HEPHZIBAH – The Hephzibah Rebels shut out Cross Creek 74-0 on Friday, Oct. 23.
It was senior and homecoming night for the Rebels as fans packed the stands at Big John McLeod Stadium.
The Rebels are led over 15 seniors on the roster, including a few major recruits in the area.
Senior Dextavion Reese committed to Division I Rutgers University earlier this offseason. Senior Keith Dunn also committed this offseason to Division I Georgia Southern.
Friday’s game began with long kickoff return for a touchdown and that would continue the scoring throughout the game.
Senior running back Roosevelt Habersham would score twice in the first quarter as the Rebels lead 28-0 through one quarter.
Hephzibah would run away 55-0 through the first half, before walking away with the 74-0 win.
Hephzibah now moves to 5-0 in the region and 8-1 overall on the season. Cross Creek remains winless at 0-8.
The Rebels will look to finish off their regular season strong another win as they will play region opponent Thomson on the road on Friday, Nov. 6. Cross Creek will battle Thomson at home next Friday, Oct. 30.
Sportswriter Christopher Rickerson is an Augusta University graduate who has covered area sports for publications including Augusta University‘s Bell Ringer, The Augusta Press and Augusta Good News. He won three Georgia Press Association sports awards in 2026. Subscribe to the Augusta Good News’ free weekly newsletter here.
