Fannin County Wins At The Buzzer! 43-41 Advances to State Championship!Featured News, Featured Stories, Sports
March 11, 2021
, by Tim Towe
In front of a record crowd, Fannin County defeats Butler 43-41 to advance to the State Championship for 1
st time since 2004. Will Play Josey High School at the Macon Centreplex Thursday March 11
th 12pm for the GHSA AA State Championship.
1st Quarter
Butler’s Jayla Thomas would score the first 4 points of the game. Regan York would score the 1
st 2 points of the night for Fannin with 5:15 left in the 1
st. Abby Ledford would come up with a steal and take it all the way off the glass to tie the game at 4. Fannin County would build off the baskets made by Abby Ledford and Regan York as Natalie Thomas would knock down a 3-point shot. Courtney Davis would score her 1
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.