Cade Ellis won a hard-fought match at No. 3 singles for the Cherokee Bluff boys to earn a 3-2 win against Pierce County in the second round of the Class 3A state playoffs Monday in Flowery Branch. Ellis won his match 6-4 in the third set, sending the Bears to the state quarterfinals for the first time in school history.
High school tennis: Cherokee Bluff boys lock up spot in state quarterfinals