Category: Sports

The Stephens County Lady Indians Volleyball team will begin the Region Tournament this week as the 4th place team. Oconee County is in first, Hart County in second, and East Jackson in third.  Franklin County and Monroe Area follow Stephens County in fifth and sixth place, respectively. The Lady Indians will host the Franklin County Lady Lions this Thursday at 5:30pm […]

The Stephens County football team heads into a bye week off a region win over an arch rival. Friday night, the Indians jumped out early and never looked back, shutting out Franklin County, 37-0, in Toccoa. “Getting this win was big for several reasons,” said Stephens County Head Coach Wesley Tankersley. “A region win is important and after last year, […]

The Stephens County Indians will host the Franklin County Lions tonight in high school football action. Both teams come into tonight’s game after losing Region 8-AAA openers last Friday—Stephens County suffered their first loss of the season when Monroe Area came from behind to win, 34 to 24, while Franklin County was shut-out at home by Hart County, 37 to […]

The Stephens County Indians J-V football team will be in action this Thursday, but the location has changed. Due to poor field conditions, the Indians J-V game with Rabun County will be played at home at The Reservation Thursday—kickoff will be at 5:30 p.m.

Stephens County drops a close one on Homecoming. Friday night, the Indians led entering the fourth quarter, but Monroe Area scored twice in the fourth quarter to come from behind for a 34-24 win in Toccoa in the Region 8-AAA opener for both teams. “Defensively, we got out of position a little bit in the first half, but the team […]

After having last Friday off, the Stephens County Indians will be back in action tonight as they host Monroe Area at The Reservation for their first game on the Region 8-AAA schedule.  Both teams will enter the game with perfect 5 & 0 records.  The Indians are coming off a big win 2 weeks ago at Habersham Central, 35 to 18.  Monroe Area […]

The Stephens County Indians football team will not have a game tonight due to the open date on their schedule. The Indians have completed the non-region portion of their schedule with an undefeated record of 5 and 0. They’ll start Region 8-AAA play next Friday night, October 1st, when they host Monroe Area for homecoming at The Reservation.  Kickoff will be […]

The Week 4 winner of the Atlanta Falcons Coach of the Week, presented by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, is Stephens County Head Football Coach Wesley Tankersley.  As part of the Coach of the Week program, the NFL and Atlanta Falcons will recognize head high school varsity football coaches across the states of Georgia and Alabama for their hard work and dedication to […]

The Stephens County Farm Bureau Player of the Game from the Habersham Central game is Ritt Tankersley. Mark Kesler from Farm Bureau is pictured with Ritt presenting him with a football.  

For the first time since 2007, the Stephens County Indian football team is 5-0. Friday night, the Indians went on the road and won the Battle of Currahee Mountain over the Habersham Central Raiders, 35-18. “We didn’t make mistakes offensively in the second half,” said Stephens County Head Coach Wesley Tankersley. “The coaches called a good game and our guys […]