Fannin makes comeback against Panthers

Last night, the Fannin Rebels took on the Union County Panthers at home. While Fannin came from a tough loss last night to North Hall, they came out ready to play for the matchup.

Fannin got the ball from tip off but it was quickly taken away by the Panthers. Kaeden Twiggs was the first to score for Fannin as he tied the game 2-2. Brady Martin was the one to step as he banked a 3 point shot for Fannin to give them a 5-3 lead. Although Fannin was ahead, Union quickly found their rhythm. The Panthers began to drive to the basket to score layups and managed to take a 13-9 lead to end the first quarter. 

The Rebels kept up their intensity to start off the second quarter. Cohutta Hyde showed off his ball handling skills as he contributed 12 points to Fannin’s score for the night. Kaeden Twiggs did the same as he drove right past Unions defense and added 12 points of his own on the board for the Rebels. After a couple of made 3 point shots, Union extended their lead 25-19 over Fannin to go into half time. 

Jordan Bennett made his presence known to start off the second half of the game as he made a 3 point shot from above the key to add to Fannin’s score. Landon Norton came alive in the third quarter as his 3 point game was unstoppable. Norton led Fannin in scoring for the night with 15 points, 12 of them being from 3 point shots. The Panthers refused to give up their lead as they made 3 of their own 3 point shots and extended their lead 43-34 to end the third quarter.

Fannin’s defense came to life to start the fourth and final quarter. They applied heavy pressure and made Union work to get to the goal. Andre Bivens showed off his hustle for the night as he made moves to get past the defense and score a basket for Fannin. Brady Martin turned the game around as he made a shot on the block from a pass to Hyde to give the Rebels a 45-44 lead over Union. From that point on, the Rebels kept working hard to keep their lead. Along with Martin, Jalen Ingram also proved to be an asset on the block as he earned rebounds and put them back up for made shots to add 4 points to Fannin’s score for the night. After a great game, the Rebels made an amazing comeback and claimed a 53-51 victory over the Union Panthers.

Fannin’s win puts their overall record at 4-4 while their region record remains at 0-2. Catch the Rebels next game on Tuesday as they take on the Lumpkin County Indians at home starting at 7:30pm!