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Ryan Chastain’s Fannin County Lady Rebels traveled down to The Buford Arena this past Saturday. The North Georgia High School Showcase welcomed the Lady Rebels against the North Oconee Lady Titans. The Titans entered the game ranked #9 in Class 4A while the Lady Rebels entered the matchup ranked #4 in 2A.

Earlier in the week, Fannin County won the ETC Tip-Off Tourney that was highlighted by a victory over the Pickens County Lady Dragons. Pickens was ranked #8 in Class 4A. Fannin was looking to capture its 2nd victory over a Class 4A Top 10 Team in a 5-day span.

1st Quarter

Ava Queen and Reagan York let their presence known with two big blocks in the paint early in the 1st quarter. Fannin would jump out to a quick 9-2 run to start the game capped off by a nice 3 pointer by Reagan York with a nice assist by Jenna Young. Riley Reeves knocked down a 3 point shot to extend the lead 14-7 in the 1st. Becca Ledford and Reigan ONeal would have the 1st of 6 steals in the game for the Lady Rebels. Ellie Cook would knock down a 3 as Fannin took a 19-14 lead at the end of 1.

2nd Quarter

Jenna Young would get the Rebels scoring started in the 2nd with a clutch 3 Point Bucket. The Lady Rebels would extend their lead to 9 and take a 34-25 lead into the half.

3rd Quarter

The 3rd Quarter would belong to the Lady Rebels. Fannin outscored North Oconee 9-2. Reagan York set the tone for the quarter adding to her great defensive game with a great steal and a block early in the quarter. Courtney Davis hit a long 3 to extend the Lady Rebels Lead 37-27. Fannin would end the quarter with a 43-27 lead.

4th Quarter

Becca Ledford added 4 points in the quarter and Reagan York would add 3 points and the Lady Rebels knocked off the #9 ranked team in Class 4A. Final Score Fannin 59 North Oconee 49.

Notable Stats

Becca Ledford 12 Points, Reagan York 12 Points, Courtney Davis 7 points and Elie Cook 7 points

Ranking

The Fannin County Lady Rebels moved up to #3 in the GHSA Rankings on Monday. 1 spot up from the 4th spot the held last week.

The Lady Rebels Finished last week 4-0. With 2 top 10 wins over Class 4 A School’s. Fannin will now look to start 5-0 when they play Defending 2x State 1A Champions in North Carolina the Murphy Lady Bulldogs. Gametime is Saturday 6pm at Murphy. Stay tuned to Team FYN Sport for more updates all week on this big showdown in our area.