Year one under coach Thomas Flowers went pretty well while simultaneously replacing tons of production on both sides of the ball. Davon Swinton was the Swiss Army Knife, impacting the game in every facet. He’ll be gone, but several new talents emerged, and others stepped up their game that will be rolling it back.

QB Branson Stowe is one who should be much improved going into his junior year. Duke Collins (413 rec yds, 1 TD; 64 TKL), Morris Perkins (95 TKL, 4 offensive TD), and RB Dallas Hague (529 yds, 10 TD) all are poised to increase their production. Don’t forget Zoonk Patterson (107 TKL, 4 INT), Isaiah Arthur (109 TKL), Peyton Feaster (81 TKL, 19 TFL), and Jasiah Wiley (263 yds, 1 TD). All these guys could have a huge year, and we’ll add one more name to remember – Kaiden Harbin. Remember that one.

Stephens County has announced its 2026 Schedule. We dissect the slate, going game-by-game with our way-too-early predictions for the regular season. The following insight depends heavily on the known – returning or departing players, incoming players we know of, etc. The unknown is the other side of the same coin – some unknown up-and-coming middle school talent, JV standouts, move-ins, etc.