Ramsey honors fallen teammate in Warriors’ 31-17 senior night win over Cleburne County

Cherokee County High School senior running back Damien Ramsey cuts the corner on a run against Cleburne County on Friday night. Ramsey wore Nathan Pittman’s jersey No. 88 on senior night. Pittman was killed in an automobile accident in 2019. Photo by Billy Garrett.

Staff Reports

CENTRE – Cherokee County High School senior running back Damien Ramsey honored a fallen teammate on the Warriors’ senior night on Friday by wearing Nathan Pittman’s jersey number 88.

Ramsey ran for 78 yards on 13 carries and scored a touchdown. He also had an interception on defense in the Warriors’ 31-17 victory.

Pittman died in an automobile accident in 2019 during his sophomore year.

The win, coupled with Anniston’s 28-27 upset at top-ranked Handley, creates a three-way logjam atop the Region 4 standings. All three teams are 4-1 in region play. The Warriors lost at Handley last week 42-14, but defeated Anniston 21-20 back on Sept. 10.

The loss dropped Cleburne County to 2-3 in the region and 4-4 overall.

CJ Gresham got the Warriors (6-2 overall) on the scoreboard first with a 55-yard touchdown run. Daniel Mejia’s extra point made it 7-0.

Mejia added a 21-yard field goal in the second quarter to put the Warriors up 10-0, but Cleburne County countered with Devante Cantrell’s 66-yard touchdown run to make it a 10-7 game.

The Warriors went back up by 10 points before halftime on Ramsey’s 1-yard touchdown run, giving Cherokee County a 17-7 lead at the break.

Tae Diamond’s 3-yard touchdown run in the third quarter put the Warriors in front 24-7. Diamond gained 60 yards on eight totes with a touchdown.

The Tigers’ Noah Morgan closed out the third-quarter scoring with his 20-yard field goal to trim the Warrior lead to 24-10.

Lamycal Mitchell put the Warriors up three scores again with his 3-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. He finished with 42 yards on eight carries with a touchdown.

Cleburne County quarterback Kyler McGrinn connected on a 27-yard touchdown pass with Andrew Adams later in the fourth for the final.

McGrinn completed 10-of-22 pass attempts for 100 yards and a touchdown. He also led the Tiger ground game with 140 yards on 20 carries. Cantrell finished with 91 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries.

Cherokee County travels to Jacksonville in its regular-season finale next Friday. Cleburne County hosts Anniston.

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