Warriors bounce back with road win at Springville

Cherokee County High School sophomore running back Lamycal Mitchell cuts the corner on one of his touchdown runs at Springville on Friday. Photo courtesy of Billy Garrett.

Staff Reports

SPRINGVILLE – Cherokee County High School sophomore running back Lamycal Mitchell accumulated 158 yards on 14 carries and scored two touchdowns. He also caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Cade Hopper in the Warriors’ 35-21 win at Springville on Friday.

Mitchell got the Warriors (1-1) on the board first with an 11-yard run with 7:33 to go in the first quarter. Daniel Mejia’s extra point gave Cherokee County a 7-0 advantage.

Senior running back Damien Ramsey pushed the Warrior lead to 14-0 on a 5-yard scoring run at the 5:52 mark of the first quarter. Ramsey finished with 152 yards on 21 carries and two scores. He also caught a pair of passes for 66 yards and a touchdown.

Springville (1-1) got on the scoreboard on an Ashton Frye 6-yard touchdown run with 4:24 left in the first quarter, cutting the Warrior lead in half at 14-7.

Hopper hooked up with Mitchell on a 17-yard touchdown pass 17 seconds into the second quarter. Mejia’s point after provided Cherokee County with a 21-7 advantage.

The Tigers pounced back on Patrick Bennett’s 12-yard scoring run with just over a minute remaining in the first half. The extra point made it a 21-14 Warrior lead at halftime.

A Hopper-to-Ramsey 55-yard scoring strike opened the third-quarter scoring. With 8:19 remaining in the third, the Warriors were back up two scores at 28-14.

Mitchell scored his final touchdown of the night on a 4-yard run later in the third quarter to push the Warrior lead to 35-14

The Tigers’ Asa Morrison connected on a 65-yard touchdown pass to Johnnie Wolf with 8:39 to go in the game for the final.

Cherokee County plays its first game on its new home turf surface on Friday when the Warriors host Class 4A, Region 4 rival Anniston.

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