Cloudland Runs Past Unaka In Region 1-A Contest

October 24, 2026

In a county Region 1-A clash, Cloudland held the upper hand on Friday night.

The ‘Landers ran to a 52-12 victory over Unaka on Stoney Creek on Friday night in Region 1-A action.

Cloudland opened the scoring as Landon Barnette ran in from 15 yards out while Grayson Cole added the two-point conversion.

Unaka battled back as Brody Thompson caught a 16-yard pass from Logan Carrier to close the CHS lead to 8-6. The Ranger touchdown was set up on a long pass from Carrier to Ashton Fuller.

The ‘Landers struck again later in the quarter as Cole broke free for a 25-yard run, and Barnette added the two-point conversion.

Unaka once again countered as Samuel Freeman took the ensuing kickoff 74 yards for a touchdown as CHS held a 16-12 lead.

From there, Cloudland took full control.

Shell scored on a 34-yard touchdown and a 42-yard touchdown to increase the lead as the ‘Landers held a 30-12 lead after a quarter of play.

Unaka continued to battle, but it was all Cloudland in the second as Barnette added a four-yard touchdown run, while Jordan Hodges had a 46-yard pick-six. The freshman Hodges found Barnette for a 46-yard score to account for the final.

Cole led Cloudland with 121 yards on 10 carries, while Barnette had 78 yards on six carries. Shell added 75 yards on two carries.

Carrier had seven completions for 116 yards for Unaka. Ashton Fuller had four catches for 76 yards.

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