Rabun Gap football

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. RGNS sophomore running back Royce Djouguem runs through CBC’s defense in the Eagles’ 59-49 loss to the Cadets on Oct. 3. Djouguem ended the game with 48 total yards, 40 of which came on the ground.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. RGNS sophomore running back Royce Djouguem runs through CBC’s defense in the Eagles’ 59-49 loss to the Cadets on Oct. 3. Djouguem ended the game with 48 total yards, 40 of which came on the ground.

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Rabun Gap falls in shootout to No. 2 team in Missouri

Wesley Branch
Thursday, October 9, 2025
RABUN GAP – Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School football has been in several shootouts up to this point in the season, but perhaps none were as electrifying as Friday’s 59-49 loss to Christian Brothers College from Missouri.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Eagles of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee return home to face a tough Brothers Christian team from Missouri on Oct. 3 with a 7 p.m. kickoff.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Eagles of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee return home to face a tough Brothers Christian team from Missouri on Oct. 3 with a 7 p.m. kickoff.

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Rabun Gap to host No. 2 team from Missouri Friday

Wesley Branch
Thursday, October 2, 2025
It’s another week and another nationally ranked opponent for No. 43 Rabun Gap Nacoochee-School football. This time, the challenger hails from Missouri in No. 203 Christian Brothers College (CB).
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap sophomore running back Royce Djouguem navigates through Providence Day’s defense during the Eagles’ game versus the Chargers on Sept. 19. Djouguem scored his first touchdown of the season in the 55-34 loss.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap sophomore running back Royce Djouguem navigates through Providence Day’s defense during the Eagles’ game versus the Chargers on Sept. 19. Djouguem scored his first touchdown of the season in the 55-34 loss.

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This round goes to Chargers in Providence Day vs. Rabun Gap

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 25, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In a battle of nationally ranked and North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association (NCISAA) powerhouses, No. 39 Providence Day School defeated rival No. 43 Rabun Gap-Nachoochee School 55-34.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. RGNS goes up 14-0 over Ambassador Christian in the first quarter as junior running back Jordan Lindo takes it into the end zone.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. RGNS goes up 14-0 over Ambassador Christian in the first quarter as junior running back Jordan Lindo takes it into the end zone.

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Eagles, Chargers meet Friday with seeding ramifications on the line

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 18, 2025
In what has already been a gauntlet of a schedule for No. 43 nationally ranked Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School football, perhaps none of its games are bigger than the one that awaits them this Friday, Sept. 19. Rabun Gap will take on a familiar opponent and budding rival in No.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Devin Holly, a 323-pound offensive lineman (65), celebrates with fellow seniors receiver Joshua Burkhalter (17) and linebacker David Makonzo as teammate Elias Willingham runs a pick-six into the end zone to put Rabun Gap up 42-0 over visiting Ambassador Christian on Sept. 12. In the game, Burkhalter caught a touchdown pass and Makonzo also had a pick-six. RGNS heads to Providence Day on Friday.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Devin Holly, a 323-pound offensive lineman (65), celebrates with fellow seniors receiver Joshua Burkhalter (17) and linebacker David Makonzo as teammate Elias Willingham runs a pick-six into the end zone to put Rabun Gap up 42-0 over visiting Ambassador Christian on Sept. 12. In the game, Burkhalter caught a touchdown pass and Makonzo also had a pick-six. RGNS heads to Providence Day on Friday.

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Trip to PD upcoming after taming of Lions

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Following a 42-0 dismantling of visiting Ambassador Christian School and reaching a 2-2 record in one of the toughest stretches of high school games in America, the Eagles of Rabun Gap make the Friday trip to face conference rival Providence Day Family with potentially the No.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap, seen here against Baylor earlier this season, got its first win of 2025 on Sept. 5 and will have its home opener on Friday, Sept. 12.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap, seen here against Baylor earlier this season, got its first win of 2025 on Sept. 5 and will have its home opener on Friday, Sept. 12.

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Eagles host Ambassador Christian Friday in football home opener

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School football, ranked No. 45 in the nation, will finally get to play its home opener after traveling around the country and playing three-straight nationally ranked opponents. The Eagles (1-2), coming off a 50-35 win over No.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap players swarm teammate Joshua Buckhalter in celebration after Buckhalter’s punt return for a touchdown against Baylor on Aug. 29. The visiting Eagles would fall to the Red Raiders 35-34.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap players swarm teammate Joshua Buckhalter in celebration after Buckhalter’s punt return for a touchdown against Baylor on Aug. 29. The visiting Eagles would fall to the Red Raiders 35-34.

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Baylor edges Rabun Gap in Chatty

Wesley Branch
Friday, September 5, 2025
CHATTANOOGA – Nationally ranked No. 32 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School football fell to No. 67 Baylor School on Friday night 35-34 as the home team got a touchdown by Baylor running back David Gabriel-Georges with 3:06 remaining to claim the win.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap's defense and sideline celebrate a forced turnover versus Grayson on Aug. 22

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap's defense and sideline celebrate a forced turnover versus Grayson on Aug. 22

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Another tough test Friday for RGNS on road at Baylor

Wesley Branch
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School football’s nationally ranked schedule continues this week on Friday, Aug. 29, as the No. 32 Eagles travel to Chattanooga, Tenn., to face No. 67 Baylor. Rabun Gap is looking to bounce back after its hard-fought defeat at the hands of nationally ranked No.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap senior and Indiana commit Walker Bryson celebrates in the end zone after a touchdown against Grayson in RGNS’s 24-19 loss to begin the season in a game with national football powerhouses.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap senior and Indiana commit Walker Bryson celebrates in the end zone after a touchdown against Grayson in RGNS’s 24-19 loss to begin the season in a game with national football powerhouses.

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Eagles put fear into nationally ranked Grayson

Wesley Branch
Thursday, August 28, 2025
LOGANVILLE – In a night where two nationally ranked teams battled each other and inclement weather, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, No. 32 in the nation, narrowly dropped its season opener on the road Friday night 24-19 to Grayson, ranked No. 4 in the country.