houghton was able to lead Dalton in the second half.

The Chiefs were able to rest several players last week during their big win. They come in led by quarterback Collier Pecht. Pecht was perfect last week, completing all 5 of his passes for 118 yards and 3-TDs. The Chiefs grinded out 222 yards on the ground last week. They are led by Cole Jacobs, DJ King and Jackson Smith. Defensively, Jordan Bowers, Adam LaSelva and Emmanuel Jenkins will have the task of slowing down Gibbs, Love, Montgomery and Allen this week. We believe that these two teams could finish in the top-4 in the region. If the game is close, watch out for Dalton’s Ivan Mora who is an excellent field goal kicker. We think this one will be close, but we like the Chiefs by 6.

The Creekview Grizzlies will look to keep the momentum moving forward this week as they host the Osborne Cardinals for homecoming week. The Grizzlies got a big win last week as they took down Allatoona. Creekview got big performances on the ground from Cade Radam (121 yards) and quarterback Ethan Dirrim (152 yards, 1-TD). Dirrim also added a pair of touchdown passes as well to Paxton Nayman and Jacob Pfundt. The Grizzlies defense kept the Bucs offense in check most of last week, as Daniel Parsons and Cameron Cook combined for only 91 yards rushing.

Osborne comes in to this game a little banged up. Last week they played without their starting quarterback Malik Harris and running back Marquis Ladet. The Cardinals offense struggled without the two starters. This week, we expect much of the same. Even if Ladet and Harris are able to go this week, there is just too much talent on the Grizzlies roster this week. We like the Grizzlies to win big on Friday night. And by big, we think they win by 5 or 6 touchdowns.

The River Ridge Knights will go on the road to Acworth to face the Allatoona Buccaneers. Each team will be looking to break into the win column this season. The ever improving Knights had a break through last week as they were able to put together an impressive 80 yard scoring drive. If they are going to get their first region win of the season, they will need more of those productive drives against a very physical Allatoona team.

Last week, the Bucs showed some glimpses of what we expected from them all season, a very physical attack. They dug themselves into a hole early, but showed a lot of fight and resolve. Daniel Parsons and  Cameron Cook combined for over 90 yards on the on the ground. If the Knights can bottle up the Bucs run game and force Allatoona to go to the air; they might be able to take advantage of some opportunities as the Bucs passing game hasn’t really materialized much yet this season. Perhaps the most lethal weapon that River Ridge will have to defend against is the leg of Bucs place kicker Jude Kelly. We think both teams will try to impose their will through the ground game. Allatoona is probably a little ahead of River Ridge at this point in the season. We like the Bucs by 10.

The Etowah Eagles will visit the Pebblebrook Falcons for the first time in 17 years. Etowah will try to get back on track after dropping their last two games. The Eagles have been led the last two weeks offensively by running back Klivert Many. Many almost surpassed the century mark last week and scored the Eagles lone offensive touchdown.

The Eagles defense will have a tall task again this week as they will have to step up and defend against dual threat QB Jaquavious Jones. Jones has rushed for over 130 yards in two games this season. If the Eagles defensive line can contain Jones, they should have a good shot of taking down the Falcons. This has all of the makings of a smash-mouth type of game. We like Etowah by a field goal in this one.

The Cherokee Warriors will look to get back on track as they return home to Tommy Baker Field to take on the Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs. Cherokee led North Hall last week at halftime, but could not keep the momentum in the second half. The Warriors defense kept the North Hall rushing attack in check for most of last week. This week, they will face another tough rushing attack as running back Keyon Brooks leads the Mustangs offense. Last season, Brooks rushed for over 1,500 yards and 12-TDs. Last week, Brooks rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Jarrett Guest and tight-end Ryland Goede are also weapons that the Mustangs will use on offense. (Goede set the school’s all-time record for receiving touchdowns and receptionsand is a UGA commit.)

Cherokee continues to be led by quarterback Landon Ergle. He leads the Warriors in both rushing and passing. The Warriors offense has also received a boost early in the season from receivers Devin Ellison and Brady Bocherer. On defense,  linebackers Grant Hornbuckle, McKinley Hunter and defensive back Grant Mogelnicki lead the way for Cherokee.  Cherokee continues to show improvement as the young season moves forward, but we think that Kennesaw Mountain is a touchdown better this week.