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Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County Wildcats run out onto the field to begin their 2026 campaign. RCHS would defeat visiting Metter 27-23 as former coach Lee Shaw brought his Tigers to Tiger.

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Wildcats head on road for Game Two to take on team of a second Shaw

Enoch Autry - Publisher

Thursday, September 3, 2026

Coming off of its season-opening win versus Metter, the Rabun County High School football team will be on the road on Friday, Sept. 4, versus Dawson County High School.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County head football coach Rance Gillespie celebrates with his team after the Wildcats’ 35-0 second-round playoff win over Berrien on Nov. 21, 2025. Gillespie and the Wildcats have celebrated each win at home with the song “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive,” since former head coach Lee Shaw started the tradition in 2013. Standing in the background are Manager Josh Justus, Pastor Lance Courtney and current Rabun County Athletics Booster Club President Joey Haban.

It’s a Great Day to Be a Wildcat

Wesley Branch

Thursday, August 6, 2026

As Rabun County High School’s football team put the finishing touches and the final seconds waned in its 56-21 November 2025 first-round playoff win at home versus Dodge County, Rabun County head coach Rance Gillespie had one final question for his coaching staff.“Y’all got that rice cooking in the...

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County junior linebacker JK Fruster celebrates with assistant coach Ty Maxwell after the Rabun County defense forces a turnover in the Wildcats’ 49-42 road win over Dalton on Sept. 5, 2025.

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Rabun releases 2026 Wildcat football schedule

Wesley Branch

Thursday, January 15, 2026

The Rabun County football team officially released its schedule for the 2026 season on Thursday, Jan. 8, in a post on the team’s official X (formerly known as Twitter) account as RCHS will face both former Coach Shaws with their current teams.