RCHS Booster Club, Wildcat Grill to host celebration Thursday for RCHS hoops

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County boys basketball team lifts Reeves Page, the son of assistant coach Corey Page, in celebration with the championship trophy after the team’s 52-43 state title victory over Southwest on March 13 at the Macon Coliseum. The championship is the first in the history of the boys basketball program.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County senior Huey Blalock rises for a jumper over Southwest’s Chase Dupree during Rabun County’s 52-43 state championship win on March 13 at the Macon Coliseum. Blalock finished the game with 29 points, six rebounds and five assists, earning MVP honors for the game.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County senior Hayes Free fights through contact from a Southwest defender for a layup in Rabun County’s 52-43 state championship victory over Southwest at the Macon Coliseum on March 13. Free finished the game with 12 points and eight rebounds.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County’s Reed Burrell goes for a loose ball as Southwest’s senior Montese Green flies over the top of the RCHS junior during the state championship game on March 13 in the Macon Coliseum.