Category: Sports

The Stephens County High School basketball teams get 2015 started on the road tonight. The Indians and Lady Indians will make the trip to Tiger to take on Rabun County in a non-region game. Both Stephens County teams participated in the McDonald’s Shootout in Hartwell this past week. The Lady Indians went 1-2 during the tournament. They lost to Lowndes […]

Two Stephens County Indian football players achieve all-state recognition from Georgia sports writers. Recently, the Georgia Sports Writers Association announced its all-state football teams in each classification. Stephens County’s Ben Cleveland was named to the First Team Defense as a Defensive Lineman. Meanwhile, quarterback Mason Long received Honorable Mention All-State Recognition from the Georgia Sports Writers Association. Region 8-AAAA was […]

Stephens County High School Indian wrestlers finish near the top in their annual wrestling tournament. Last Saturday, Stephens County hosted the Arrowhead Classic. The Indians took second place in the tournament out of 11 teams. First place went to West Oak, South Carolina, a former state champion in that state. Finishing third in the team standings was perennial AAA wrestling […]

The Stephens County Lady Indians pull away late to beat Hart County in non-region basketball action. Tied at 38 entering the fourth quarter, the Lady Indians went on an 11-1 run to start the quarter on their way to a 60-49 win over the Lady Bulldogs Monday in Hartwell. Stephens County’s girls outscored Hart 22-11 overall in the final eight […]

In middle school basketball action from last Friday, Stephens County played Madison County. In the 7th grade girls’ game, Stephens County won 18-16 over Madison County. Brooklyn Deshazer had 10 points to lead the Lady Rebels. Meanwhile, the Stephens County Middle School 8th grade boys lost to Madison County by a score of 32-25. That loss drops the 8th grade […]

The Stephens County Indians come up just short in a bid for five in a row. DeAndre Singleton missed a three-pointer at the buzzer as the Habersham Central Raiders came from behind in the fourth quarter to edge Stephens County 55-52 Saturday night in Mt. Airy. Chris Jones had a season-high 23 points to lead the Indians and Tay Jones […]

Stephens County High School’s wrestling team continues its strong start to the season. Earlier this week, the Indian wrestlers competed in a dual meet with Seneca and Westside High Schools out of South Carolina. The Indians ran their season dual meet record to 5-1. They defeated Westside, 39-28 and host Seneca, 36-33. Indian Wrestling Coach Rob Stowe says they were […]

Stephens County Middle School splits with Hart County Middle School in mid-week basketball action. Tuesday, the 7th and 8th grade basketball teams played Hart County. In 7th grade action, the Lady Rebels lost 30 to 19. Meanwhile in boys’ action, the Stephens County 7th graders lost 38-31 to Hart County, as Hart scored the final eight points of the game […]

Both the Stephens County Indians and Lady Indians came away with victories Tuesday night over Madison County in Varsity Basketball action at the Currahee Arena. The Stephens County Boys extended their win streak to 4 games with a 55 to 37 victory. After Madison County cut an early 14 point lead down to 5 at halftime, Stephens County outscored the […]

A host of Stephens County Indian football players receive All-Region honors this year. Stephens County High School announced on Monday that Ben Cleveland was named Region 8-AAAA Lineman of the Year. Also, nine Indians received first team recognition. They are quarterback Mason Long, running back Desmond Wheeler, wide receiver Isaiah Mighell, offensive lineman Vonquise Nicely, linebackers Tyrik Combs and Logan […]