Week 8 GHSA Class 1A Boys and Girls Basketball Update

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Eight Weeks into the 2022-2023 Georgia High School Association basketball season, the top teams are starting to separate themselves from the rest of the pack.

Let’s take a quick look at the girl’s side of things in 1A basketball:

Towns County and Rabun County girls are ranked in the top ten of their respective classes according to Kyle Sandy, a feat that is pretty impressive this far into the season. The Towns County Lady Indians find themselves ranked 9th in 1A D-II, while the Rabun County girls find themselves 5th in 1A D-I.

While the Lady Indians are 1 win under .500 with a 5-6 overall record, they’ve played some tough competition up to the point, including Union County three times and Union County once. Towns is led by Brelan Sieveking and Sarah Shook, who both average 13 points per game for the Lady Indians. Coming up this week, Towns will have a home game vs Andrews (NC) on Thursday before traveling to face Region foe Warren County in Warrenton on Saturday.

As for Rabun County, they’ve looked sharp all year. Juniors Lucy Hood and Ellie Southards came up huge in the Battle of The States Christmas Tournament over the break, as the Lady Cats ran the table and came away tournament champs. The 12-1 Wildcats will definitely be tested come State Tournament time, as they will play Region foe and third-ranked Elbert County at least twice before the season ends.

Take a look at what Rabun Head Coach Dee Dee Dillard had to say following the Cats Tournament Championship win over Union County last week:

 

On the Boys side of things, Rabun County is out only local area team to crack the top 10. The 8-5 Wildcats come in at number 9 on Kyle Sandy’s 1A D-I rankings after rattling off three straight wins in the BOTS Christmas Tournament. The Junior-heavy team is led by Cooper Welch and Willie Goodwyn, who both average 15 points per game.

The Wildcat will hit the road Friday as they look to avenge an earlier loss to Stephens County, before turning around and welcoming the Jefferson Dragons to Tiger on Saturday.

High School stars transferring to Georgia

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About a month or so ago, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association released their 2020-2021 sports schedule. This new schedule moved football to February and limited sports such as basketball to a 14 game season. It also opened up the door for transfers.

This new season put local athletes college futures at risk, as it has a serious impact on recruiting since North Carolina schools will only be playing conference schedules.

Andrews High School has already seen two of its top athletes transfer away to Georgia schools.

5’10, Senior Guard Kabe Ellis recently transferred to Towns County. Ellis averaged 20.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 3.7 steals for the Wildcats last year. He has already accumulated 1,294 points in his high school career. When #TeamFYNSports asked Ellis about the transfer, he said:

“I’m excited about the opportunity to be able to have a full season for my senior year and be able to play ball with some new teammates. No matter what I give the glory to God.”

Kabe was one of the top basketball players in 1A basketball in North Carolina. He plays with a great pace and has quality court vision with an ability to distribute the ball very well.

Towns County will also be getting 6’7 junior Jake Mctaggart from Hayesville High School. Mctaggart is a tight end and defensive lineman who has already picked up 2 division one offers from Kentucky and UNC Charlotte for football. Jake is also a menace on the basketball court, as he led the Yellow Jackets to a 25-4 record last year. Mctaggart will is looking to suit up for the Towns County football team this Friday. He will look to help an upcoming Towns football team that was unable to win a single game last year, but is currently 2-2 after losing a heartbreaker in OT last week.

The Towns County Indians basketball team will be one to watch this year after the additions of new transfers Ellis and Mctaggart.

The Andrews High basketball team also took another hit as 6’3, 175 lb, class of 2022 Wide Receiver and Shooting Guard Tucker Holloway transferred to Rabun Gap so that he could focus primarily on football. Tucker was the starting QB and shooting guard on Andrews High School’s football and basketball teams.

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