RCHS boys drop final regular-season match to Athens Academy

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County sophomore Alan Lozada sits on the bench in disbelief after the Wildcats’ loss in PKs to Athens Academy on April 15. Next to Lozada is the region runner-up trophy, which the Wildcats claimed for the second straight year.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County senior goalkeeper Chris Olvera lies on the ground in disbelief after narrowly missing saving Athens Academy’s penalty shot on a diving attempt in Rabun

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Athens Academy players console Rabun County sophomore Alan Lozada after Rabun County’s loss to Athens Academy on April 15. Lozada and the Wildcats will head to Armuchee on April 22 for the first round of the state playoffs.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County sophomore Carlos Lopez-Justice celebrates after scoring his PK during the penalty shootout of Rabun County’s loss to Athens Academy on April 15 at Athens Academy. The loss marks the second consecutive year RCHS has finished as the runner-up in the region.