Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap quarterback Grayson Clary (center) pushes forward for a touchdown on a quarterback sneak in Rabun Gap’s 51-33 Sept. 4 loss to Baylor. Clary and the Eagles are still searching for their first win of the new season.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap quarterback Grayson Clary (center) pushes forward for a touchdown on a quarterback sneak in Rabun Gap’s 51-33 Sept. 4 loss to Baylor. Clary and the Eagles are still searching for their first win of the new season.

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Rabun Gap looking to ‘Rise,’ claim first victory against Loudoun Sports Academy

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Staring down an 0-3 start with another talented opponent coming into town on Friday, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s football team is channeling its inner Bruce Wayne.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap quarterback Grayson Clary evades Baylor defenders during Rabun Gap’s 51-33 loss to Baylor on Sept. 4. Clary threw for 413 yards and scored three total touchdowns in the Eagles’ loss.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap quarterback Grayson Clary evades Baylor defenders during Rabun Gap’s 51-33 loss to Baylor on Sept. 4. Clary threw for 413 yards and scored three total touchdowns in the Eagles’ loss.

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Rabun Gap falls to 0-3 with loss to No. 6 ranked Baylor

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 10, 2026
RABUN GAP – The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School football team fell to No. 6 nationally ranked Baylor School (Tenn.), 51-33 on Sept. 4. The Eagles now sit at 0-3 for the first time under head coach Derek White, and for the first time since 2012.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap linebacker Jay Schell brings down Brownsburg’s Brady Lewis during Rabun Gap’s 31-15 loss versus Brownsburg on Aug. 28. The Eagles will host No. 6 Baylor this Friday, Sept. 4.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap linebacker Jay Schell brings down Brownsburg’s Brady Lewis during Rabun Gap’s 31-15 loss versus Brownsburg on Aug. 28. The Eagles will host No. 6 Baylor this Friday, Sept. 4.

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Rabun Gap looking to ‘get out of the valley’ versus No. 6 Baylor

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Sitting with an 0-2 start to begin the season for the second consecutive year, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s football team is far from where it wants to be. The Eagles currently sit in the valley, with work to be done to climb to the mountaintop.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap quarterback Grayson Clary looks for tight end Cash Washburn on a 2-point conversion during Rabun Gap’s 31-15 loss to Brownsburg on Aug. 28. Clary completed 18-of-29 passes for 206 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in the loss. RGNS will be at home on Friday, Sept. 4, against Baylor.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap quarterback Grayson Clary looks for tight end Cash Washburn on a 2-point conversion during Rabun Gap’s 31-15 loss to Brownsburg on Aug. 28. Clary completed 18-of-29 passes for 206 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in the loss. RGNS will be at home on Friday, Sept. 4, against Baylor.

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Rabun Gap falls to No. 17 Brownsburg on Indiana road trip

Wesley Branch
Thursday, September 3, 2026
BROWNSBURG, Ind. – No. 97 nationally ranked Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s football team was soundly defeated on the road 31-15 by No. 17 Brownsburg High School in Brownsburg, Ind., on Aug. 28. The Eagles now sit at 0-2, dropping their first two games for the second consecutive season.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap head football coach Derek White directs his team on the sideline during Rabun Gap’s Aug. 14 scrimmage versus Westside (S.C.). RGNS will face Venice (Fla.) on Aug. 21 at home to open the season.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap head football coach Derek White directs his team on the sideline during Rabun Gap’s Aug. 14 scrimmage versus Westside (S.C.). RGNS will face Venice (Fla.) on Aug. 21 at home to open the season.

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Rabun Gap football taking ‘belief’ into opening game versus Venice

Wesley Branch
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Ahead of Rabun Gap-Nachoochee School’s opening home football game on Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. versus No. 77 nationally ranked Venice (Fla.), the No. 115 nationally ranked Eagles are leaning into what they believe.But the Eagles do not “believe” they can win, they know they can.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap offensive lineman Wilder Brasher lifts wide receiver Joshua Davis in the air in celebration after Davis’ 60-yard touchdown reception during Rabun Gap’s scrimmage versus Westside (S.C.) on Aug. 14. Davis’ long touchdown grab from quarterback Grayson Clary tied the scrimmage, 13-13.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap offensive lineman Wilder Brasher lifts wide receiver Joshua Davis in the air in celebration after Davis’ 60-yard touchdown reception during Rabun Gap’s scrimmage versus Westside (S.C.) on Aug. 14. Davis’ long touchdown grab from quarterback Grayson Clary tied the scrimmage, 13-13.

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Eagles battle back to tie Westside in scrimmage

Wesley Branch
Thursday, August 20, 2026
INMAN, S.C. – The No. 115 nationally-ranked Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School football team tied its preseason scrimmage on Aug. 14 versus Westside (S.C.), 13-13, storming back from a two-possession deficit.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap head football coach Derek White walks to the field ahead of his team's game versus Grayson in 2025.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap head football coach Derek White walks to the field ahead of his team's game versus Grayson in 2025.

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Return of the BAD men: RGNS bigger, stronger ahead of season

Wesley Branch
Thursday, August 13, 2026
As a program that does everything with a focus on getting to a state championship game each season, the players and coaches of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s football program would likely be the first to say that 2025 was a disappointment.
Photo by Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap’s Jose Luis Carrillo (center) celebrates after a goal on a penalty shot in Rabun Gap’s first game versus Christ School last season, which was canceled early and finished on Sept. 30, 2025.

Photo by Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap’s Jose Luis Carrillo (center) celebrates after a goal on a penalty shot in Rabun Gap’s first game versus Christ School last season, which was canceled early and finished on Sept. 30, 2025.

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Don’t dwell, but don’t forget: Rabun Gap boys soccer seeking return to program’s championship level

Wesley Branch
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Following four consecutive North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) state championships, Rabun Gap was in the hunt for a half-decade of dominance a season ago.But that hunt for No. 5 ended as a fruitless chase.