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SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yiCherokee sweeps Swain on “Pink Zone Night”20 cherokee one feather THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010Cherokee BoosterClub holds BreastCancer FundraiserONE FEATHER STAFF REPORTThe Cherokee Braves and Ladyraves swept rival Swain at home onuesday, Feb. 2 on “Pink Zone Night”hich helped raise awareness about breastancer. The Braves (5-12) defeated Swain9-56 and the Lady Braves (15-3) won bywenty points 65-45.Tre Owle again led the Bravesith 21 points and 4 assists followed bysaladi Sequoyah with 15 points, 17 rebounds,and 4 blocked shots. Otherraves scorers included: Tyler Williams0 (4 steals), J.T. Wildcat 7 (5 rebounds),.J. Crowe 6, and Greg Bradley 10 (4teals).Tahnee Arkansas led the LadyBraves’ attack with 15 points followed byTashina Martin with 11 points. OtherLady Braves scorers included: RaynaDavis 9 (5 rebounds), Kayla Smith 2 (5 rebounds),Paige Jackson 9 (12 rebounds),lizabeth Wahnetah 2, Jordyn Thompson, Alexis Maney 6, and Celine Lambert 4.The Pink Zone Night was sponoredby the Cherokee Booster Club. Inormationfrom the Club stated, “In yearspast, the Cherokee High School Ladyraves basketball team attended the Kayow Basketball Camp in Raleigh, NC.uring this time, they became very familarwith her long struggle with breast caner.In 2008, the Women’s Collegeasketball Association created the Kayow/WBCA Cancer Fund in honor ofoach Yow.”Funds raised on Tuesday will gotowards the Cherokee Cancer SupportGroup along with a donation to the KayYow Fund.Prior to the varsity games, both ofCherokee’s JV teams lost to Swain. TheJV girls lost 43-33, and the JV boys lost71-44.DAWN ARNEACH/One Feather photosCherokee’s Elizabeth Wahnetah (center) and Rayna Davis (#14) e up a Swain player during Tuesday’s game won by the Lady Braves65-45.>>Cherokee’s Tsaladi Sequoyah goes for ashot over a Swain player. Sequoyah had15 points, 17 rebounds, and 4 blockedshots in the game.