Staff Reports
CENTRE – Keyshawn Woods accumulated 218 yards on 26 carries and scored five touchdowns to lead the Class 4A, No. 4 Cherokee County Warriors to a 42-29 Region 6 football win over Oneonta on homecoming Friday night.
Woods’ touchdown runs came from 50, 12, 27, 18 and 20 yards. He put the Warriors (2-1, 1-0) on the board in the first quarter. Oneonta (1-1, 0-1) countered with a 50-yard touchdown pass from Greer Phillips to Maddox Byrd. The ensuing conversion was no good, keeping the Warriors in front 7-6 after a quarter of play.
Adam Griffith extended Cherokee County’s lead to 14-6 on a 1-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter, but Oneonta battled back with Mason Chambers’ 10-yard score to make it a 14-12 game.
Woods scored his second touchdown of the game on a 12-yar