Wildcats play for state championship

The Rabun County Wildcats travel to Macon to take on Southwest Macon for the GHSA Class A, Division 1 State Championship.

The Wildcats are now 29-2 overall and are winners of 17 straight, making the State Championship for the first time. Huey Blalock is coming off maybe one of the most impressive games of his career, and Trace Adcock is shooting at a high clip from downtown.

In the buildup to the big game on Friday, Wildcat Trace Adcock won the GHSA Boys 3-point Contest.

Meanwhile, Southwest Macon has been here before. In fact, they led deep into the final quarter last year in the title game before losing to BEST Academy. Experience matters a whole lot – and this team has it, as well as talent.

By the numbers

RABUN COUNTY WILDCATS

29-2
Region Standings: Champs
State Ranking: #1
PF: 70.7
PA: 52.6
Head Coach: David Adcock

SOUTHWEST MACON PATRIOTS
29-6
Region Standings: Champs
State Ranking: #2
PF: 69.1
PA: 55.7
Head Coach: Monquencio Hardnett

RABUN/SW MACON BOYS
The Wildcats must (1) have a BIG first quarter, (2) stay out of foul trouble, and (3) as usual, get Trace Adcock going early from deep.
The Patriots must (1) have an early lead and create distance, (2) play tight defense on the perimeter, and (3) win the rebound battle.

DETAILS OF THE MATCHUP
DATE: Friday, March 13
TIME: 3 PM
PLACE: Macon Centreplex / Macon, GA

Players to watch

RABUN COUNTY

Huey Blalock
Hayes Free
Trace Adcock
Reed Burrell
Cord Burrell
SW MACON
Chase Dupree
CJ Howard
Alex Butts
Rinaldo Callaway
Jonathan Hurley

SW MACON
Chase Dupree
CJ Howard
Alex Butts
Rinaldo Callaway
Jonathan Hurley