How Cherokee girls basketball gets creative to maintain edge despite lopsided games

CHEROKEE – When Cherokee girls basketball’s starters headed to the bench with 3:46 left in the first half of its game against Rosman on Feb. 6, the score was 52-0. The starters had only played eight minutes in the first half of the 82-15 win over the Tigers. At this point in the season, they don’t get much playing time before games reach blowout territory, but that’s a fact of life for a team that has made a habit of blowing out opponents over the past three seasons and is outscoring teams by 50 points per game. The Braves have held opponents to 17 points or fewer five games in a row. They’ve won every conference game with a running clock. They beat Swain...