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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 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Lymos McDonald enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Cherokee.

The Indians finished 2nd in Region 8.

TheIndians set a team record by scoring 426 points.

The Indians set a team record by scoring 70 in a game.

The Indians set a team record for margin of victory at 70 points.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 24	vs. R.A. Hubbard	34	8	W
Sat., Sep. 2	@ Mars Hill	21	14	W
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Phillips Bear Creek *	42	7	W
Fri., Sep. 15	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Vina *	35	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. West Morgan	7	35	L
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Shoals Christian *	48	0	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Hackleburg *	15	40	L
Thu., Oct. 19	vs. Tharptown *	70	0	W
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Waterloo *	48	14	W
Thu., Nov. 2	@ Red Bay	14	22	L
Playoffs
Thu., Nov. 9	vs. Coosa Christian	49	0	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 17	@ Lynn	35	14	W	2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 24	vs. Pickens County	8	37	L	3rd Round Playoffs

2017 Season Totals
Record	9-4
Points Scored	426
Scoring Average	32.8
Points Allowed	191
Defense Average	14.7
Opponents Record	74-70
Region Record	5-1
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	4-2

2017 Class 1A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Cherokee was not ranked.

2017 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	10-2	424	221	1-1	65	60	6-0	233	84	Rod Hudson
Cherokee	9-4	426	191	2-1	92	51	5-1	258	61	Lymos McDonald
Phillips Bear Creek	6-5	311	269	0-1	14	40	4-2	196	126	Alex Lindley
Waterloo	4-6	295	258	0-1	28	33	3-3	199	161	Brad Palmer
Vina	1-9	152	377				1-5	106	218	Jason Harris
Shoals Christian	1-9	178	480				1-5	106	270	Patrick Malone
Tharptown	1-9	78	444				1-5	65	243	Kevin Lacey

2017 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Cherokee Players on File.

2017 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Cherokee Players on File.

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