Category: Sports

A former Franklin County Lion football great has passed away. According to ESPN.com, “Tony Jones, a starting tackle on two of the Denver Broncos‘ championship teams, has died, the team announced Friday. He was 54. Jones, who started at right tackle in the Broncos’ win in Super Bowl XXXII and started at left tackle when the team won Super Bowl […]

Due to Covid-19 protocol, the Stephens County High School girls and boys basketball teams have postponed all games until January 30th. The updated schedule is listed below: January 30 – Saturday  vs East Jackson  – HOME 3:00 PM  – JV Boys 4:30 PM  – Varsity Girls 6:00 PM  – Varsity Boys February 1 – Monday  vs Monroe Area – AWAY […]

The Stephens County Middle School 8th grade boys fell to Madison County Middle School Thursday night 46-36 in Danielsville. SCMS battled to a tie score at the half. After Madison opened up a lead in the 2nd half, the Rebels battled back to cut the lead to 4 with less than a minute to go, but came up short after […]

NaNa Eades scored 22 points, including 7 for 7 from the free throw line, and the Stephens County Lady Indians basketball team used a stingy defense to down Hart County 53-38 Tuesday night in Hartwell. The Lady Indians led 15-4 at the end of the 1st quarter and took an eleven point lead to halftime. The Lady Indians maintained a […]

Stephens County High School basketball will head back into region play after taking three of four games over the weekend. First on Friday, both the Lady Indians and Indians notched their first region win against Oconee County at home. In the girls’ game, Ranajah Verdell scored 20 points in her return to the lineup to lead the Lady Indians to […]

The Stephens County Middle School Rebels 8th grade boys basketball team overcame a 16-4 deficit after the first quarter to rally for a 45-40 win at Franklin County Middle School Wednesday night. Javin Gordon led a balanced Rebels attack with 16 points, Jet Black had 12, Andrew Keown 9, and Brock Tankersley scored 8. The SCMS 8th grade boys improve […]

The Stephens County Lady Indians fell short in a non-region game vs. rival Habersham Central 42-39 Tuesday night at the Currahee Arena. The Lady Indians had chances late but could not get the key bucket to tie. The Lady Indians, playing without center Renajah Verdell, have lost 4 of their last 5 games and now stand at 8-5 on the […]

The Stephens County Middle School Rebels 8th grade boys basketball team got back on the winning side of the ledger by defeating Rabun County Middle School 41-36 on Tuesday evening. Jet Black and Javin Gordon scored 9 each to lead the Rebels, Andrew Keown added 7 and Brock Tankersley 6. The Rebels 8th grade boys improve to 3-5 in Region […]

The Stephens County High School Lady Indians stopped a three game losing streak and defeated Rabun Gap-Nacoochee in a non-region game 56-47 at Currahee Arena. The Lady Indians took a 30-19 lead to the half and maintained the lead throughout. The Lady Indians are now 8-4 on the season and will make-up a game with Habersham Central tonight at Currahee […]

The Stephens County Middle School 8th grade boys basketball team has dropped the last two region games. On Monday night, the Rebels fell to Franklin County 49-31. Javin Gordon led the Rebels with 10 points, Brock Tankersley added 8, and Jet Black had 4. On Friday night, the Rebels fell to Habersham 35-26. Javin Gordon led SCMS with 13 points […]