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Cherokee Football Team History

Cherokee Indians

Cherokee High School

850 High School Dr. Cherokee, AL 35616
Stadium: W.L. Harris Stadium
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Lymos McDonald
Region: 1A-R8

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1923 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights

Lymos McDonald enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Cherokee.

The Indians move from Class 2A and into Region 8.

The Indians finished 2nd in Region 8.

2016 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 18	@ R.A. Hubbard	22	25	L
Sat., Aug. 27	vs. Mars Hill	9	12	#Won
Fri., Sep. 2	vs. Phillips Bear Creek *	48	16	W
Fri., Sep. 9	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 16	vs. Vina *	27	20	W
Fri., Sep. 23	@ West Morgan	32	63	L
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Shoals Christian *	14	8	W
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Hackleburg *	14	35	L
Thu., Oct. 13	@ Tharptown *	27	3	W
Fri., Oct. 21	@ Waterloo *	41	20	W
Thu., Oct. 27	vs. Red Bay	14	40	L
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 4	vs. Sumiton Christian	28	49	L	1st Round Playoffs

2016 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	276
Scoring Average	25.1
Points Allowed	291
Defense Average	26.5
Opponents Record	53-65
Region Record	5-1
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	3-2

2016 Class 1A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Cherokee was not ranked.

2016 Class 1A Region 8 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Hackleburg	9-3	362	184	1-1	57	33	6-0	235	93	Rod Hudson
Cherokee	6-5	276	291	0-1	28	49	5-1	171	102	Lymos McDonald
Phillips Bear Creek	3-8	220	357	0-1	8	35	3-3	158	161	Alex Lindley
Shoals Christian	4-7	247	369	0-1	20	63	3-3	171	152	Patrick Malone
Waterloo	5-5	280	310				2-4	150	218	Brad Palmer
Vina	3-7	222	277				0-6	110	187	Luke Childers
Tharptown	2-8	135	333				2-4	107	189	Kevin Lacey

2016 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Cherokee Players on File.

2016 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Cherokee Players on File.

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Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.