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Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County boys basketball team and RCHS cheerleaders pose for a photo after the basketball team's 52-43 state championship victory versus Southwest on March 13 at the Macon Coliseum

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County boys basketball team and RCHS cheerleaders pose for a photo after the basketball team's 52-43 state championship victory versus Southwest on March 13 at the Macon Coliseum

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Local officials offer congratulations to RCHS state title team

News Staff
Thursday, March 26, 2026
U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde The Ninth District includes Rabun County With a photograph of Rabun County boys basketball head coach David Adcock holding the trophy in front of his Wildcat student-athletes, Clyde made remarks on the U.S. House of Representatives floor in Washington, D.C., on March 19.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County freshman Trace Adcock drives to the basket in Rabun County's 52-43 state championship win over Southwest on March 13 at the Macon Coliseum.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County freshman Trace Adcock drives to the basket in Rabun County's 52-43 state championship win over Southwest on March 13 at the Macon Coliseum.

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Adcock cements status as state’s best 3-point shooter

Wesley Branch
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Rabun County freshman Trace Adcock made it official last week that he is the best 3-point shooter in the state of Georgia. Adcock did so by winning the GHSA boys 3-point contest in Macon during the state championship festivities.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. GPB’s Jon Nelson interviewed state title game MVP Huey Blalock and head coach David Adcock, whose father coached basketball for 31 years and won a state title at Glenwood School in Phenix City, Ala. Mike Adcock passed away in 2009. Blalock finished the game with 29 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. GPB’s Jon Nelson interviewed state title game MVP Huey Blalock and head coach David Adcock, whose father coached basketball for 31 years and won a state title at Glenwood School in Phenix City, Ala. Mike Adcock passed away in 2009. Blalock finished the game with 29 points, six rebounds and five assists.

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Blalock stamps RCHS legacy with state title, MVP honors

Wesley Branch
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Rabun County senior Huey Blalock checked off nearly all the boxes in the first three years of his Wildcat basketball career.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Wildcat senior Huey Blalock, a Navy basketball commit, elevates for his shot against Southwest in the state title game on March 13 in the Macon Coliseum. Blalock was the game’s leading scorer with 29.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Wildcat senior Huey Blalock, a Navy basketball commit, elevates for his shot against Southwest in the state title game on March 13 in the Macon Coliseum. Blalock was the game’s leading scorer with 29.

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Blalock, the ‘most underrated player in every gym’

Wesley Branch
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Rabun County senior point guard and Navy commit Huey Blalock has built a lasting basketball legacy in Rabun County. The 5-foot-10 point guard Blalock added the final piece to that legacy on March 13 when the Rabun County boys basketball team won its first-ever state championship.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS head coach David Adcock holds up the trophy and game ball as the Class A Division I state champions while his team celebrates the achievement.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS head coach David Adcock holds up the trophy and game ball as the Class A Division I state champions while his team celebrates the achievement.

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Rabun County finishes No. 1 in final Class A Division I state hoops rankings

Wesley Branch
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Following its 52-43 state championship win over Southwest, the Rabun County boys basketball team has earned the No. 1 ranking in Class A Division I in the final rankings. The nod marks the first time in program history the Wildcats finished the season as the No.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Senior Huey Blalock takes the ball in the other direction during his 29-point MVP performance in the Wildcats’ Class A Division I state championship win over Southwest on March 13 in the Macon Coliseum

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Senior Huey Blalock takes the ball in the other direction during his 29-point MVP performance in the Wildcats’ Class A Division I state championship win over Southwest on March 13 in the Macon Coliseum

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Battle-tested Cats were ready for state-championship moment

Wesley Branch
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Rabun County head boys basketball coach David Adcock does not schedule wins. “I don’t schedule wins,” Adcock said of the Wildcats’ schedule before the season.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. In the first half of the Wildcats’ state championship game in the Macon Coliseum, head coach David Adcock signals the No. 1. The boys basketball team would conclude the 2025-2026 season with the top ranking after rolling to a 30-2 record and the Class A Division I title.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. In the first half of the Wildcats’ state championship game in the Macon Coliseum, head coach David Adcock signals the No. 1. The boys basketball team would conclude the 2025-2026 season with the top ranking after rolling to a 30-2 record and the Class A Division I title.

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State title latest installment in Rabun’s historic season

Wesley Branch
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Regardless of the March 13 outcome versus Southwest, this year’s Rabun County boys basketball team had already cemented themselves as the best team in program history. But the Wildcats’ first-ever state championship was the cherry on top of what was a historic season.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County boys basketball team is the Class A Division I state champions for 2026 after capturing the title on March 13 in the Macon Coliseum with a 52-43 victory over Southwest for the first boys hoops championship in the school's history. Here Rabun County head coach David Adcock hoists the trophy and game ball into the air for his team and the crowd to see at midcourt following the triumph.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County boys basketball team is the Class A Division I state champions for 2026 after capturing the title on March 13 in the Macon Coliseum with a 52-43 victory over Southwest for the first boys hoops championship in the school's history. Here Rabun County head coach David Adcock hoists the trophy and game ball into the air for his team and the crowd to see at midcourt following the triumph.

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Cats defeat Southwest for first boys basketball state title

Wesley Branch
Thursday, March 19, 2026
MACON – For the first time in school history, a battle-tested Rabun County boys basketball team captured a state championship with a 52-43 defeat of Southwest in a loud and packed Macon Coliseum on Friday, March 13.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County fans cheer for the Wildcat basketball team after the boys received the state championship trophy for their 52-43 March 13 win over Southwest at the Macon Coliseum. RCHS’ first state title in boys hoops capped off a historic season which resulted in several accolades.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County fans cheer for the Wildcat basketball team after the boys received the state championship trophy for their 52-43 March 13 win over Southwest at the Macon Coliseum. RCHS’ first state title in boys hoops capped off a historic season which resulted in several accolades.

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Wildcat faithful show out at state championship

Wesley Branch
Thursday, March 19, 2026
MACON – “Rabun County, rise up!
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County boys basketball team lifts Reeves Page, the son of assistant coach Corey Page, in celebration with the championship trophy after the team’s 52-43 state title victory over Southwest on March 13 at the Macon Coliseum. The championship is the first in the history of the boys basketball program.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County boys basketball team lifts Reeves Page, the son of assistant coach Corey Page, in celebration with the championship trophy after the team’s 52-43 state title victory over Southwest on March 13 at the Macon Coliseum. The championship is the first in the history of the boys basketball program.

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RCHS Booster Club, Wildcat Grill to host celebration Thursday for RCHS hoops

Wesley Branch
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Wildcat Grill in Tiger is hosting a celebration for the Rabun County boys basketball team and Rabun County cheerleaders on Thursday night, March 19, from 5-8 p.m., the Rabun County Athletic Booster Club announced on its Facebook page on Monday.