SCMS Rebels Football team heads to Conference Championship game

The Stephens County Middle School Rebels football team is heading to the conference championship game for the third consecutive year.

Tuesday night, the Rebels defeated Rabun County in the conference semifinals, 12 to 7.

Javin Gordon scored a 20-yard touchdown in the first quarter then added a short 1-yard run in the third to go up, 12 to 0.

Rabun’s only score came late in the fourth quarter.

The Rebels will now host the conference championship game next week at the Reservation, either Wednesday or Thursday, when they play Habersham for the title–Habersham won the other semifinal Thursday night over Elbert County, 7 to 6.

Stephens County won the conference championship last year with a win on the road at Rabun County.