Gus Faulkner is the TeamFYNSports Player of the Week for the Indians!

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Gus Faulkner

Gus Faulkner is the TeamFYNSports Player of the Week for the Indians!

Faulkner, a junior point guard, played well in two games last week for Lumpkin Co. (5-8, 2-3 Region 7-3A).

On Tuesday, Dec. 17, Faulkner distributed the ball well and played good on-the-ball defense for the Indians in a tough region loss, 58-48, to Dawson Co. (11-2, 4-0). He also added three points.

In his best game of the season Friday, Dec. 20, Faulkner scored 20 points, pulled down six rebounds, and added five assists as the Indians handed the Banks Co. Leopards (9-1, 3-0 Region 8-2A) their first loss of the season 85-67.

For his efforts, Faulkner is the TeamFYNSports Player of the Week for the Indians!

Kate Jackson is the TeamFYNSports Player of the Week for the Lady Indians!

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Kate Jackson is the TeamFYNSports Player of the Week for the Lady Indians!

Jackson, a freshman post player, scored in double figures in two games last week as Lumpkin Co. (8-5, 2-3 Region 7-3A) split a pair of games.

On Tuesday, Dec. 17, Jackson scored 12 points as the top-10 ranked Lady Indians dropped a home region game 64-51 to Dawson Co. (8-5, 3-1), which is also ranked in the top-10 in Class 3A.

Jackson followed that by scoring a team-high 17 points in a 53-35 win at Banks Co. on Friday, Dec. 20.

For her efforts, Jackson is the TeamFYNSports Player of the Week for the Lady Indians!

TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week: Isabel Davenport, No. 2, junior

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Isabel Davenport

Lumpkin Co. junior Isabel Davenport is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Lady Indians!

Davenport led the team in scoring in two games last week as Lumpkin Co. played in the Tabo’s Tipoff Classic at Jefferson High.

The Lady Indians (5-2) went 1-2 in the tournament, but those two losses were by a combined four points.

On Tuesday, Nov. 26, Davenport scored a team-high 18 points in a 45-43 loss to Class 7A’s Etowah.

The day before, Monday, Nov. 25, Davenport scored a team-high 23 points as the Lady Indians took down Class 6A’s Winder-Barrow, 58-39, to earn their only win of the tournament.

Davenport will be an important piece of the puzzle for the Lady Indians, who are ranked in the top 10 in Class AAA.

Lumpkin Co. begins play in Region 7-AAA against Cherokee Bluff at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 3, in Flowery Branch.

For her efforts this week, Lumpkin Co. junior Isabel Davenport is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Lady Indians!

Jacob Cumbie is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Indians!

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Jacob Cumbie

Jacob Cumbie is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Indians!

Cumbie, a senior guard, had a double-double in a big region win against East Hall on Friday, Dec. 6, in Dahlonega. He posted 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for Lumpkin Co. (3-6, 1-1 Region 7-AAA).

Earlier in the week, Cumbie scored seven points in a tough region loss to Cherokee Bluff in Flowery Branch.

Cumbie is one of five seniors for the Indians, who are playing better than their overall record and who should be in position to make the playoffs at the end of the season.

For his efforts, Jacob Cumbie is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Indians!

 

To be considered for the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week, a player must play in all games the team plays during that week and must not have any unsportsmanlike conduct (ejections, etc.). Stats considered for Player of the Week run from Monday through Saturday, with Player of the Week being selected Sunday each week.

Patrick Jackson is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Indians

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Patrick Jackson

Senior Patrick Jackson poured in points last week for the Lumpkin Co. boys basketball team. For his efforts, he’s been named the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the week for the Indians!

Lumpkin Co. (2-5) went 1-2 in the Tabo’s Tippff Classic at Jefferson High last week, losing to Class 6A’s Dacula and 7A’s St. Pius X, but earning a win against fellow Class 3A school Monroe Area.

Against Dacula on Saturday, Nov. 23, Jackson scored 19 points and pulled down four rebounds.

Two days later, he scored 28 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and tallied six steals in Lumpkin Co.’s 77-67 victory.

Against St. Pius X, Jackson scored 22 points to finish off the tournament averaging 23 points per game.

For his efforts, Jackson is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Indians!

Lumpkin Co. opens play in Region 7-AAA against Cherokee Bluff on Tuesday, Dec. 3, in Flowery Branch. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

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