Rabun County football

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.
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.
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. The honor came after his impressive performance in Rabun County’s 49-42 win over Dalton on Sept.

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. 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. The Tigers and No.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County junior linebacker JK Fruster celebrates after a sack versus Dalton on Sept. 5. The Wildcats defeated the Catamounts 49-42 to improve to 3-0.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County junior linebacker JK Fruster celebrates after a sack versus Dalton on Sept. 5. The Wildcats defeated the Catamounts 49-42 to improve to 3-0.

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RCHS seeks to make Devils blue in Bremen Friday night

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Fresh off of a dramatic, high-scoring 49-42 win over Dalton last Friday, the Wildcats of Rabun County High School will be on the road again this week on Sept. 12 versus Bremen, which sits at 2-1.
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.