FLOWERY BRANCH — Another week, another physical state playoff football game for Cherokee Bluff.
Once again, the fifth-ranked and eighth-seeded Bears were up to the task, outlasting upstart Luella 21-14 in a second-round Class AAA game Friday at Yonah Field.
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