Rode Ligon of Cherokee selected to play in TSMCA All-Stars game and CanAm Bowl XXV

Rode Ligon began his high school football career with Cherokee High School in 2020, and since then has received multiple awards. Rode was awarded multiple All-District, All-Region, and All-State awards in his Junior and Senior years for multiple sports including football, basketball, and golf, and he was a state qualifier in track for two years in a row. Rode also received the Fighting Indian Award from Cherokee High School his Junior year.

Since then, Rode has committed to play college football for Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, for the coming season. After a successful 2023 football season, Rode was selected to play for the TSMCA All-Stars game in June of 2023, as well as the CanAm bowl on July 8, 2023. There were only three players from Texas who were selected to make the trip to Hanna, Alberta, for the CanAm Bowl XXV.

The Texas boys were joined in Lambert, Montana, the week prior by gentlemen from Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana to practice, and prepare for the game. The final score of this game was 84-16 USA, and was the highest scoring in the 25 year history of the CanAm Bowl.

Rode was responsible for 18 of those points on his kicks alone, also had a 30 yard reception and a 25 yard kick return.

In 25 CanAm Bowls, Team USA Leads The Series 20-5 Against Team Canada The CanAm Bowl began July of 1997 when an American all-star team made the trip to Canada to play a Saskatchewan all-star team in Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan, hosted by Bjorkdale. The USA won that inaugural game 40 - 22.

The CanAm Bowl is a 6-man all-star game that showcases the USA (Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Texas) against Canada (Saskatchewan and Alberta). Players selected to represent their country must be a high school graduate of the current year in which the game is played and have played at least their grade 12 year as a member of a 6-man football program.