Senior night did not go as planned for Habersham Central High School’s football team, which lost its Friday night contest to Jackson County High School, 34-21, in the final home game of the season. With the loss, the Raiders will take the fourth seed in Region 8-AAAAA and will face Lee County High School, the…
The stage is set. The playoff seeding scenarios are outlined. The drama is ready to unfold. The tenth and final chapter of the 2024 regular season for Habersham Central High School football is ready to write itself Friday as the Raiders play host to Jackson County High School. Over 50 miles away, the outcome between…
The Habersham Central varsity football team is coming off its biggest win of the season, a 52-17 victory over Alcovy High School on the road. This week, they are off before hosting Apalachee High School and then Jackson County High School to finish the regular season. As it stands, the Raiders (3-5, 2-2 Region 8-AAAAA)…
In a tale-of-two-halves game, the Habersham Central High School Raiders were knocked off, 42-28, Friday night by the team occupying the top spot in the region standings, Clarke Central High School. The Gladiators (5-2, 3-0 Region 8-AAAAA) put together an efficient second half, scoring 28-straight points before the Raiders found the endzone in the final…
Finally back under the lights of Raider Stadium after almost a month, Habersham Central High School will welcome a tough region test to John Larry Black Field Friday night in Clarke Central High School. The Raiders (2-4, 1-1 Region 8-AAAAA) are coming off a tough final against Winder-Barrow High School on the road, a game…
Saturday’s rescheduled region matchup between Habersham Central and Winder-Barrow high schools was one of video game numbers in what was ultimately a loss for the Raiders on the road. The game totaled 100 points scored with the Bulldoggs (4-2, 2-0 Region 8-AAAAA) taking the 57-43 win. The teams combined for just under 1,200 yards of…
For the first time this season, the Habersham Central High School football team went on the road and got back on the buses to head home after a dominant performance. The Raiders (2-3, 1-0 Region 8-AAAAA) took a commanding 35-0 lead in the first half and never relinquished control against Loganville High School Friday night….
Friday night is a clean slate of sorts for the Habersham Central High School football team. Despite heading into the game with a 1-3 record, those games all came in non-region play, which, essentially, means nothing in the long run. As competitors, they want to win them all. As Head Coach Benji Harrison put it,…
An interception with 33 seconds remaining on the clock sealed the fate of a back-and-forth battle between Habersham Central High School and Cherokee Bluff High School Friday night in Mt. Airy. The visiting Bears (4-0) came out on top in a 31-24 contest with the Raiders (1-3). With 1:54 left in the contest, HCHS, which…
On Wednesday, a 14-year-old suspected gunman walked into Apalachee High School in Winder, killing two fellow students and two teachers. He also injured nine others who are expected to fully recover from their physical injuries. One of the teachers killed was Ricky Aspinwall, a defensive coordinator for the Wildcats’ football team. He leaves behind a…