Cherokee To Play For South Jersey State Championship Crown Saturday

Dubbed the "Bowl", Cherokee with it's 10-1 record will play Egg Harbor Township (11-0) at Cherokee High School on Saturday December 5th, 1pm for the Group 4 State Championship.

The winner of this game can boast it won in one of the state's toughest fields. Five of the eight teams were ranked in The Star-Ledger Top 20 when the playoffs began. Cherokee, ranked No. 2, advanced with a 30-21 victory over No. 3 Wiliamstown in the semifinals.

Cherokee started the season fast, going undefeated in their first ten games, only to fall to Seneca on Thanksgiving Day. Cherokee is no stranger to title games, with a 6-5 record and winning it all in 1981, '82, '85, 1990, '93 and recently in 2005.

Egg Harbor Township, ranked #1,  is the only undefeated team left in South Jersey. Starting the season with shutouts in four of six games, they have since given up more than 17 points per game in the last last five games. Egg Harbor Eagles are looking for their first state championship since 1993 when they were in the Group 3.

It doesn't get any better than having #1 vs #2 to play for the State crown. Saturday's game should be a good one.

Cherokee High School is located at 120 Tomlinson Mill Rd Marlton, NJ 08053.