GAC wins 55-7, but Rebels Take Spotlight

FCHS Football

Two weeks ago, the Union County Panthers were undefeated and hosted Greater Atlanta Christian with hopes of establishing themselves as the team-to-beat in the region.  Four quarters and a few rolls of athletic tape later, it was the Spartans of GAC who emerged victorious with a 47-7 final score.

The Spartans returned to the mountain area for the second straight week, this time to face the Fannin County Rebels.  Although the Rebels would not win the game on the scoreboard, they managed to garner national attention by doing something even more impressive than a hail mary touchdown pass or a long, game-winning field goal.

Senior linebacker Austin Brown (82) stretches out and attempts to tackle a GAC Spartan ball carrier in Friday night’s 55-7 loss at FCHS.

The Rebels took the field carrying 40 American Flags, waving them in front of a packed stadium where there wasn’t a single person in his or her seat.  The energy inside the stadium was so electrifying you could feel the hair standing up on the back of your neck and they only thing louder than the cheers from the proud spectators was your own heartbeat, racing to the beat of the Fannin County High School band’s percussion.  Photos and video of the event soon went viral, and rather than talk about how the game ended; everyone has been talking about how it began.

The excitement dissipated shortly after kickoff, as GAC put up 28 unanswered points in the first quarter and another 20 before the half.  With a 48-0 score going into the locker room, the Spartans had pretty much shown everyone why they’re considered the best high school football team in the state.

Refusing to quit, however, Fannin came back out onto the field and played as hard as they had the entire game, eventually finding paydirt near the end of the 3rd quarter.  GAC scored a touchdown as well, but with a running clock the game came to an end and attention could once again return to the display of unity by the Rebels when they first took the field.

Game stats:

****Offensive stats were not available at the time of publishing.

Defensive stats for the Rebels:

  • Mason Rhodes 7 tk 3ast
  • Bailey White 5 tk 1PBU (TeamFYNSports Player of the Week)
  • Brett Galloway 2 tk
  • Cole Earls 2 Tkls 1 TFL
  • Jackson Weeks 2 Tk
  • Ethan Smith 2 tk
  • Will Mosley 2 TK 4ast
  • Jonah Henry 4 tk 1ast
  • Keenen Putnan 2tk 1TFL
  • Clay Holloway 4tk 3 tfl

The Rebels enjoy a bye week this week while the Spartans host East Hall in what should be the best match-up in the region.  East Hall is coming off a 62-42 win over Union County last week.

Fannin returns to the road next week as they travel with intent to upset Dawson County, who hosts Union this week.  The Tigers defeated North Hall last week by a score of 30-7.

 

 

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