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Stephens County drops its football home opener. The Indians fell 28-7 on Friday night at the Reservation to defending Class A private runner-up Athens Academy. “I don’t care what classification you are, if you played for a state title last year and have a lot of guys coming back, you’re probably pretty good,” said Head Coach Wesley Tankersley. “We knew […]
Read moreStephens County comes from behind in the fourth quarter to pick up a second straight road win to start the 2018 football season. Down 7-0 entering the fourth quarter, the Indians scored 10 points in the final 12 minutes to beat the Hart County Bulldogs, 10-7, in Hartwell. The winning points came with just over a minute left on a […]
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The Stephens County Indians come from behind to pick up a win in the debut of new head football coach Wesley Tankersley. Down 3-0 at the half, the Indians scored two third-quarter touchdowns to defeat Franklin County, 13-3, Friday night in Carnesville in the season opener for both teams. “They came out in that second half and, even though they […]
Read moreStephens County picks up its fifth straight non-region baseball win. Friday night, the Indians jumped out in the first inning and never looked back, defeating Cedar Shoals in Athens, 14-2, in five innings. The Indians scored two runs in the first, three in the second, four in the third, and five runs in the fourth inning to account for their […]
Read moreStephens County splits its varsity basketball games on Senior Night. The Indians and Lady Indians hosted Jefferson on Friday night in Toccoa, with the Indian boys winning, 76-61, but the Lady Indians falling to Jefferson, 69-47. In the boys’ game, Stephens County pulled away from Jefferson late, outscoring the Dragons 22-11 in the fourth quarter. Montavis Thornton led all scorers […]
Read moreMake it three in a row for the Stephens County boys’ basketball team. Tuesday night, the Indians went on the road and defeated North Oconee in Region 8-AAAA basketball, 68-40. The Indians jumped out to a 22-6 lead, and while North Oconee cut it to eight early in the third quarter, Stephens County never trailed after the opening minutes. Chaz […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Indian boys’ basketball team picks up a second straight region win. Friday night, the Indians went on a 28-0 run in the third and fourth quarters to pull away from Madison County and win 87-55 at home in Toccoa. Ty Nails scored 28 points to lead all scorers, while Montavis Thornton added 19 points. Colby Smith and […]
Read moreStephens County picks up a pair of varsity basketball wins in Watkinsville. Tuesday night, both the Indians and Lady Indians went to Oconee County and won their respective Region 8-AAAA basketball games. First in the girls’ game, Tynajiah “Na Na” Eades hit a free throw with 2.7 seconds left to give the Lady Indians a 36-35 win over the Oconee […]
Read moreStephens County picks up a sweep in varsity basketball. Friday night, the Indians and Lady Indians both came away with home wins over North Oconee in Region 8-AAAA basketball at the Currahee Arena in Toccoa. In the girls’ game, Tynajiah Eades was fouled with 0.8 seconds left and hit one free throw to give the Lady Indians a 41-40 win […]
Read moreStephens County splits a Saturday night basketball doubleheader with rival Franklin County. At the Currahee Arena on Saturday night, the Indian boys picked up a 76-53 win over the Lions, but the Lady Indians fell to Franklin County, 67-23. In the boys’ game, Ty Nails and DeUndre Singleton each had 25 points as the Indians, who led by two at […]
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