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story by Ted Taylor Corey Richie’s 21 points helped the Stephens County Indians to a 61-53 win over the Oconee County Warriors Friday night at the Currahee Arena. Stephens County led after the first quarter, 14-8, and maintained a lead throughout the game. Oconee County cut a 12-point deficit down to 2 points in the fourth quarter, but the Indians […]
Read moreFranklin County High School is looking for a new football coach. Parker Martin has resigned as the head coach of the Franklin County Lions. In his 2 seasons, he had a record of 3 wins and 17 defeats, including a winless 0 & 10 season in 2022. Martin, who is a native of Elberton, came to Franklin County in March […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Lady Indians started hot in their first region game of the season, then had to hang on at the end for a 40-39 win at Franklin County Tuesday night in Carnesville. The Lady Indians scored the first points and continued to build the lead into a 10-point advantage at halftime 28-18. The Lady Lions outscored the Lady […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Lady Indians started hot in their first region game of the season, then had to hang on at the end for a 40 to 39 win at Franklin County last night. The Lady Indians scored the first points and continued to build the lead into a 10-point advantage at halftime, 28 to 18. But the Lady Lions […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Lady Indians J-V basketball team split games over the weekend. Last Friday, the J-V girls won over Rabun County 51-28. Alerian Faulkner led the scoring with 21 points, followed by Lanesia Verdell with 12 and Samiya Scott with 10. On Saturday, the J-V girls lost to Madison County in a close contest, 29 to 27. Lanesia Verdell led the Lady […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Indian boys came up just short in their bid to upset state-ranked Madison County Saturday night in Danielsville. Trailing by six late, Madison County scored 11 straight points and down two points late, Corey Richie’s potential game-winning three pointer just missed, allowing the Red Raiders to escape with a 64-62 win over the Indians. Richie led all […]
Read morestory by Ted Taylor The Stephens County Indian boys ran their winning streak to four Friday night with a 59-52 win over the Rabun County Wildcats. Cam Lacey and Nori Winters each had 10 points in the win. The Indians trailed 17-10 after the first quarter, but outscored the Cats 21-6 in the second quarter and never trailed after that. […]
Read moreBy Ted Taylor Corey Richie’s 14 points led the Stephens County Indians to a 57-47 win over the Athens Christian Eagles Wednesday night in the second round of the Border Wars Holiday Christmas Tournament at the Currahee Arena. The Indians took the lead of 15-6 in the first quarter and never looked back. Jasec Smith contributed 14 points and Jet […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Indians picked up a win Tuesday afternoon in the first round of the Border Wars Christmas Tournament at the Currahee Arena. Corey Richie had 19 points to lead Stephens County to a 70-61 victory over the Walhalla Razorbacks. Jet Black helped out with four three-point shots and twelve points. The win was the third for the Indian […]
Read moreA senior member of the Stephens County High School track team will be running track in college. Braden Griffin, son of Brad and Mandi Griffin, held a signing ceremony recently at the high school to announce he’ll be attending Augusta University and be a member of their track and field team. After playing baseball for the Indians as a freshman, Braden switched […]
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