Category: Sports

It’s hard to beat any basketball team twice in the same month, but the Stephens County Indians managed to do just that Tuesday night.  Four players shot in double-figures as the Indians beat the Elbert County Blue Devils 63-58 in the opening round of the Border Wars Holiday Basketball Tournament.   Aaron Scott led the Indians with 16 points.  Javin Gordon […]

The Stephens County Indians placed a total of 17 players on the 2021 All-Region Football Team for Region-8 AAA. Cam Lacy was named Athlete of the Year. 1st team offense included running back TJ Everett, offensive linemen Ethan Westmoreland and Walker Thomason. Making 2nd team offense were quarterback Ben Stowe, running back Javin Gordon, offensive lineman Jayden Gragg, and tight end […]

scoutSMART® in cooperation with Georgia High School Football Daily email newsletter has released its 2021 Georgia scoutSMART All-Academic Team.  scoutSMART analyzes high school football student-athletes stats, on-field skills and academics, and then provides the information to college football coaches, at all-levels, around the nation. Stephens County senior defensive lineman, Quanah Martin, was named to the All-Academic Team Defense.  The only other area player […]

Cornelius Curry’s go ahead basket with just over 4 seconds remaining lifted the Stephens County Indians to an exciting first win of the season defeating Elbert County 68-67 Tuesday night at The Inferno in Elberton. AJ Russell’s free throw with 23 seconds remaining gave the Indians a two point lead in the game, but Elbert County’s Jamil Burton scored while […]

The Stephens County Indians and Lady Indians battled hard this past weekend but could not come up with their first wins of the season. On Friday night, The Lady Wildcats of Rabun County had three players in double figures as they rolled to a 77-37 win over the Lady Indians. Sophie Woodard led her team with 16 points, Gracie Deetz […]

The North Oconee Titans went 6 for 6 from the free throw line in the final 25 seconds and escaped with a 65-62 win over the Stephens County Indians Tuesday night in Bogart. With the scored tied at 59, the Titans Byrd Carter was fouled and made two free throws to give North Oconee a 61-59 lead. On the Indians […]

It was a tough weekend for the Stephens County Indians boys and girls basketball teams as they were swept in games at Rabun County and Habersham Central. On Friday, the Stephens County Indians, who missed 19 free throws, but still battled back from down double digits in the 4th quarter to tie the game, came up short falling to Rabun […]

Five games into the current basketball season and both the Stephens County Indians and Lady Indians are still looking for their first win. The fact that their Tuesday night opponent, the Jefferson Dragons, featured both girls and boys undefeated teams, didn’t help matters any. The Lady Dragons of Jefferson put on a full court press most of the game and […]

The Stephens County Indians’ football season comes to a close in the second round of the AAA state football playoffs. Four touchdowns from Burke County running back Tiger Williams led the Bears into the state quarterfinals by a 41-24 score over the Indians. Stephens County Head Coach Wesley Tankersley said it’s a tough loss, but the team played hard and […]

The Stephens County Indians will travel to Waynesboro, south of Augusta, tonight to play the Burke County Bears in the second round of the AAA state football playoffs. Kickoff will be at 7:30. Stephens County defeated Rockmart on the road last Friday night, 27 to 13, to advance into the second round. The Indians enter tonight’s game with an 8 […]