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Habersham Central’s Anthony Thomas catches a swing pass in practice earlier this spring.

Habersham Central’s Anthony Thomas catches a swing pass in practice earlier this spring.

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Raiders get a spring test drive against Hart County

Matthew Osborne
Friday, May 20, 2022
Habersham Central will get a sneak preview of its 2022 squad at a controlled scrimmage against Hart County tonight at Raider Stadium.    The game will likely use the chains and the clock, but each team will get 10 plays on offense and defense before different squads of players are swapped in.
Judah Irby, the 22-month-old son of Habersham Central Ring of Honor inductee Gabe Irby, showed everyone at Thursday’s banquet that he already knows his football. He teed up his dad’s table marker after seeing that it contained a football, and he kicked it like it was 7 p.m. on Friday night. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Judah Irby, the 22-month-old son of Habersham Central Ring of Honor inductee Gabe Irby, showed everyone at Thursday’s banquet that he already knows his football. He teed up his dad’s table marker after seeing that it contained a football, and he kicked it like it was 7 p.m. on Friday night. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Habersham County Ring of Honor ceremony

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Overall winners of the Habersham Chamber golf tournament May 10 at Orchard Golf & Country Club were from LP Gas including (from left) Brandon Demore, Kevin Addis, Josh Franklin and Randy Franklin. MARY BETH HORTON/Submitted

Overall winners of the Habersham Chamber golf tournament May 10 at Orchard Golf & Country Club were from LP Gas including (from left) Brandon Demore, Kevin Addis, Josh Franklin and Randy Franklin. MARY BETH HORTON/Submitted

Chamber golf winners

News Staff
Friday, May 13, 2022
Habersham Central assistant coach Tip Johnson works with linemen Wednesday as rising senior Eddie Jenkins demonstrates proper technique to his teammates. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Habersham Central assistant coach Tip Johnson works with linemen Wednesday as rising senior Eddie Jenkins demonstrates proper technique to his teammates. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Raiders working toward scrimmage with Hart

Matthew Osborne
Friday, May 13, 2022
Habersham Central’s numbers are still strong in week two of spring practice, and the Raiders are working toward a scrimmage game with Hart County at Raider Stadium on May 20. Habersham has 14 seniors to lead a group of more than 80 rising varsity players.
Chris Black (right) gets an interview with Raiders coach Benji Harrison before a big game. Black has been on WCON Radio for 31 years. TOM ASKEW/Special

Chris Black (right) gets an interview with Raiders coach Benji Harrison before a big game. Black has been on WCON Radio for 31 years. TOM ASKEW/Special

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Black has broadcast three decades of Raider football

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Chris Black is heading into his 32nd year on the airwaves calling Habersham Central football, and he is not planning on stopping now. “Even if I wanted to leave, I don’t think David (Foster) would let me,” Black said. “I am going to keep doing this as long as I am able to.”
Habersham Central’s football team started with some basic drills Wednesday. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Habersham Central’s football team started with some basic drills Wednesday. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Raiders spring back onto the gridiron

Matthew Osborne
Friday, May 6, 2022
There were loud screams of encouragement sprinkled around the popping of pads and the shrill of coaches’ whistles. It was clear Wednesday afternoon that football was back.
Tavarres King (2) scored 37 touchdowns in his fantastic Raider career.

Tavarres King (2) scored 37 touchdowns in his fantastic Raider career.

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King was just that for Raider teams

Matthew Osborne
Friday, May 6, 2022
While every team sport is about the whole group coming together, every successful team has a main guy. It’s the guy they can all look at and say, “That’s the dude who’s taking us to the top.” To a man, Tavarres King’s teammates and fellow Ring of Honor inductees will say that he was that guy.
Tallulah Falls’ Macy Murdock, Julianne Shirley, Molly Mitchell and Caroline Ball won the 4x400 relay at the Area 6 championships. TFS ATHLETICS/Submitted

Tallulah Falls’ Macy Murdock, Julianne Shirley, Molly Mitchell and Caroline Ball won the 4x400 relay at the Area 6 championships. TFS ATHLETICS/Submitted

Habersham, TFS track teams head to sectionals

News Staff
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Habersham Central will take 19 track and field athletes to sectionals this weekend, one of the largest contingents the Raiders have mustered in recent years.
Habersham Central’s Daniel Franklin frequently stopped the opposition cold on his way to all-state honors and a college career at Oklahoma.

Habersham Central’s Daniel Franklin frequently stopped the opposition cold on his way to all-state honors and a college career at Oklahoma.

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Honor comes sooner for Raider legend Franklin

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Daniel Franklin loved a lot of things about football, but it was the very basic nature of the gridiron battles that he enjoyed the most. “I just liked to play,” said Franklin, who joins four of his teammates in the Ring of Honor Class of 2022.

Back on the road, back on top

News Staff
Friday, April 29, 2022
David Turner of Clarkesville won the 80-plus division at the USATF 5K National Road Championship in Atlanta last month. The race was run in conjunction with the Publix Marathon. Turner had a hip replacement 11 months ago and got back into his passion for running in a big way with the win.