Cherokee Bluff star named Gatorade Girls Soccer Player of the Year

It was a pretty good year for Cherokee Bluff sophomore athlete Bristol Kersh.
She spent the winter guiding the Bears to their first-ever championship after upending Baldwin 66-58 in the 3A finals. That playoff run included a game-winner in the 56-55 victory against Jenkins in the semifinals.
Then, once on the soccer pitch, Kersh scored 45 goals with 15 assists to help the Bears to a semifinals appearance and a 14-7 record. She missed the first eight games of the season, which overlapped with the basketball playoff run. Cherokee Bluff lost to Jefferson 5-2 in the semifinals but with Kersh returning for her junior campaign, there’s a lot to look forward to for Cherokee Bluff’s girls basketball and soccer programs.
Kersh has been impactful not only on the court or the pitch, she has volunteered locally in the special education department at the school as a youth soccer and basketball coach and donated time to multiple community service initiatives through her church while maintaining a 3.61 GPA in the classroom.