By: Roger Sigmon - Wise News Network
Thanksgiving limited the number of athletic events scheduled during the holiday-shortened week. That fact did not limit the success of the Ironmen teams. The Winter teams are continuing the same type of success as the Fall teams demonstrated. There was only one night of basketball and one day of wrestling this week. The coming week will consist of a busier schedule.
Basketball
The 2025 men's varsity basketball season schedule for Cherryville High School
Cherryville Ironmen Athletics
Nixon Gym was the setting for the Ironmen’s most dominating performance of the season on November 25th. This was exactly the type of game the guys needed heading into conference play that begins in early December. On this night, it was all Cherryville. The team scored a season high in a 72-34 clipping of the Eagles from Pinnacle Classical Academy. The 3-1 Ironmen and Eagles both came out a bit sluggish, but soon Cherryville began to get rebounds and turnovers, which jump-started their offense. Once CHS started rolling, they quickly found their zone and never looked back. As dominant as the offense was, the defense matched their intensity, holding Eagles’ leading scorer Brayden Gentry to just 7 points. Gentry came into the game averaging 12.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. No Pinnacle player scored in double digits; Gentry with 7 and Sage Ross with 8 came the closest.
The Ironmen held a 43-19 halftime lead, capped off as Trevor Dalton drained a long three-pointer as the first half buzzer sounded. Another highlight, which electrified the crowd, came in the third period as Darius Pullen finished a one-on-one fast break with a dunk. It was a great night for Darius as he led all scorers with 15 points. During the night, Cherryville played with dominance and fun, spreading the scoring around as ten players put points on the board. Leading the way was Darius Pullen with 15, followed by Paxton Pruett with 14, and Cole Kelly adding 12, rounding out the double-digit scorers. Other players in the scoring column for the Ironmen were Isaiah Champion with 9, Elijah Proctor 8, Chandler Wooten 4, Trevor Dalton 3, Karter Willis 3, Narian Hopper 2, and Talon Dalton 1 point.
Darius Pullen taking a shot - Cherryville Ironmen Basketball - Nixon Gym - November 19th, 2025
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The Lady Ironmen were not as successful in their efforts. They dropped to 1-3 as the Pinnacle Eagles defeated the Cherryville ladies, 49-36. Some technical difficulties prevented the submission of statistics for Cherryville. Leading the way for Pinnacle was Nylah Littlejohn with 8 points and 3 steals. Adriana Mullinax scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Taylor Scota added 11 points. Both the Ironmen and Lady Ironmen will play their first conference game of the season on Tuesday, December 2nd, at West Lincoln.
Wrestling
The November 27th, 2025 Cherryville Ironmen Wrestling Update
Cherryville Ironmen Athletics
The Ironmen wrestling team continued their successful season during a tri-county tournament at Ashbrook High School on November 26th. As a team, Cherryville placed 7th out of the 13 teams participating from Cleveland, Lincoln, and Gaston Counties. Three Cherryville wrestlers finished in the medal standings. Mason Powers captured 3rd in the 138 lbs. classification, Maddox Carrigan took home 2nd place in the HWT class (216-285 lbs.), and Kaleb Pendleton was 3rd in the 150 lbs. class. Mason and Kaleb have made several appearances on the podium. All the young men on this team have made great showings so far this season. We congratulate this fine team on their success so far and look forward to seeing them continue a great season.
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