Football season kicks off in less than a month, and Rabun County’s new head coach is expecting big things from the Wildcats.
Rance Gillespie has won multiple state titles. He expects this Wildcat team to be ‘Elite’ with a senior-heavy team that includes Reid Giles (RB/S), Ty Truelove (QB), Lake Evans (RB), Ethan Hopper (DL), Dane Tyler (LB), Zach Gordon (OL), and others. Juniors Reed Burrell (WR/S) and JK Fruster (RB/LB).
Now Habersham sports partner BLITZ recently caught up with Gillespie and some returning members of the team.
COACH INTERVIEW
PLAYER INTERVIEWS
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