Eagles rally in fourth, but fall shy in final

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By Andy Diffenderfer

Sports editor

  • Photos courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee The Eagles’ Tucker Holloway tries to break free from Charlotte Christian tacklers.
    Photos courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee The Eagles’ Tucker Holloway tries to break free from Charlotte Christian tacklers.
  • In their first season under head coach Joe Sturdivant (standing at center), the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles went 7-2 and reached the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Division I championship game.
    In their first season under head coach Joe Sturdivant (standing at center), the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles went 7-2 and reached the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Division I championship game.
A fourth-quarter rally pulled Rabun Gap level at Charlotte Christian last Friday night, but a late touchdown nudged the Knights to a championship, 27-21. The Eagles trailed, 21-7 with about nine…

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