FYN Sports Games of the Year
Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports December 28, 2020
As our team has been doing some reflecting on this past football season for the GHSA, we have narrowed down our top 3 games of the year we covered in 2020.
- Fannin vs Pace Academy 1st round GHSA 2a playoffs
Fannin 28 Pace 21
This was the lone playoff matchup to make our list. Fannin played host to Pace Academy the Saturday after Thanksgiving, in a game that was close in its entirety. Both teams were tied at a touchdown a piece heading into the locker room, but coming out of the halftime gate Pace jumped out to a 21-7 lead, the largest deficit Fannin had seen all year. The resiliency of the Rebels paid off however, as they were able to put up 28 unanswered points and win the ball game 28-21.
- Union vs Fannin week 1
Fannin 24 Union 20
In the first game of the year for both the Panthers and the Rebels, we were able to watch an instant classic. This was perhaps the only game this year in which the Panthers were fully healthy, and they played up to their potential. There is a lot of history between these two teams and this game is tagged by the locals as the “Border War”. Fannin took a 17-14 lead into halftime thanks to a Jack Catner field goal. Logan Helcher was able to find paydirt late in the 3rd quarter however and give Union their first lead of the game. Fannin was able to answer with about 5 minutes left in the game, as Andre Bivens scored on a 25 yard TD pass from Luke Holloway. Union got the ball back and was putting together a good drive of their own until Cason Owensby intercepted a Panther pass attempt, sealing the game for the Rebels and kick starting their undefeated regular season run.
- Gilmer vs Union final week of regular season
Union 7 Gilmer 0
As you can tell by the final score, defense dominated this game. Union County was riddled with injuries offensively, but their defense was still able to stonewall the Gilmer Bobcats offense, not allowing them to score a single point. JJ Littles was able to pick off a pass for the Panthers in the second quarter, and their offense capitalized as Jonah Daniel punched in a TD for the only points in the ballgame. Unions Defense held on and they won the game on a single score.
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Indians battle cold and Rebels; fall short 35-14
Sports, Team FYN Sports November 2, 2019
The Lumpkin County Indians football team faced a battle with several factors working against them on Friday night. First of all, the temperature dropped to a bitter cold. Second, the game was located a hour north in Blue Ridge. Finally, the opponent in Blue Ridge was the Fannin County Rebels football team, who had a playoff shot and several other records on the line.
But despite the uphill battle, the Indians ran onto the field Friday night with the same determined look they wear each Friday night. And although the scoreboard read 35-14 Fannin at the end, the Indians still had plenty of reasons to celebrate.
It took a bit for the Indians offense to warm up, but the momentum shifted when Drew Allison crossed the line for a first down. Tucker Kirk completed a pair of passes to Caleb Norrell and Ryan Burkhardt to inch closer to the goal line. Then came the trick play, the “Philly Special”, that has become common for the Indians. Except for this time, different people were responsible.
BoJack Dowdy (No. 35) hands off to Trey Wilkes (No. 15) for the “Philly Special” play.
The three players were BoJack Dowdy, Trey Wilkes and Tucker Kirk. Dowdy handed off to Wilkes, who passed to Kirk in the endzone. Before anyone really knew what happened, the Indians had shortened the Rebels’ lead 14-7.
As the Rebels regained possession and drove down the field, the Indians worked hard to make stops. Ethan Kline and Luke Mundy did just that, before a chop block call on the Indians led into another Rebel touchdown.
Lumpkin County came out of the half firing on all cylinders. Between Dowdy’s rushing and the Kirk to Norrell connection, the Indians were picking up first downs left and right. Unfortunately it ended with a fumble recovered by the Rebels.
Trey Wilkes (No. 15) receives a pass from Tucker Kirk for the second Lumpkin County touchdown.
The Indians struggled against a high-powered Rebel offense and defense, but continued to battle nonetheless. For one of their last possessions, Drew Allison carried and picked up yards for first downs. Kirk threw to Wilkes for a first down, then again for one more touchdown. The game ended shortly after, and the Indians had gotten the last word.
For their final game of the regular season, Lumpkin County will battle East Hall. The two teams have the same overall record of 1-8, and 0-5 in the region. East Hall is coming off of a loss to North Hall. Game time is 7:30 p.m. on November 8th.
TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week- Tucker Kirk, No. 7
Sports, Team FYN Sports October 12, 2019
Tucker Kirk is the starting quarterback for the Lumpkin County Indians, and he displayed his abilities in this role during the game against Cherokee Bluff.
Indians fans got to see more of the passing game they’d heard about- Kirk completed eight passes out of 11 attempts. One of those was an early 13 yard touchdown to Brian Cunane. Kirk also showed his rushing skills, keeping numerous times throughout the night for a total of 64 yards.
Undoubtedly Kirk is also a leader on the field, as he can be spotted communicating plays with coaches on the sidelines before doing the same for his teammates on the field.
Congratulations to Tucker Kirk, this week’s TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for Lumpkin County!
Sports talk Thursday with Lauren Hunter- That die-hard loyalty
Sports, Team FYN Sports October 31, 2019
Well Georgia sports fans, let’s get it over with. Let’s go ahead and talk about it, then we’ll put it behind us like a bad ex-boyfriend.
Georgia sports teams have been schlacked recently. Not just schlacked. Demolished. Embarrassed. Twitter exploded. That sort of thing.
Blame it on the curse of Georgia sports, blame it on your lucky shirt getting washed. Whatever you wanna blame it on, it happened. And for those of us who have constantly endured the mocking of our friends for years, we just hung our heads and cried.
Yes- I was at THE GAME this year. For the next week I was blamed by everyone for the outcome.
The first thing my brother, who is a card-carrying Florida fan, said to me after THE GAME (so we’ll call it) was, “it doesn’t matter whether Florida wins or loses, Georgia lost, and that’s all that matters.” This was the weekend when Florida went on to lose to LSU. It didn’t matter. Florida moved up ahead of Georgia in the AP rankings. And I discovered a new high in lows.
On top of all this, the Georgia/Florida game is in two days- and I’m certain I’m not the only one who’s a little afraid UGA has more to fear than ghosts and goblins.
The point of this post isn’t to moan even more about the loss(es). Facebook has done enough of that already. The point is to challenge us all to answer the question: at what point is enough enough? a.k.a when do we stop rooting for the currently triple threat of sports failure that is Falcons/Braves/Bulldogs.
Some of us may hide our red, black and blue for a bit while we lick our wounds. Others might change their game day ritual completely. All of us are going to have to endure ridicule from the SEC, NL East and NFL.
But I would venture to say NONE of us are going to change teams. We swear, curse, kick over chairs and get drunk when there’s a horrendous upset. Then the next game comes around and we can’t help ourselves. We’ll never be able to quite pull the trigger on turning off that ESPN notification or stopping our arm from moving when the Tomahawk Chop starts.
For many of us, it’s in our blood. We were wrapped in a red and black blanket from the womb, or looked at Turner Field for the first time as a young T-ball player. Our brains automatically associate the changing of leaves with the bright lights of a stadium, and our hearts with the loved ones we were surrounded by at that time.
We can’t separate the team from those memories. They’re one in the same. But we can distinguish between the good and the bad. Our team could be the National Champions one season, and the worst of the worst the next. Either way, those who are truly die-hard loyals can’t let our teams go. We can’t pick another team because we’ll never be able to associate that new team with the one ingrained in us. It’s that darn die-hard loyalty.
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.
Indians Split Varsity Games At The Bluff
Team FYN Sports January 17, 2019
Friday night had the Indians and Lady Indians travel to play the Bears at Cherokee Bluff High School in Flowery Branch. The Bluff maybe a new school but definitely have some good athletes and coaching. At the end of the night, the girls and boys would split victories.
The first to tip-off was the Lady Indians against a fast Bears team. The Game started out slow between the two teams with the Lady Bears holding a slim 8-4 lead over the Lady Indians. With the start of the 2nd, the Lumpkin Ladies started to find a rhythm from the perimeter with five 3-pointers including two from #14 Claire White to carry a tie heading into the locker room at the half. The third period was almost a carbon copy of the previous period with the long-range shooting of the Lady Indians. #23 Ashlynn Wistoski added her name to the 3-point list with two and helped push the lead to 30-26 as the final period was 1 minute away. In the final period of the game, the Lady Bears were caught on their heels as Lumpkin came out on fire. Having the best period of play I have seen this year was MacKenzie Pulley, #22 had 15 points to seal a huge victory and keep moving forward in a great season. The 55-32 win for the Lumpkin Lady Indians has them sitting at 14-4 overall with a tough region schedule still to come. Leading the scoring on the night was Davenport with 14 points and Pulley with 20 points.
The Varsity boys took the court to face off against a big Bears team in the
nightcap. The Indians came out short on the night as the Bears held the lead from start to finish. Coach Steele’s team left everything they had on the floor but wasn’t able to match the size and speed of Cherokee Bluff. The Indians trailed after one period by 17 and 19 at the half. As the second half began, the team lost focus after some sideline distractions. The Bears were too much for the Indians to handle in the third as they scored at will to put up 27 huge points to put the contest out of reach for Lumpkin. The Indians could not get anything going in the final period as they were outscored 21-4 as the clock buzzer sound. The 95-44 loss to the Bears is disheartening but Coach Jeff Steele and his team will regroup and be focused on their next opponent.
Lady Indians Shut Down Spartans Of GAC
Team FYN Sports September 20, 2018
Just one day after being shutout at the hands of the Dragonettes of Pickens High School, The Lady Indians past that experience on to the Spartans of Greater Atlanta Christian.
The visiting Lady Indians took advantage of stepping to the plate first and put up a quick run and take a lead. This 1-0 lead would be enough to take the victory but Lumpkin didn’t stop there. The Lady Indians offense added 2 insurance runs in the third and 1 in the fifth to solidify the victory. Having a good day at the plate is a way to put your team in the position to score runs and win the game. In the game against the Spartans, Breighton Harder was 2 for 4 with 1 run scored, Izzy Kinard was 2 for 4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored, Lita Sills and leading the way for Lumpkin was Lauren English. English was 2-4 with a run scored and 3 huge RBI’s.
In the circle, Lauren English Got the win on 84 pitches gave up no runs on 5 hits to a team that has several excellent contact hitters and are good at finding the holes in the opponents defense. English sat down 8 GAC batters by strikeout. Neither team committed an error in the game.
Lumpkin will host Cherokee Bluff out of Flowery Branch on Thursday starting at 5:30 PM
Indians Perform Well In Macon
Business January 23, 2019
The Indians made the trip to Macon Georgia last weekend for the GHSA State Duals tournament in the 3A classification. Having a fairly young team, Coach Brian Matthews had his team ready to compete.
Thursday saw the Indians take the mats against a very good Pierce Co. team in the first round. In a tough fought battle, Lumpkin came out with the victory and moved forward for a second round bought with Sonoraville. Coming in with a first-round bye, the Pheonix gave the Indians their first defeat of the tournament to push them in the consolation rounds.
Having to fight through more tough teams the Lumpkin wrestlers took the
mats against Pike Co. and Cook Co. The Pike matches had the Indians come out with the must-have win over an area champion to keep their hopes alive of continuing the journey. In the last competition for Friday, yet another area champion in the Cook County Hornets. Once again the Indians mixture of new and seasoned athletes came through for yet another win and proof that they belonged in Macon. The Indians would fall to Jackson County on Saturday to end the trip. Overall the Indians of Lumpkin went 3 and 2 on the weekend and finished in the top 6 in the state. Sonoraville and Jackson Co. continued through the bracket to finish third and fourth respectively in the State tournament. Congratulations to the Indians on a great run in duals and the best of luck as they turn their focus to the traditional state coming up in early February.
Lumpkin County “defined by effort” in game against Spartans
Sports, Team FYN Sports October 19, 2019
The Lumpkin County Indians football team proved on Friday night that it’s not always about what the scoreboard says.
Although the Indians lost to Greater Atlanta Christian by a final score of 49-6, numerous great moments displayed the improvements the team has made over the course of the season- and all against one of the toughest teams in the region.
“We’ve been talking all season, but really just in the last couple of weeks about how we need to be defined by our effort,” said head coach Caleb Sorrells. “We had a lot of fun, we competed and that’s what you’re supposed to do!”
With starting players Aaron Hopkins, Drew Allison and Ryan Burkhart out with injuries the Indians were forced to switch around in positions to make do. But instead of shrinking away, those in different positions stepped up to make great plays.
Joseph Allison with a stop for the Indians.
Lumpkin County’s defense started off on a strong note by holding the Spartans to three and out for their first possession.
The Indians defense provided great coverage of the Spartans receivers throughout the night. Jared Hoch broke up several passes to prevent first downs, and Joseph Allison broke through the line for a sack early into the game. Ethan Kline made several tackles, and even BoJack Dowdy, playing on the other side of the ball, stopped receivers with solid tackles in the second half.
The Lumpkin County offense struggled to convert a first down against the GAC starting defense, but came to life in the second quarter. A nine yard rush by Dowdy set up a play to get a first down, and then a pass from Tucker Kirk to Brian Cunane converted another.
The Lumpkin County offense prepares for a play.
Lumpkin County was able to convert another first down during their next possession, when Cunane carried on a fake punt. The play payed off- as the highlight of the night for the Indians came shortly after.
On second down, Kirk started the play with a handoff to Jackson Root, who then dropped back to complete a pass to Cunane for a touchdown.
The Indians offense would go on to convert several more first downs throughout the second half of the game.
Quarterback Tucker Kirk finished the night going 8 for 20 with 71 yards. BoJack Dowdy finished the night with 21 yards rushing over 12 carries. Tanner Barber also rushed for 21 yards later in the game over four carries.
On the receiving end, Cunane was Kirk’s go-to guy for several pass completions, but Ethan Kline also had a couple long catches for 37 yards.
Looking ahead, Lumpkin County will be back at home Friday night, October 25th, for their next region game against the North Hall Trojans. The Trojans are 4-3 overall in the season and 2-1 in the region.
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Indians Take Shutout Loss To Pickens
Team FYN Sports September 20, 2018
On Monday afternoon the Lady Indians hosted the Dragonettes of Pickens High School for a non region game. After handing the Dragonettes a shut out loss on opening day of the 2018 season, Lumpkin was looking to take the second and final game of the year between these two teams.
In the field the defense for the Lady Indians was shaky at times as they committed 3 errors that aided in the onslaught of runs posted by Pickens in the game. Taking the circle for Lumpkin were Natalie Robinson and Evee Dornhecker. These ladies combined in throwing 98 pitches total with Robinson taking the loss. Robinson went 2 and 2/3 innings allowing 10 runs on 8 hits, 1 strikeout, 2 walks and 1 home run. Only 2 of her 10 runs allowed were earned. Dornhecker in relief threw 31 pitches in 1 and 1/3 innings. The Dragonettes scored 2 runs with 1 being earned. Pickens had 3 hits and 1 walk against the second Lady Indian to enter the circle. The Dragonettes put 11 runs up in the third and 1 in the fourth for a 12-0 shutout victory. Reaching base on the only hits in the game for Lumpkin were Natalie Robinson and Lita Sills.Brighton Harder, Izzy Kinard and Evee Dornhecker earned walks in the game.
Lumpkin will travel to G.A.C. on Tuesday for a big region game that is scheduled to start at 8:30 PM.
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Born in Cleveland, Tenn., Jones relocated with his family to Blue Ridge in 2009 and graduated from FCHS in 2014. After two years spent at Faulkner University in Montgomery, Ala., Jones will be transferring to the University of Georgia this fall to major in Sports Management.
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Twenty-One Area Track Athletes Place at State
LCHS Track May 23, 2016
(Photo courtesy of Michelle Bentley)
Of the 26 area track stars that qualified for state, 21 placed in the recent state meets.
The Georgia High School Association Girls State Meet was held in Albany May 5-7.
Jenna Gearing of White finished as state runner-up in two events. She finished the 1,600-meter run with a time of five minutes, 10 and 73-hundredths of a second (5:10.73) and the 3,200-meter run with a time of 10:57.95.
Lauren Bentley of Gilmer took state runner-up in the high jump, leaping five feet, two inches (5’2″) to achieve the feat.
Olivia Moore of Pickens took state runner-up in the pole vault, reaching a height of 11′.
Emma Garrison of Union placed in two events. She finished state runner-up in the 800-meter run, with a time of 2:21.68. Later, she took fourth place in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:17.40.
Sydney Romine of Pickens claimed fourth place in the long jump, leaping 17′ 1 1/2″.
Julie Jacobs of Fannin finished fourth in the pole vault, reaching a height of 8’6″.
In the 3,200-meter run, Jaelan Alexander of White finished fifth with a time of 11:28.28 and Marley Hamby of Dawson placed seventh by posting a time of 12:14.74.
The discus throw saw Amanda Garner of Lumpkin take seventh place with a hurl of 93′ and Raven Sparks of Gilmer place eighth with a toss of 85′ 8″.
Kiernan Schmidt of White took eighth in the high jump, with a leap of 5′.
The GHSA Boys State Meet was then held May 12-14 in Jefferson.
Adam Ingram of Fannin placed third in the high jump, with a leap of 6′ 4″.
Sean Parker of Pickens took third in the 3,200-meter run, with a time of 9:27.03 and sixth in the 1,600-meter run, with a time of 4:22.59.
Austin Pierce of Lumpkin placed fourth in the 200-meter dash, with a time of twenty-two and 13-hundredths of a second (22.13) and fifth in the 100-meter dash, with a time of 10.84.
Jacob Poston of Dawson finished fourth in the 800-meter dash, with a time of 1:57.87 and sixth in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:22.24.
The White County pairing of Kaleb Crane, Jacob Sledge, Riley Barrett and Clancy Loudermilk took fourth in the 4×400 relay, with a time of 3:23.46.
Dalton Gasaway of Pickens finished fifth in the 400-meter dash, with a time of 49.07.
Kenny Eggerton of White finished sixth in the pole vault, reaching a height of 13′.
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