Fannin Jumps Model In Region 7AA Standings With Blowout Win Over Murray County

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For any Indians player or fan hoping they’d finally find the win column will have to wait one more week as Fannin County dominated the Indians on their own turf, winning 49-6. Fannin County scored at least ten points in every quarter in this game and their defense did a great job shutting out Murray County until a late garbage time TD. The Rebels now 3-1 in region play, sit at third place in the region standings after Model suffered another loss. Fannin County does hold a potential decisive tiebreaker over North Murray. As for the Indians, they remain winless on the season.

Team Notes

QB Elijah Weaver completed nine passes for 112 yards and three touchdowns. Bryson Holloway racked up 57 yards on 10 carries and two touchdowns on the ground while also hauling in one of Weaver’s TD passes. Corbin Davenport led the team in rushing yards with 113 yards and a TD on just three carries, good for a 37.7 YPC average. He also had 69 receiving yards on four catches and a TD. Carson Collis brought in the other TD pass from Weaver. The Fannin defense showed up big and was led by So. Cooper Born who led the team with eight tackles while Jr. Brody Paskill led the team with four TFLs, one being a sack. The Rebels picked off the Indians three times with Bryson Holloway grabbing two and Cooper Born snagging the other.

The struggles continue for the winless Murray County Indians. Neither Maxpreps nor Hudl had individual stats posted for Murray County.

Look Ahead

Fannin will host the Rockmart Yellowjackets in what’s sure to be a dog fight. Rockmart sits atop the region standings and has held region opponents to just 14 points. If the Rebels can pull it off, they could potentially lay claim to the region title. As for the Indians they will travel to Tallapoosa to take on 2-6 (1-3) Haralson County.

Rebels Stomp Coosa, Look Ahead To Region Matchup With Dade

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The Fannin County Rebels have been the proverbial “buzz saw” for almost all of their opponents this year. In their 8 wins this season, they have only given up 8.5 points per game on average. They are looking as good as any team in the 2A classification in the state of Georgia up to this point. 

Last Friday, they traveled to Coosa to face the (1-9) Eagles in the Rebels final away game of the regular season. Fannin entered the game as nearly a four touchdown favorite, and nearly covered that spread, coming away with a 37-7 victory on the road. Senior’s Austin Garland and Seth Reece handled the bulk of the offensive duties for the Rebels, combining for 241 rushing yards and 3 total touchdowns. Cason Owensby and Andrew Wladrep anchored the stingy rebels defense once again, leading their team in tackles and combining for 5 tackles for loss. With the win, Fannin moves to 8-1 on the year and are in sole possession of first place in their Region.

Up next for the Rebels is a home game with Region 7AA foe Dade County. Dade County currently sits at 7-2 overall and 4-1 in the conference, and with a win they can overtake the Rebels for first place in the Region. 

Easier said than done. 

Dade County’s lone Region loss came against a Chattooga team that Fannin County beat 42-7 just 2 weeks ago. 

Fannin County is a 21 point favorite heading into this matchup, and can secure a home playoff game with a victory. As long as the Rebels stick to their game plan and execute as well as they have been able to for much of this season, they should roll over the Wolverines. 

According to MaxPreps, Fannin is ranked 6th in the 2A classification in the state of Georgia. The Rebels are finally seeing their rankings reflect their play, and will look to crack the top five this weekend with a victory over Dade. 

Rebels historic season comes to an end

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Blue Ridge, GA- The Fannin County Rebels historic season came to an end Friday night, as they fell to number 1 ranked Fitzgerald in the Elite 8 of the GHSA state playoffs.

 

#TeamFYNsports will have a full recap of the season and all of the achievements and accolades of this historic team later in the week, however this article will only be a recap of Friday night.

Game notes-

  • Things were electric from the very start, as the two teams were both fired up to play in this Elite eight playoff game.
  • Fitzgerald was able to control most of the first quarter and jump out to a fourteen to zero lead.
  • Carson Collis gave the Rebels a spark in the second quarter with an interception that set the Fannin Offense up with great field position.
  • Seth Reece came up huge once again for the Rebels on both side of the ball Friday night, scoring both of the teams touchdowns which included a 80 yard double pass to Cohutta Hyde, which was the first play coming out of halftime and cut the Fitzgerald lead to 28-14.

  • Unfortunately for the Rebels that would be the only two times they found the endzone, as the Canes D just proved to be too much for a beat and battered Rebel offense.
  • Fitzgerald controlled the clock all night, never letting Fannin find their rhythm on either side of the ball.
  • Seniors Luke Holloway and Cohutta Hyde both battled through injuries all night, and both of them were forced to set out a few offensive drives.
  • If you’d like to watch the whole game you can find it on the RebelTV YouTube page. You can also look back on our #TeamFYNsports Facebook page for video updates on the game.

#TeamFYNsports wishes all the Seniors on this 2020 team well, and we will have a full write up featuring these guys later in the week.

 

Congratulations to this historic team and a special congrats to the coaches for taking this program to new heights!

 

Playoff Preview: What you need to know about Heard County

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If you’re reading this article then odds are that you have been following the Fannin County Rebels football team all year. This year has brought them a lot of success on the field, and this week a Fannin football team is preparing for a second round playoff game for the first time since 1995.

#TeamFYNSports would like to give you a little insight about what to expect from the Rebels second round opponent, the Heard County Braves.

What you need to know-

Schedule-

The Braves went 8-4 on the year. Two of their losses came against bigger schools like Cedartown and Central. One came in overtime against Temple, and the other in their last regular season game against number 8 AJC ranked Callaway.

They have a few key wins over some good opponents. The first game of the year they were able to handle South Atlanta pretty easily, and then beat Pepperell the next week.

Last week they played in a tough one against Union County in the first round of the playoffs. They were up 28-7 in the second quarter, before allowing Union to climb back into it. Union cut Heards lead to 3 points with 4:55 left in the fourth quarter, but the Braves were ultimately able to hold on and win 31-28.

Chief Borders-

Chief Borders is Heard County’s impact player. He is a 6-foot-5, 242-pound, four star linebacker who is committed to the University of Florida. He plays all over the field, but is most dangerous in the buck rush D-end position. In his last two years of football, he has 106 total tackles, two sacks, five tackles for loss, an interception, a forced fumble, and two defended passes.

As a senior this year, he has also been playing on the offensive side of the football. He has 5 catches for 60 yards and a touchdown.

As a fan in the stands this Friday night, you should definitely keep your eyes on number 14.

Run first offense-

The Heard County offense this year has scored over 300 total points on the year. That is thanks to the 220 yards per game they average on the ground.

Number 7, Ashton Bonner is a little scat back that has found the end zone 11 times for the Braves. He has rushed for over 100 yards in the last four games that Heard has played, including 185 against Callaway. He also compiled 200 all purpose yards in last weeks game against Union, 99 through the air and 101 on the ground.

Established Program-

Won 2018 state championship in 2018. They were 10-3 overall in 2018 and beat Rockmart in the AA State Championship. They also went 12-2 in 2017. Last year they were down a little bit, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that usually every year they are in the thick of things come December. There are players on this team that know what its like to play in a state championship and they are definitely an experienced team.

#17-

Skyler Thomas, number 17 for the Braves, is a transfer out of California. He is a 6-foot-3, 190-pound cornerback with an offer from UNLV. Thomas did not play last week against Union County. He will be one to watch out for IF he plays this week against the Rebels.

 

Vote for Rebels Head Coach Chad Cheatham to win Coach of the Year!

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Fannin County Rebels Head Coach Chad Cheatham is in the running for the NwGAFootball Coach of The Year award!

Coach Cheatham has led the Rebels to an undefeated regular season, the Region 7aa Championship, and the second round of the playoffs thus far!

His success on the field is overshadowed only by what he and his football team have been able to do off the field. They have made a huge impact in the community of Blue Ridge, and helped families come together during this trying year that has been 2020.

This 2020 Fannin County Rebels football team has scored the most points in program history at 376. To go right along with the Rebs high powered offense, the defense has been a brick wall all year, only allowing 104 points to be scored on them all year, another program record.

This was the first year since 2007 that the Rebels won a Region Championship, and the first time that they had won a playoff game since 1995!

This 2020 group of players and coaches will be remembered no matter what, but #TeamFYNsports is inviting you to make sure that they can also be remembered by having the Coach of the Year!

You can vote for Chad Cheatham to win NwGAFootball Coach of the Year HERE.

Click the link and scroll to the bottom of the page where it says VOTE.

Fannin 36-Pepperell 23, Rebels take early control of Region 7AA

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Written by: Tim Towe

 

Lindale Georgia and Pepperell High School at Dragon stadium was the site of the highly anticipated region showdown between Region Favorite Pepperell and Fannin County.

When the GHSA announced is reclassification and the Rebels were put in region 7aa, every Rebel Fan had this one circled.

The week was filled with quite the bit of chatter on twitter from Pepperell players and even Dade County Head Football Coach Jeff Potson who was quoted saying “Pepperell by more than you think.”

Side Note: Fannin travels to Dade County on November 20th.

Credit the Rebels of Fannin County, led by 3rd year Head Coach Chad Cheatham for keeping the Rebels off social media and simply focused on taking care of business on the field on Friday night.

The Rebels won the coin toss and elected to receive. Seth Reece was the captain for the Rebels.

1st Quarter 

Fannin would put together an 8 play 70-yard opening drive that ended with a Seth Reece 1-yard Touchdown.  7-0 Rebels.

The following kickoff, Pepperell’s Marsyan Griffin went 81 yards to the end zone. Pepperell would convert the 2 pt. try and lead 8-7 with 8:09 left in the 1st.

Senior Quarterback and Team Captain Luke Holloway had a night to remember. On the next drive he found Cohutta Hyde for a 53-yard touchdown pass and Hyde ran right past Griffin in coverage to take a 15-8 lead. Luke would find Jalen Ingram on the 2-pt. conversion.

The following possession for Pepperell, Andre Bivens had a near interception on 1st down, Micah Oneal made the stop on 2nd down on Pepperell Running Back DJ Rogers.  Dalton Ross made the stop on 3rd down and on 4th and 1 the Rebel Defense got a big turnover on downs as Cason Owensby, Jake Sands, Andrew Waldrep and Jalen Ingram all broke through and helped make the stop.

Fannin would take over on the 43 and put together a nice drive before a pass was tipped in the end zone for an interception. Pepperell would take over on their own 4 to end the 1st.

2nd Quarter 

Pepperell would put together a nice drive before having to punt. Pepperell had a great punt as they completely flipped field position by having punt go all the way to the Fannin 1-yard line.

Fannin would drive just across midfield before having to punt. Luke Holloway, who also is an all-state punter, had a great punt that put Pepperell starting inside their own 20 YARD LINE

DJ Rogers would break loose for an 81-yard Pepperell Touchdown. Extra point was good bringing the score 15 all with 1:40 left in 2nd quarter.

Fannin would punt back to Pepperell. Pepperell would miss a 40-yard field goal wide left to take us to halftime.

3rd Quarter 

Pepperell would receive the kickoff to start the 2nd half and take over on the 30. Cason Owensby would deliver a nice hit forcing a fumble and Seth Reece would recover. A huge momentum swing for the Rebels.

Caleb Postell would have a nice 15-yard run on the drive down to the Pepperell 5. Luke Holloway would punch it in for touchdown. Fannin would take the lead 22-15 with 7:57 left in the 3rd.

A big 3rd down stop by the Rebels led by Jake Sands and Mason Bundy would force Pepperell to punt.

Fannin would punt right back to Pepperell with a nice punt by Holloway that landed at Pepperell’s own 13.

Andrew Waldrop and Carson Collis would have a nice stop on 2nd down forcing a big 3rd down for Pepperell late in the 3rd quarter. Dalton Ross and Micah Oneal would Sack the Pepperell Quarterback forcing a huge 3 and out for The Rebel Defense.

4th quarter 

Pepperell would force Fannin to punt on the following possession. Then the Rebel defense stood tall forcing a punt.

Luke Holloway would engineer a great drive with some great runs on the drive. Caleb Postell would have some nice runs on the ground of his own on the drive also that put the Rebels in striking distance. Luke would find Jalen Ingram and then found Andre Bivens to set up 1st and goal for the Rebels. Luke would punch it in from the 5-yard line and the Rebels took a 29-15 lead with 4:50 to go.

Pepperell would answer with another touchdown run by DJ Rogers. That would bring the score 29-23 Fannin with 3:01 left in the ball game.

Next possession for Fannin. Luke Holloway would provide one of the most memorable touchdown runs in recent memory for Fannin County going 64 yards for a touchdown. Score was 36-23 with 1:56 left in the 4th.

Fannin would control rest of clock and win the game 36-23 advancing to 2-0 in Region 7AA.

Luke Holloway was the player of the game for Fannin with 373 Total yards. 231 Yards Rushing and 142 passing and 4 Total Touchdowns. Every member of the Rebel defense stepped up but I want to give a special shoutout to the Fannin Offensive Line. Mason Bundy, Micah Oneal, Dylan Collins, Chris Scott, Rico Arellanes and Brayden Foster all played great.

Fannin County is 5-0 for the 1st time since 1995. A year the Rebels went 12-1 with a loss to Cartersville in the State Quarterfinals. The Rebels win over Pepperell Friday was the 1st in School’s history over Pepperell though the teams haven’t played since 1989.

The Rebels were scheduled to play @ Copper Basin on Friday, but that game is not cancelled due to Covid protocols from Copper Basin.

The Rebels will now look ahead to hosting Model on Friday October 30th. In what could very well decide at the very least a playoff spot and possibly a region championship.

Fannin Rebels wrap up 2019 youth football camp

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The slight breeze in the air on Wednesday may have been an indication that fall is on its way, but the shouts of youth football players on the field of the Fannin County High School football field confirmed it.

The Fannin Rebels finished their youth football camp strong after three mornings of learning everything they’ll need for the games that kick off in just a few weeks. Players ages five through eight-years-old showed up each morning from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., while players ages nine until seventh grade rolled in from 10:30 to 12:30 p.m.

The camp was instructed by the coaching staff of the Fannin Rebels, along with members of the team. Campers were divided into groups to work on important aspects of football such as footwork, tackling and passing. Both age groups also finished up with mini-scrimmages at the end of each day.

Head coach of the Fannin Rebels Chad Cheatham said of the camp, “The most important thing is getting them excited. Letting them have fun and making it a great experience for them and allowing them to see these other kids.”

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Pre-season interview with Fannin Rebels Head Coach Chad Cheatham

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After a two week break, the Fannin County Rebels are ready to get back to work.

“They came back in and seemed to be real fresh and excited, and we had a lot of good energy,” said Head Coach Chad Cheatham about their first practice back.

Although the Rebels graduated eleven seniors off the team from last year, the team is taking it in stride.

Cheatham mentioned the strengths of the freshmen and sophomores who played last year, and then went a little bit into recruiting for this year.

“We picked up several good kids, kids that left the program even in the spring when I first got here are starting to come back in,” said Cheatham.

Rebels fans know that Cheatham led the team to the playoffs last year for the first time in several years, so BKP asked Cheatham if the team had set a standard for this year.

“Absolutely,” replied Cheatham. “I think that not only just making the playoffs, but advancing now to the playoffs…I don’t think that these guys want to accept, or will accept, anything less than that.”

The full interview can be viewed below, only on FYN TV!

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Fannin Future Rebels Camp

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The Fannin County High School Rebels football team recently held its annual youth camp for future Rebels and Lady Rebels. The camp featured FCHS coaches and players working with the children on a variety of skills. The Rebels are also gearing up for another football season. Head coach, Jim Pavao, sat down with with Team FYN Sports to discuss the camp, and the upcoming season. Seniors, Daniel Kinser, Jack Roper, and Dillon Ushery also sat down with FYN to discuss the second season working with Pavao, and being role models for the campers.

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Pavao Proud of New Coordinators

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The Fannin County High School Rebels football team will have two new offensive and defensive coordinators, as Justin Pierce and Adam Turner will be handling those duties during the upcoming 2015 season. Previous offensive coordinator, Gary McPeek, recently took a vice principal/football coach job in his native state of Kentucky. Turner was brought in in order to allow Pavao to delegate more of the defensive coaching duties, in particular the outside linebackers, as that is the position group that Turner will work with most closely. Pavao full’s interview can be viewed below. (more…)

2015 FCHS Football Banquet

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The Fannin County High School Rebels football team held its annual end of the year banquet to honor seniors and superlatives. The banquet was held at the high school, with the awards being presented in the Performing Arts Center and dinner being served in the cafeteria. The banquet was the first for Fannin football head coach, Jim Pavao, who led to the Rebels to a 4-6 record in his first season, barely missing the playoffs after falling in the final game. (more…)

FYN Sports Player of the Week Super Star Swag

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Rebels Block Banks 30-23

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The Fannin County High School Rebels football team had a exciting and emotional Homecoming win Friday as the “Boys in Blue” beat the Leopards of Banks County 30-23.
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Panthers Pounce on Rebels

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The Fannin County High School Rebels football team took to the road on Friday and made the short drive up to Union County to take on the Panthers. Junior quarterback Joseph Mancuso for the Panthers was just too much, throwing four TD passes in the first quarter to put up Union a 35-8 win.
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Rebels Route Indians: Mush Armuchee 35-0

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The Fannin County Rebels move to 2-0 at home after facing the Indians of Armuchee this past Friday. The “Boys in Blue” continued their winning streak in dominant fashion with a 35-0 victory. (more…)

Fannin Falls, 41-7: Rebels Routed in Rivalry Game at Gilmer

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The Fannin County High School Rebels football team, traveled south to Gilmer County to take on the rival, Bobcats. It was the first game in the new Jim Pavao era at FCHS. It undoubtedly did not go the way Pavao, planned, as the Rebels got routed, 41-7. (more…)

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