Gunner Stockton

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton runs for extra yards for the Bulldogs. Stockton will have his Rabun County jersey retired on Friday, Sept. 19.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton runs for extra yards for the Bulldogs. Stockton will have his Rabun County jersey retired on Friday, Sept. 19.

Stockton’s jersey to be retired at RCHS’s Homecoming football game Friday night

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 18, 2025
The No. 14 has been worn by generations of football players at Rabun County High School. It means more than just a number to the program, it is a standard of excellence and it’s a legacy.
Tony Walsh/UGAAA. Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton runs into the end zone during Georgia’s 44-41 overtime win over Tennessee at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sept. 13. Stockton also threw two TD passes.

Tony Walsh/UGAAA. Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton runs into the end zone during Georgia’s 44-41 overtime win over Tennessee at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sept. 13. Stockton also threw two TD passes.

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Gunner, Georgia silence doubters in shootout win over No. 15 Vols

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 18, 2025
KNOXVILLE, Tenn – No. 6 ranked Georgia and starting quarterback Gunner Stockton heard all of the noise in the week leading up to its showdown versus No. 15 Tennessee.

The legendary No. 14

News Staff
Thursday, September 18, 2025
The history of the No. 14 jersey number in Rabun County football lore and its connections with gridiron regalia at other programs is absolutely inspiring.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Former RCHS and current UGA quarterback Gunner Stockton prepares to take a snap versus Austin Peay on Sept. 6.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Former RCHS and current UGA quarterback Gunner Stockton prepares to take a snap versus Austin Peay on Sept. 6.

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All about doing right

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, September 11, 2025
A lot can be seen and heard when you log in three decades as a journalist, but some segments during that span of time just coax more memories.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Former Rabun County and current UGA quarterback Gunner Stockton throws a pass versus Austin Peay in Georgia’s 28-6 win over the Governors on Sept. 6. Stockton threw for 227 passing yards in the game, completing 26-of-34 passes.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Former Rabun County and current UGA quarterback Gunner Stockton throws a pass versus Austin Peay in Georgia’s 28-6 win over the Governors on Sept. 6. Stockton threw for 227 passing yards in the game, completing 26-of-34 passes.

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Dawgs turn in dreary performance as trip to ‘Rocky Top’ awaits

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 11, 2025
ATHENS – The murky weather in Athens on Saturday matched that of Georgia’s performance in its 28-6 victory over FCS opponent, Austin Peay. While the No. 4-ranked Bulldogs – who now dropped to No.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton evades a Marshall defender on his way into the end zone in Georgia’s 45-7 season-opening win on Aug. 30. The former Rabun County standout threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more as the Bulldogs’ No. 1 starting QB.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton evades a Marshall defender on his way into the end zone in Georgia’s 45-7 season-opening win on Aug. 30. The former Rabun County standout threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more as the Bulldogs’ No. 1 starting QB.

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The Stock’s up for Gunner in Dawgs’ season opener

Wesley Branch
Friday, September 5, 2025
ATHENS – Former Rabun County quarterback Gunner Stockton waited long enough to be handed the keys to the Georgia Bulldogs’ offense. On Saturday, those keys – not the ones of his 1984 Ford F-150 – belonged solely to Stockton as he steered the offense of the No.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School Principal Justin Spillers (far right) and then Superintendent Dr. April Childers smile as Class of 2022 honor graduate and record-setting Wildcat quarterback Gunner Stockton receives his diploma in May 2022 from his mother Sherrie Stockton, then a RCHS counselor.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School Principal Justin Spillers (far right) and then Superintendent Dr. April Childers smile as Class of 2022 honor graduate and record-setting Wildcat quarterback Gunner Stockton receives his diploma in May 2022 from his mother Sherrie Stockton, then a RCHS counselor.

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Stockton feels supportive pride of Wildcat Nation

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, August 28, 2025
All leaders are not made the same. Some are vocal, while others may allow their actions to speak louder than their verbal words. No matter the style, one aspect that is fitting of all leaders is they work with others to get things done.