Indians defeat Dawson Co. 13-8
LCHS Baseball, Sports, Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports April 19, 2021
The Lumpkin Co. Indians defeated the Dawson Co. Tigers 13-8 on Monday night in Dawsonville. The Indians used a big first inning to take a commanding lead. Harper Davenport’s 2-run double capped off a six run first inning for Lumpkin Co.
Riley Lee was the starting pitcher for Lumpkin Co.
Kinkade Weaver hit a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning to open up the scoring for Dawson Co.
The Indians struck out the final two batters in the bottom of the 7th inning to end the game at 13-8.
The series will continue this Wednesday, April 21st. The first pitch is scheduled for 5:55 p.m.
Lumpkin Co. defeats Gilmer in five innings
LCHS Baseball, Sports, TeamFYNSports April 12, 2021
The Lumpkin Co. Indians defeated the Gilmer Bobcats 13-1 on Monday night in Dahlonega.
Hayden Cleveland up to bat for the Indians.
Lumpkin Co. had stellar performances on both offense and defense, which allowed them to end the game on a mercy rule in the 5th inning.
Hayden Cleveland pitched all five innings, allowing only one run.
Cooper Scott went 2-3 and scored two runs.
Scooter Ligon went 2-3 with an RBI and two runs.
Alejandro Narvaez went 1-2 with 2 RBIs.
Hunter Cooper went 2-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Gannon Flakes went 2-3 with an RBI.
The series continues on Wednesday in Ellijay at 5:55 p.m.
Lumpkin Co. falls to Cherokee Bluff 9-6
LCHS Baseball, Sports, TeamFYNSports March 24, 2021
The Lumpkin Co. Indians lost to the Cherokee Bluff Bears 9-6 on Wednesday night in Dahlonega. The Bears scored six runs in the first two innings, and the Indians could never recover.
Cooper Scott batted 3-for-4 with three RBIs
Sophomore Hunter Cooper up to bat for Lumpkin Co.
Caleb Giles went 2-for-4 with one RBI
Alejandro Narvaez batted 1-for-2 with one RBI
Dolan Harter stole home in the bottom of the first inning.
The two teams will match up again on Friday at Cherokee Bluff high school. The first pitch is scheduled for 5:55 p.m.
Indians defeat Dawson Co. on senior night
Lumpkin Co. Soccer, Sports, TeamFYNSports March 24, 2021
The Lumpkin Co. Indians (2-8, 2-2 Region 7-3A) defeated the Dawson Co. Tigers (0-12, 0-5 Region 7-3A) 3-1 on Tuesday night in Dahlonega. Senior Efrain Contreras was a huge factor for Lumpkin Co. As goalie, the only goal he allowed was with less than a minute left when the game was already out of reach.
Freshman Nicholas Esqueda looks to make a play.
Senior Dylan Bodney scored a goal a little over four minutes into the game to allow the Indians to jump out to an early lead. Neither team scored until Senior Gage Benton scored his first goal just before the half ended. Benton scored his second goal of senior night with only seven minutes remaining in the game to seal the win.
Lumpkin Co. hosts Cherokee Bluff this Friday at 7:30 p.m.
The Tigers have another road game this Friday at East Hall high school.
Indians fall to North Hall in region tournament
Lumpkin Co. Basketball, Sports, Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports February 11, 2021
The Lumpkin Co. Indians lost to the North Hall Trojans 61-51 on Thursday night. North Hall
Junior Jones Harris driving into the lane.
won the coin toss that decided the game’s location the week before, so they hosted the first round matchup of the Region 7-3A tournament.
Junior Jones Harris scored 28 points to lead the Indians in scoring. Senior Gus Faulkner scored 10 points, gathered 6 rebounds, and recorded 5 assists.
The Indians’ season ends at 10-13.
Pulley’s 35 leads Lumpkin Co. to narrow victory
Lumpkin Co. Basketball, Sports, Team FYN Sports January 23, 2021
The Lumpkin Co. Indians defeated the Union Co. Panthers 56-54 on Saturday night in Dahlonega.
Senior Gus Faulkner goes up for a lay-up.
The Indians withstood a late run from the Panthers that cut their late 8-point lead to only 2.
Senior Chandler Pulley scored a career-high 35 points, including a school record 8 three-pointers, to carry his team to victory. Senior Gus Faulkner also recorded 7 assists, inching him closer to the school’s record.
Lumpkin Co.’s next game is Tuesday night, when they will play at North Hall high school at 7:30 p.m.
Lumpkin Co. turns up pressure in victory
Lumpkin Co. Basketball, Sports, Team FYN Sports January 22, 2021
The Lumpkin Co. Indians defeated the Gilmer Bobcats 60-48 on Friday night in Dahlonega. The Indians created plenty of fast break opportunities for themselves as they recorded 13 steals on the night.
Junior Jones Harris scoring 1 of his team-high 27 points.
Junior Jones Harris led Lumpkin Co. with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Chandler Pulley also added 14 points and 4 steals.
The Indians moved to 8-9 on the season and 3-5 in Region 7-3A.
Lumpkin Co. plays again tomorrow as they host Union Co. at 4 p.m.
Lumpkin Co. defeats North Hall 61-53
Lumpkin Co. Basketball, Sports, Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports December 18, 2020
The Lumpkin Co. Indians defeated the North Hall Trojans 61-53 at home on Friday night. Junior Jones Harris led the Indians in scoring with 20 points. Senior Chandler Pulley also chipped in 15 points for Lumpkin Co. and senior Gus Faulkner scored 12 points.
Junior Jones Harris led the Indians with 20 points.
The Indians led 34-31 after a competitive first half. Harris had a hot-shooting first half for the Indians, scoring 15 points and hitting three 3-pointers.
Down 53-52 late in the 4th quarter, the Indians scored the final nine points of the game and held on to win 61-53.
Lumpkin Co. will host the Kelly King Holiday Classic next week. Tournament play for them begins Monday at 7 p.m. as they host Cross Keys high school.
Lumpkin Co. comeback attempt at North Hall falls just short
Lumpkin Co. Soccer, Sports, Team FYN Sports March 11, 2020
The Lumpkin Co. Indians (2-9, 0-3 Region 7-3A) lost to the North Hall Trojans (3-5, 1-0 Region 7-3A) on the road on Tuesday night. They fought back hard in the second half, but the Indians couldn’t score enough to erase the 4-0 deficit early in the second half.
Junior Gage Benton breaking down the Trojan defense.
The lone goal of the first half came from North Hall with 20 minutes remaining in the first half. Lumpkin Co. trailed 1-0 at halftime.
Senior Brighton Froggatt advances the ball ahead for the Indians.
North Hall started the second half strong with three goals in the first 10 minutes. Lumpkin Co. fought back, with a goal from junior Dylan Bodney with 25 minutes remaining. Senior Dylan Southin scored on a long, high-arching kick that sailed over the goalie’s head. Despite their efforts, the Indians couldn’t quite complete the comeback, as they fell 4-2.
The Indians’ next game will be on Thursday, March 12th, as they travel to play at Fannin Co.
Lumpkin Co. drops both ends of doubleheader at GAC
LCHS Baseball, Sports, Team FYN Sports March 7, 2020
The Lumpkin Co. Indians (5-7, 0-2 Region 7-3A) lost to the Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans (6-2, 2-0 Region 7-3A) in both games of the doubleheader the teams played on Friday night in Norcross. The Indians fell 6-1 in the first game and 8-5 in the second and final game of the night.
No. 5 Dalton Caldwell looking to make a play at third base.
The Spartans scored two runs in each of the first three innings in game one to build a 6-0 lead. The Indians’ lone run of the game came in the top of the 5th inning with the bases loaded. Following singles from Logan Choflet, Chase Bearmon, and Dalton Caldwell, GAC walked Caleb Childs to bring Choflet home.
In game two, the Spartans started off the scoring with a run in the bottom of the second that came off an error from the Indians.
Lumpkin Co. responded in the top of the third inning, as Nick Turner hit a single that brought Choflet and Bearmon home after a GAC error. Turner then scored by stealing home after the Spartans’ catcher dropped the pitch. Two batters later, Brandon Alewine brought Harris Taylor home with a single to extend the Indians’ lead to 4-1.
No. 22 Harris Taylor up to bat.
After an RBI from Taylor in the top of the inning, the Spartans scored one run in the bottom of the fourth to cut the Indians’ lead to 5-2.
GAC then scored five more runs in the fifth inning and another run in the sixth to win 8-5.
The two teams will face off again today, Saturday, March 7, in Dahlonega at 2 p.m.
Lumpkin Co. defeats Union Co. 3-0 at home
Sports, Team FYN Sports February 25, 2020
The Lumpkin Co. Indians (4-4) and the Union Co. Panthers (2-4) faced off on Tuesday night in Dahlonega. The Indians walked away with a 3-0 victory. Union Co. had five hits, including two from #1 John Mancuso, but couldn’t capitalize to score any runs.
Isaak Mullinack up to bat on Tuesday night.
Lumpkin Co. scored two runs in the fourth inning to break the 0-0 tie, as neither time scored in the first three innings. The first run came on an RBI single from #2 Brandon Alewine with the bases loaded, and the second came on a walk the following at-bat.
The next inning, #22 Harris Taylor for Lumpkin hit a double with runners on first and second base. He brought one runner home and allowed the other to advance to third base. The RBI allowed the Indians to take a 3-0 lead into the sixth inning.
Dalton Caldwell running the bases.
Lumpkin Co. held on to that lead to win the game 3-0.
The Indians play again on Friday night at White Co. at 5:55 p.m.
The Panthers’ next games are on Saturday, as they host Banks Co. in a double header at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Lumpkin Co. falls to Lakeview Academy 3-2
Sports, Team FYN Sports February 24, 2020
The Lumpkin Co. Indians (2-4) fell to the Lakeview Academy Lions (1-2) 3-2 on Monday night in Dahlonega. The Lions scored with only five minutes remaining to take the lead and win the game.
Jesus Banuelos makes a play on the ball.
Lakeview scored first with a goal only five minutes into the game. The Indians were able to respond by scoring off a corner kick from #1 Joe Froggatt that was scored off a header from #10 Dylan Bodney. However, the Lions scored another goal with only eight seconds left in the half to take a 2-1 lead at halftime.
Jonah Wade looks to put the ball in play.
It took 31 minutes, but Lumpkin scored first in the second half. #5 Ricky Limehouse scored on a header after a corner kick from Froggatt with nine minutes left in the game. However, the Lions scored again with only five minutes remaining to take a 3-2 lead. They ended up holding onto that lead to win the game.
Lumpkin Co. plays again on Wednesday as they host West Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Lumpkin County Indians “continue to fight” in final game
Sports, Team FYN Sports November 9, 2019
Head coach Caleb Sorrells of the Lumpkin County Indians may have summarized the game against East Hall and the 2019 season as a whole with a few simple words during the post-game huddle. He said, “it’s okay to fight even when you don’t feel like it.”
Without a doubt, this season has been a tough one for the Indians. They started off with an entirely new coaching staff to adjust to, and a stacked region schedule. There were moments where it might have been tempting for the team to stop caring- but they never did.
Instead, even though the final score read 40-31 Friday night, the season ended with perhaps one of the best games Lumpkin County has played all season.
The Vikings started out with an early lead after a score during their first possession, but the Indians went to work putting drives together that paid off. Indians quarterback Tucker Kirk hit Trey Wilkes with one of many completed passes for a touchdown early in the second quarter. The two-point conversion was successful, and the Indians had the lead at 8-6.
Quarterback Tucker Kirk drops back for the Indians’ first TD of the game.
The speed and athleticism of East Hall proved to be a struggle for Lumpkin County as they worked to stop the running game and block the passing. Both teams were also hit with numerous penalties throughout the game that would cost them necessary yards.
East Hall scored again with about half of the second quarter remaining to regain the lead 14-8. A two-point conversion was successful, and these attempts would continue to be important to both teams throughout the night.
Lumpkin County answered with just over a minute remaining in the half. Tavion Lawrence returned a kick nearly to the endzone, and Kirk drove it in for a 9 yard carry to close in on the Vikings 20-15. East Hall scored once more before the half to maintain their lead 26-15.
The second half of the game got off to a slow start with each team holding the other to three and out. Lumpkin County made the first conversion when Drew Allison carried for a first down and Kirk carried for another.
By the start of the fourth quarter, the Vikings were up 40-15 after two more touchdown passes. But they wouldn’t score for the rest of the game, and the Indians offense was ready to take over.
Drew Allison with a carry for the Indians.
For their next possession the Indians put together a drive that started off with a 10 yard pass from Kirk to Allison for a first down. Kirk then gave a hand off to Trey Wilkes, who pitched it to Allison to convert on fourth down. It was all the distance Kirk needed to punch the ball in for a touchdown on the next play.
From that point on it was all Indians offense as the clock wound down. Kirk continued to complete passes to Allison, Wilkes and Caleb Norrell to gain yards. All of those passes moved Lumpkin County closer to the goal line, and it was BoJack Dowdy that ran in the final touchdown of the night for the Indians.
To finish things off, the Indians recovered an onside kick to stay on offense the remainder of the game.
Coach Sorrells gave his thoughts on the season by saying, “These kids right here continue to fight, they continue to show up, they continue to try and learn what it means to give best effort and best focus. I hope that [they learned] how to push through and how to try hard no matter what the conditions may be.”
Congratulations to the Lumpkin County Indians football team on their 2019 season!
TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week- Noah Adams, No. 34
Player of the Week, Sports, Team FYN Sports October 26, 2019
Noah Adams stepped up for his Lumpkin County team in a tough game against North Hall.
Noah made at least three solo tackles throughout the night. One of those tackles was a sack for a loss of five yards against the Trojans. Another was to prevent any gain of yards. He also blocked an extra point attempt, which prevented North Hall from breaking the 60-point mark.
Congratulations to Noah Adams, this week’s TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Lumpkin County Indians!
Indians football continues region play with loss to Cherokee Bluff
Sports, Team FYN Sports October 12, 2019
Despite hard effort and an early touchdown, the Lumpkin County Indians football team was unable to get past region opponent Cherokee Bluff and lost 45-14.
The Indians defense kicked in early on, holding Cherokee Bluff to a field goal during their first drive. A turnover during the Indians first possession lead into a touchdown for the Bears, but Lumpkin County wasn’t backing down.
A combination of completed passes from quarterback Tucker Kirk and scampers from running back BoJack Dowdy led the Indians next drive. It was capped off by an 18 yard touchdown pass from Kirk to Brian Cunane, and the Indians closed the gap on the Bears 10-7.
Brian Cunane catches Tucker Kirk’s pass for the first Lumpkin County touchdown!
Kirk finished the night off with an increased passing game- eight completions for 11 attempts. One of those was the first touchdown pass to Cunane, and several others accounted for first downs. Kirk also showed his skills off on the ground with a total of 64 yards rushing.
Dowdy accounted for 87 of the Indians’ rushing yards over 18 carries.
Cherokee Bluff was able to answer Lumpkin County’s touchdown with one of their own and extend their lead 17-7 going into the second quarter. The Bears running game was led by sophomore running back Jayquan Smith, who racked up yards and touchdowns.
Lumpkin County’s defense struggled to keep up with Smith, but had their fair share of stops. Tanner Barber and Ethan Kline led the way with three solo tackles. Tate Reinhardt, Ryan Burkhart and Aaron Hopkins added to the total with two each.
The two teams went into the half with Cherokee Bluff ahead 31-7. The Bears would score twice more in the second half- but the Indians would have the last word for their homecoming.
Several Lumpkin County defenders pile on a Cherokee Bluff carrier.
The Indians spent their last possession driving down the field and winding down the clock. Kirk completed a 13 yard pass to Burkhart for a first down. Dowdy scampered down the field into Bears territory, and with a mere three minutes left punched it in for an eight yard touchdown. Final score Cherokee Bluff 45, Lumpkin County 14.
As is a new tradition for Lumpkin County this year, the football team took a moment after the game to thank the band and cheerleaders for their support. Undoubtedly the same support will follow the football team as they travel to Greater Atlanta Christian next Friday night.
Lumpkin County football proves determined against North Hall
Sports, Team FYN Sports October 26, 2019
The scoreboard said North Hall 59 Lumpkin County 0 at the end of the game. What it didn’t reflect was the gritty determination on the face of each player for Lumpkin County as they ran from the sideline back onto the field.
This determination was apparent at the very beginning of the game. Running back BoJack Dowdy carried for a third down conversion, and the Indians defense held North Hall to a field goal for their first possession.
Jared Hoch (#14) and Cameron Stringer (#25) bring down a North Hall carrier.
From there the Lumpkin County defense had their work cut out for them to stop the Trojans’ running game. They were assisted by numerous penalties on the North Hall offense throughout the game, but still struggled to get make a play on their Gainesville-based opponents. Part of this struggle was due to the loss of key starters because of injuries, including starting tight end/defensive end Aaron Hopkins.
Although the Trojans were able to put together drives to gain yards, there were plenty of Indian stops. Indian Noah Adams got a sack for a loss of five yards just before the half. Adams, Ethan Kline and Andrew Adams tied for the most solo tackles during the game with three each.
Lumpkin County also had some great moments on offense to prove they weren’t completely out of the game. Along with the usual carries for gain by Dowdy and Trey Wilkes, some younger players stepped up to fill in for injured starters. One of those players was Caleb Norrell, who played in the wide receiver role for most of the night.
Caleb Norrell gets ready for a play.
Norrell was on the receiving end for the play that gained the Indians the most yards of the night- an incredible 30 yard pass from quarterback Tucker Kirk. Immediately after, the Lumpkin County switched it up a bit with a handoff from Kirk to Dowdy, who then completed a pass for nine yards to Kline.
The Indians will be looking for some plays to gain yards when they head to Blue Ridge next week to face the Fannin County Rebels. Defense will play an important factor as well against a Rebel offense that can pass, run and block. Fannin County lost to region 7 opponent Dawson County on Friday night, and fell to 5-3 overall and 2-2 in the region.
After tonight’s loss, Lumpkin County fell to 1-7 overall, and 0-4 in the region.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. next Friday, November 1.