Rebels Can’t Tame Wildcats

Last night, the Fannin Rebels traveled to Rabun County to take on the Wildcats for their first game in two weeks. Fannin had just come from a win against Union County and hoped to continue the trend. 

Fannin started off with the lead as Jordan Bennett put the ball into action and scored a three-point shot to start off the first quarter. Bennett led the Rebels in scoring for the night with 13 points overall. Kaeden Twiggs was right behind the Junior as he drove through the defense and added 11 of his own points to the Rebel’s score. The Wildcats followed suit and made three-point shots of their own to take the lead and end the first quarter with a score of 18-8.

The Rebels played a zone defense in hopes of keeping Rabun from their basket. Instead of driving the lane, the Wildcats had good looks inside to their posts to score their points. Landon Norton came to life in the second quarter as he banked a three-point shot above the key to add to Fannin’s score. Rabun County continued to advance their lead as they went into halftime with a score of 31-23.

Dylan Collins made his return to the court as he made an impact on the game from the block by scoring three points of his own. Tucker Hanson showed off his hustle for the night as he drove through the defense and contributed nine points to Fannin’s score. Rabun was able to end the third quarter with a 43-33 lead. 

Andre Bivens had his first game back and made his mark in the fourth quarter as he drove the lane for a layup. Gabe Waltz was on the block for Fannin and added a basket of his own to the Rebels score. While Fannin fought hard until the end, they were unable to catch up to the Wildcats who ended the game with a 55-43 victory. Catch the Rebel’s next game at Chattooga next Tuesday, starting at 7:30pm!