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
The Gordon County Warriors traveled to Fannin County last night to take on the Lady Rebels for their second region game of the season. Fannin recently claimed a 69-23 victory over Coosa and hoped to continue the trend and earn their second region win.
Gordon County came out ready to play as they were able to put the ball into action and earn an early lead. The Lady Rebels were having a hard time putting the ball into the basket until Becca Ledford got things started and put Fannin’s first point on the board with a made foul shot. Ledford drove to the basket all night, contributing eleven points to the Rebel’s score overall. The Lady Rebel made a buzzer-beater three-point shot to close out the first quarter as the Warriors had the lead with a score of 15-7.