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Habersham Central’s Colby Watson (second from left) takes the podium as the 6A state runner-up at 195 pounds in Macon on Friday night. BRADLEY JOHNSON/Submitted

Habersham Central’s Colby Watson (second from left) takes the podium as the 6A state runner-up at 195 pounds in Macon on Friday night. BRADLEY JOHNSON/Submitted

Watson takes silver in state meet

Habersham Central’s Colby Watson took second place in the 6A state meet, but he did not go down in the championship match without a fight. Watson faced Josh McCutchen of Valdosta in the sectional finals and was quickly pinned by the now-state champion.
Sataria Cantrell had a monster game inside for the Lady Raiders against Lanier on Wednesday. CODY ROGERS/Staff

Sataria Cantrell had a monster game inside for the Lady Raiders against Lanier on Wednesday. CODY ROGERS/Staff

Lady Raiders qualify for state playoffs

   Habersham Central's girls basketball team knocked off host Lanier 38-30 in a regional quarterfinal Wednesday to earn a berth in the state playoffs.    The Lady Raiders will play Buford on Friday night in the semifinals for a chance to earn a home game in the state playoffs.
Tallulah Falls’ Veronaye Charlton drives to the basket during a recent game. AUSTIN POFFENBERGER/Special

Tallulah Falls’ Veronaye Charlton drives to the basket during a recent game. AUSTIN POFFENBERGER/Special

Lady Indians vie for regional championship

   Check back here Tuesday night for the results of Tallulah Falls' girls basketball team's attempt at winning a regional championship.
Habersham Central's Kelsey Banks puts up a 3-pointer with a Central Gwinnett defender right on her Friday night. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Habersham Central's Kelsey Banks puts up a 3-pointer with a Central Gwinnett defender right on her Friday night. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Raiders, Indians look to continue winning ways

   The Tallulah Falls girls basketball team kicked off the school’s Senior Night with a dominating 69-28 win over the visiting Loganville Christian Academy. Senior Barrett Whitener led the team with 17 points.
Bryce Pittman drives to the hoop on Friday night.

Bryce Pittman drives to the hoop on Friday night.

Raiders basketball back after snowy postponements

Habersham Central’s boys and girls basketball teams made it double regional sweeps on back-to-back nights. Both the boys and girls basketball teams picked up a region win against Winder-Barrow last night. The girls rode an electric 20+ point first quarter to a close out a 51-48 win.
Malachi Dooley celebrates the Raiders’ big region win over Dacula. CODY ROGERS/Staff

Malachi Dooley celebrates the Raiders’ big region win over Dacula. CODY ROGERS/Staff

Raiders shut down Dacula and their future Bulldog

Whatever love the University of Georgia had gained from last Monday’s National Championship win was put on hold for a few hours last Friday in the Raiders’ intense come-from-behind win over recent UGA basketball-commit LaMariyon Jordan and the region rival Dacula Falcons.
Tallulah Falls’ Emily Wolfe and Montgomery Dampier congratulate each other after a strong swim. AUSTIN POFFENBERGER/Special

Tallulah Falls’ Emily Wolfe and Montgomery Dampier congratulate each other after a strong swim. AUSTIN POFFENBERGER/Special

TFS swimmers place well, break records

Tallulah Falls’ varsity swim teams had solid outings on Friday at the Clarke-Oconee Invitational. The Lady Indians came in fourth among 16 teams, while the boys came in fifth out of 18.
Habersham Central’s Colby Watson goes to work against Buford’s Ben Martin at the Region 8 Duals on Jan. 8. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Habersham Central’s Colby Watson goes to work against Buford’s Ben Martin at the Region 8 Duals on Jan. 8. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Habersham wrestlers reach state Sweet 16

Habersham Central’s wrestlers advanced to the Class 6A Sweet 16 over the weekend before falling to host Brunswick in the state team bracket. The Raiders won their first-round state match 42-34 over Allatoona in a back-and-forth contest.
Skye Medley swimming in the medley relay Jan. 8. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Skye Medley swimming in the medley relay Jan. 8. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Lady Raiders' relay qualifies for state

Habersham Central’s girls 200-yard freestyle relay team consisting of Sadie Hagel, Leah Culpepper, Sydney Maughon and Skye Medley (shown, swimming in the medley relay Jan. 8) qualified for state at the University of Georgia meet on Saturday.

TFS basketball matches up with rival Athens Academy

The Tallulah Falls boys basketball team got an important 69-60 region win over the Athens Academy Spartans. Gavin Page finished the night with a game-high 23 points. The Lady Indians however lost by a 59-44 margin, snapping their 6-game winning streak.