Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. It looks like imminent demise for “turkeys” Regina Talley and Catherine Streible as Hell’s Kitchen chef Nikki Zigler readies to do some carving. These costumed ladies were among the participants in the Turkey Trot event to raise money for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia. The run was held on Thanksgiving morning. Read more about the fundraising effort on page B1 of this week’s edition.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS senior Paul Picciotti reacts to his Wildcats making a defensive stop in the quarterfinals against Brooks County.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap’s Trey Horne, a Georgia Tech commit, vocally reacts after scoring a touchdown in the NCISAA state championship game as the referee reaches in grasp Horne’s arm with the ball. The Eagles fell 34-27 in the contest to Providence Day.

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Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Wildcat running back Reid Giles breaks multiple tackles at the line of scrimmage and then outraces John Durden and other Whitefield Academy WolfPack defenders 56 yards for a touchdown. Reid led the Wildcats in rushing with 104 yards and two scores in RCHS’s 42-14 win to move into the state Elite Eight.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. RGNS’s Emmarie Moore shoots.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Western Carolina signee Lucy Hood releases her shot in a Lady Cat win over Union County Tuesday. In the background, Hood’s mother Amy Hood and RCHS head boys basketball coach David Adcock watch.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County sophomore running back Reid Giles extends for the end zone in the Wildcats state playoffs first round win over Social Circle. RCHS will play at Whitefield Academy in the Sweet 16 Friday.