NCHSAA football: Week 2 takeaways for Gastonia, Shelby area

For Cherryville, it had been since 2018 ; for Stuart Cramer it was 2019.

But for two programs who had problems getting out the gate in recent seasons, both have started the 2025 campaign with a flourish.

Cherryville is 2-0 following a 28-27 win over Owen. After racing to a 21-6 lead, the Ironmen had to weather a late Owen rally in which it scored 21 of the game’s final 28 points. It wasn’t able to get the one that mattered, though, Cherryville turning back a Warhorse ball carrier on a two-point conversion with less than a minute to play.