Fannin County Has 11 Named To All-Region Team, Seth Reece Named POY
Sports, Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports December 3, 2021
Fannin County football once again cleans house in the All-Region 7AA awards, with 11 players being honored!
Congratulations to all of the players that were honored, and what a great season it was for all involved with Fannin County football!
REGION 7AA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Seth Reece
Rebel’s Quarterback Seth Reece was named the Region 7AA Player of The Year after a historic season, becoming the only Fannin County Rebel ever to pass for over 1,000 yards and rush for over 1,000 yards in the same season.
1st TEAM ALL-REGION OFFENSE
Hayden Lynch- Receiver
Dylan Collis- Offensive Line
Rico Arellanes- Offensive Line
2nd TEAM ALL-REGION OFFENSE
Cade Sands- H Back
1st TEAM ALL-REGION DEFENSE
Cason Owensby- Linebacker
Andrew Waldrep- Linebacker
Carter Mann- Defensive Back
Logan Long- Defensive Line
2nd TEAM ALL-REGION DEFENSE
Corbin Davenport- Defensive Back
1st TEAM ALL-REGION SPECIAL TEAMS
Jack Kantner- Punter/Kicker
Rebels Stomp Coosa, Look Ahead To Region Matchup With Dade
Sports, Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports November 1, 2021
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 Can’t Tame Wildcats
TeamFYNSports December 31, 2020
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!
Lady Rebels face Rabun Co.
Team FYN Sports December 31, 2020
Last night, the Lady Rebels traveled to Rabun County to take on the Lady Wildcats who are ranked second in the state. Despite their best efforts, Fannin was unable to claim a victory against the Wildcats.
Rabun County started off with an early lead as they were on fire above the key with three point shots. Becca Ledford was the first to put points on the board for the Rebels as she drew a foul and made her shots. Ledford was the one to lead Fannin in scoring for the night with 16 points overall. Abby Ledford also got after it as she drew a foul and contributed a point from the free throw line. The Wildcats continued to make their way to the basket and advance their lead to end the first quarter with a score of 19-6.
Reagan York showed off her hustle as she drove to the basket and contributed 10 points to the Rebels score. Despite Rabun’s tight defense, Courtney Davis was able to make her way to the basket and put eight points on the board. The Wildcats continued to create open passes around the key and added more points to their score as they went into halftime with a lead of 35-18.
Fannin had good looks down low in the second half where they found Olivia Sisson who added a basket of her own to the Rebel’s score. Mackenzie Johnson showed off her grit as she got after it and drove the lane to make a layup for Fannin. While Fannin had luck to their posts on the block, the Wildcats followed suit and added onto their score to put the score at 62-30.
Ava Queen made her mark in the fourth quarter as she came into the game and scored four points for the Rebels on the block. Although Fannin never gave up, the Wildcats were able to close out the game with a 66-43 victory against the Rebels. Catch the Lady Rebel’s next game at Chattooga next Tuesday, starting at 6pm!
Lady Rebels Defeat Union Co.
Fannin Co. Basketball, Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports December 13, 2020
Last night, the Union County Panthers traveled to Fannin County to take on the Lady Rebels for a non-conference game. Although it was not a region matchup, both teams gave it their all.
Reagan York was the one to get things started for Fannin County as she wasted no time driving the lane for a layup to give the Rebels an early lead. York was aggressive all night long as she added 12 points to Fannin’s score for the night. Fannin had good looks inside as they found posts Olivia Sisson and Paige Foresman on the block who each added two points on the board for Fannin. The Lady Rebels continued to extend their lead as they closed out the first quarter with a score of 20-8.
The Lady Panthers picked up the intensity and started to make a comeback to start the second quarter. Union scored most of their points by driving to the basket and scoring layups. They played in a zone defense and made it difficult for Fannin to make their way to the goal. The Panthers were able to get the ball back and make a jump shot to tie the game 20-20. Natalie Thomas quickly responded as she made a three-point shot to give Fannin a 23-22 lead to go into halftime and added eight points to the Rebel’s score for the night.
Both teams played hard as they fought for the lead. Union was able to gain it back only for Becca Ledford to make both of her free throws and tie up the game 30-30. Ledford had grit all night as she drove to the basket and contributed 13 points to Fannin’s score overall. When the Lady Panthers made a shot on the block for a 32-30 lead, Courtney Davis quickly responded with a three-point shot to give Fannin a one-point lead. The Freshman led the Lady Rebels in scoring for the night with 19 points overall. Fannin continued to extend their lead and was able to end the third quarter with a score of 42-35.
Mackenzie Johnson made her mark for the night as she scored a layup to add to Fannin’s score. Priscila Bautista was scrappy on defense as she hustled all night and kept the Panthers from scoring points. While they came close, Union was unable to catch back up to Fannin, resulting in the Rebel’s 58-47 victory.
Fannin’s win puts their overall record at 6-2 while their region record remains at 1-1. Catch the Lady Rebel’s next game on Thursday night as they take on Rabun County at 5pm!
Fannin claims 50-49 victory against Union
Fannin Co. Basketball, Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports December 13, 2020
The Fannin County Rebels showed hustle and heart last night as they took on the Union County Panthers at home. The Rebels had just come from a win and hoped to carry it over into their non-conference matchup.
Union started off the game hot as they wasted no time putting points on the board. The Panthers were able to score 19 points before the Rebels put any points on the board. Jordan Bennett was the one to get things started for Fannin as he scored a three-point shot from above the key with 2:55 left on the clock. Landon Norton followed suit as he made a three-point shot of his own to add to Fannin’s score. Norton led Fannin in scoring for the night with 17 points overall, 15 of them being from made three-point shots. The Rebels were able to close the gap and managed to get the score to 20-14 to go into the second quarter.
Norton started off the quarter with another three-pointer to put Fannin only three points behind Union. Tucker Hanson followed suit as he made a three-point shot to tie up the game 20-20, and contributed 16 points to the Rebels score for the night. The Rebels came to life as they started to make their comeback. When Union scored a layup to take back the lead, Kaeden Twiggs was right there to make one of his own and tie the game back up 22-22. Twiggs showed off his ball-handling skills for the night as he was able to make his way to the basket and put 14 points on the board for Fannin. Norton was able to earn back the lead for the Rebels with two made foul shots to put the score at 24-22. With made three-point shots and free throws, Union was able to take back the lead to go into halftime with a score of 30-28.
Hanson was the one to get the ball rolling to start the third quarter as he made a foul shot and a layup back to back to put the score at 33-31. Norton showed off his three-point game as he banked one above the key giving Fannin a 34-33 lead. Union answered the call as they made a three-point shot to take back the lead. While they came close, Fannin was unable to take the lead again in the third quarter as Union put the score at 42-40 to go into the fourth.
Both teams were getting after it and playing their hearts out in hopes of getting a win. Twiggs stepped up and scored three foul shots to put Fannin ahead 43-42. The lead went from team to team until Hanson scored a three-point shot to put Fannin ahead 48-46. Union was able to tie up the game until Twiggs made a layup to give the Rebels the lead once again with a score of 50-48. Despite their best efforts to make a basket, Union was only able to make one foul shot and fell short one point to Fannin’s 50-49 victory.
The Rebel’s win puts their overall record at 3-4 while their region record remains 1-1. Catch Fannin’s next game on Thursday night as they take on Rabun County at 6:30pm!