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Lady Raiders

Lady Raiders

Lady Raiders crush Apalachee

The Habersham Central High School Lady Raiders (10-9) ended their two-game losing skid Tuesday with a dominant 55-24 victory over the Apalachee High School Lady Wildcats (2-18) in Mt. Airy.
Raiders

Raiders

Raiders place 3rd at area duals

While it wasn’t the result they were looking for, the Habersham Central High School (HCHS) Wrestling Raiders have nothing to hang their heads about, as they finished 3-2 to place third in the area duals tournament over the weekend. “We knew going in that it was doable,” said coach Morris Brooks.
Lady Raiders

Lady Raiders

Lack of free-throws hurts Lady Raiders in losses

While not for a lack of effort, the Habersham Central High School Girls’ Basketball team suffered another pair of losses over the weekend, losing to Dacula High School 34-29 Friday night and Lanier High School 41-35 Saturday in Mt. Airy.
Rairders

Rairders

Rough patch for Raiders

Tough sledding continued for the Habersham Central High School (HCHS) Boys’ Basketball team over the weekend as the Raiders dropped a pair of region contests on their home court, falling to Dacula High School 66-65 Friday night and taking one on the chin to Lanier High School by a score of 64-32...
Peggy Fortson

Peggy Fortson

Life in the bleachers

If you’ve happened to attend a basketball game in Habersham County over the last decade-plus, chances are you’ve run into Peggy Fortson, who’s spent more time on the hardwood than most NBA veterans.
Rabun County’s Connor McKay is swarmed by Tallulah Falls defenders Devonte Allen (23) and Simeon Respress during Friday night’s game. The Indians turned the game around with a full-court press before falling late.

Rabun County’s Connor McKay is swarmed by Tallulah Falls defenders Devonte Allen (23) and Simeon Respress during Friday night’s game. The Indians turned the game around with a full-court press before falling late.

Rabun County slips past Tallulah Falls in final seconds

After dominating all night inside, Tallulah Falls center Matthew Weidner almost saved the day from outside.
Basketball Raiders

Basketball Raiders

Raiders beat Stephens for first time since 2015

“How ‘bout them Raiders?” Those were the first words uttered by coach Cody Anderson to his team after their 63-49 win over Stephens County High School (SCHS) Tuesday as the Habersham Central High School (HCHS) Raiders made history, beating the Indians for the first time since 2015.
Lady Raiders

Lady Raiders

Lady Raiders beat Stephens 56-43

Sweet revenge was earned by the Habersham Central High School (HCHS) Lady Raiders’ Basketball team Tuesday as they handed the Stephens County High School (SCHS) Lady Indians their fourth loss of the season with their 56-43 victory, which evened the season series between the two teams.
Pickett

Pickett

Pickett leads Raiders' All-Region selections

Despite having a less-than-stellar season as a team, the Habersham Central High School (HCHS) Raiders Football team was well-represented on the All-Region teams for 8-AAAAAA that were announced this week.
Raiders

Raiders

HCHS girls 1-1, boys 0-2 in weekend games

It was a tough weekend on the court for the Habersham Central High School (HCHS) basketball teams as the Lady Raiders went 1-1 and the Raiders 0-2 in a pair of non-region games against White County and Franklin County high schools.