Busy Weekend for SCHS Basketball

The Stephens County Indian boys’ basketball team scores its highest point total of the season in defeating the Habersham Central Raiders 78-34 on Saturday night at the Currahee Arena in Toccoa.

Stephens County jumped out to an 18-7 lead and never looked back.

Ty Nails led the Indians with 17 points and Micah Oglesby had 13 points.

Caleb Hodges led the Raiders in scoring with 11 points.

Meanwhile, the Stephens County Lady Indians saw their two-game winning streak snapped, losing Saturday night to Habersham Central by a 49-29 score.

The most points the Lady Indians could score in one period was 12 in the third period.

Kentasia Trimier led the Lady Indians with 8 points and Tykia Thompson had 6 points.

Saturday’s split came after a Friday night home sweep of Johnson High School of Gainesville.

On Friday, Stephens County’s girls won 37-27 over Johnson in a game the Lady Indians led from start to finish.

Anaiah Wilson and Treasure Lone each scored nine points to lead the girls.

Meanwhile, the Stephens County boys beat Johnson 68-59 in a game that went back and forth before the Indians outscored the Knights 22-11 in the final quarter to get the win.

Tay Jones led the Indians with 24 points and Micah Oglesby had 12 points.

Stephens County’s boys are now 4-2 on the season and the Lady Indians are now 2-4.

Next up on the schedule for the Indians and Lady Indians will be Rabun County on Tuesday.

The girls’ game will tip off at 6 p.m. and the boys’ game will follow.

Air time Tuesday on AM 630 WNEG and wnegradio.com will be 5:45 p.m.