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Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County sophomore linebacker Brock Brady and Bremen quarterback Eli Brock collide on a running play in the Wildcats’ 14-3 victory.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County sophomore linebacker Brock Brady and Bremen quarterback Eli Brock collide on a running play in the Wildcats’ 14-3 victory.

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RCHS faces region foe Banks in Homecoming matchup

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 18, 2025
It’s the beginning of a new season for Rabun County High School football. But not the beginning to a new year that most would think. The Wildcats still keep their 4-0 record, their stats and roster continuity. But each week becomes more important.
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.
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.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County senior defensive back Shaun Fruster (left) celebrates after intercepting Bremen quarterback Eli Brock in Rabun County’s 14-3 win on Sept. 12. The 4-0 Wildcats face Banks County Friday.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County senior defensive back Shaun Fruster (left) celebrates after intercepting Bremen quarterback Eli Brock in Rabun County’s 14-3 win on Sept. 12. The 4-0 Wildcats face Banks County Friday.

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Cats douse Blue Devils, 14-3

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 18, 2025
BREMEN – In what was a complete contrast to its 49-42 victory over Dalton on Sept. 5, the Rabun County football team defeated Bremen 14-3 on Friday, Sept. 12, improving to 4-0 for the first time since 2022.
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. 1 postseason seed and...
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County senior Reid Giles and Georgia High School Football Daily marketing director Ted Langford pose together after Giles receives his “Player of the Week” plaque on Sept. 10 at Rabun County High School.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County senior Reid Giles and Georgia High School Football Daily marketing director Ted Langford pose together after Giles receives his “Player of the Week” plaque on Sept. 10 at Rabun County High School.

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Giles smiles for pigskin player of week honor

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 18, 2025
TIGER – Rabun County High School senior Reid Giles was recognized as Georgia High School Football Daily’s player of the week on Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Fine Arts Building on the school’s campus.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap junior Jose Luis Carrillo (No. 9, center) celebrates a goal with his teammates versus Christ School on Sept. 11. The game was canceled by the officials with 28 minutes remaining.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap junior Jose Luis Carrillo (No. 9, center) celebrates a goal with his teammates versus Christ School on Sept. 11. The game was canceled by the officials with 28 minutes remaining.

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Officials stop RGNS-Christ School soccer match at 1-1 with 28 minutes still on clock

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 18, 2025
RABUN GAP – “I’ve never seen anything like this before,” was the main sentiment from nearly everyone in attendance when Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School and Christ School boys soccer teams faced off on Sept. 11. However, the never-before-seen event was not related to a specific play on the field.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. e Rabun County Wildcats claimed victory in a barn burner of a football game on the road at Dalton on Sept. 5. RCHS moved to 3-0 on the season with the 49-42 triumph. Here, Wildcat players celebrate with just 24.3 seconds remaining after senior Lake Evans intercepted a Dalton pass to secure the win. The Wildcats will be at Bremen on Friday, Sept. 12

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. e Rabun County Wildcats claimed victory in a barn burner of a football game on the road at Dalton on Sept. 5. RCHS moved to 3-0 on the season with the 49-42 triumph. Here, Wildcat players celebrate with just 24.3 seconds remaining after senior Lake Evans intercepted a Dalton pass to secure the win. The Wildcats will be at Bremen on Friday, Sept. 12

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Rabun claims 49-42 road win over Dalton’s Catamounts

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 11, 2025
DALTON – Toughness and resiliency are two of several characteristics that represent Rabun County. Both of those were on full display in the Wildcats’ 49-42 win over Dalton on Sept. 5.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap offensive lineman Wilson Zierer lifts running back Jordan Lindo into the air in celebration after a 5-yard touchdown against Baylor on Aug. 29. The Eagles earned their first win of the season the next week at Massillon Washington High School, 50-35.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap offensive lineman Wilson Zierer lifts running back Jordan Lindo into the air in celebration after a 5-yard touchdown against Baylor on Aug. 29. The Eagles earned their first win of the season the next week at Massillon Washington High School, 50-35.

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Rabun Gap leaves Ohio on high with ‘W’

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 11, 2025
MASSILLON, Ohio – “Football USA” is how Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School head football coach Derek White described Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, home of No. 72 nationally ranked Massillon Washington High School.
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.