Category: Sports

Former Stephens County and Georgia Bulldog standout Ben Cleveland will be playing in the 2021 Reese’s Senior Bowl this Saturday in Mobile, Alabama. The game will feature the most players ever to participate in the Senior Bowl with 134 confirmed for the game. This year, the players are divided into “American” and “National” teams. Cleveland is on the “American” team […]

A Stephens County High School Senior will be taking her athletic talents to the collegiate level. Zemily Shirley, daughter of Jon and April Shirley, held a signing ceremony last week at Stephens County High School to attend Emmanuel College and be a part of their new Acrobatics and Tumbling Team. Zemily was on the Indians Competition Cheer team 4 years, […]

    Stephens County Football player, Gamarion Carter, has been chosen as a First Team Wide Receiver on two All-State Teams–Recruit Georgia and the AJC/Georgia High School Football Daily.  Carter is a senior who has committed to play at Vanderbilt next season.   Also senior defensive end Jahari Burns was named as an Honorable Mention All State by Recruit Georgia. Other area […]

The Stephens County Middle School 8th grade boys finished the regular season in exciting fashion Monday night coming from behind to defeat Elbert County Middle School 27-25 in Elberton. SCMS trailed by seven late in the 3rd quarter, but was able to chip away at the lead and came out with the victory. Javin Gordon led the Rebels with 12 […]

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 […]