Another trip to the Carolinas last Friday night became another Rabun County High gridiron romp.
Saluda, ranked fourth in South Carolina, was little more than a speed bump as the Wildcats got five Gunner Stockton touchdown passes and two defensive touchdowns in a 63-7 pasting.
Following his freshman season, Rabun County High quarterback Gunner Stockton was invited to play in the 2022 All-American Bowl, slated for Jan. 8 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
In its previous visit to Christ School, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee needed a touchdown in the final seconds for the win.
Such late-game magic wasn’t necessary last Friday night.
In Arden, N.C.
The Tallulah Falls School volleyball squad picked a great time to play its best match of the season, taking down visiting undefeated and No. 1-ranked Murphy, N.C., in a 3-1 victory Monday evening.
Ask any player, fan or coach from the mid-1970s about who was the Rabun County High School athlete who exhibited the most determination, worked the hardest in and out of season and pushed himself to the limits of his abilities and the answer is virtually unanimous.
Bo James.
A slight detour in the schedule last Friday proved little trouble for Rabun County, which rolled host Murphy, N.C., for more than 600 total yards in a 59-14 rout.
The game, arranged after Rabun’s original matchup against Walhalla was called off, was a lopsided affair from the start.
The annual Cookies ’n Quotes cross-country meet hosted Sept. 7 by Tallulah Falls School was as good as it’s been, with hundreds of runners navigating the Farm Course. Rabun County and Rabun Gap-Nacoochee also sent runners for varsity and middle-school competition.
Just when did the legend of the 2009-2010 Lady Wildcats basketball team begin to take shape?
Was it the three-overtime victory over a good Pisgah (N.C.) team in a Christmas tournament played in Franklin, N.C.?
The Lady Indians, after taking a pair of wins last Friday in the Rocky Top Tournament in Tennessee, followed it up with a sensational day of play on Saturday.
In the final day, TFS won matches over Ridgeland and John Battle, while losing to Station Camp.