Union bests Chestatee to get their first win of the season

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In a battle of two football teams who were still looking for their first 2020 win, Union County (1-2) was able to handle Chestatee (0-2), beating the War Eagles 39-19 thanks to a couple of big plays.

The Union County Panthers are one hundred percent in a rebuilding year after the loss of their starting quarterback Pierson Allison to graduation last year. The does not mean that now starting quarterback Logan Helcher is going to let this team slip into the shadows. Helcher was able to find some success through the air which in turn opened up the running game and allowed Carson Walker to have a huge night on the ground, including taking the opening half kickoff back for 6. Walker had 125 yards and 2 TDs on 14 carries in the first half alone

Union County started the game off with a bang as Eli Peugh intercepted a Chestatee War Eagle pass and ran it into the endzone for a pick six.

Chestatee’s defense buckled down and blocked a Union County punt that they recovered on the three yard line which allowed Chestatee tie the ball game up as the buzzer rang to end the first quarter as Luke Bornhurst found Drew Knickel in the corner of the endzone. Both teams headed into the second quarter tied at 7 all.

The Panthers would then fire back quickly and Carson Walker would get his first touchdown of the night, putting the Panthers in the lead with 10:30 left in the second quarter.

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Panthers D takes a stand

After a quick defensive stop the Union, Carson Walker found the ball in his hands again and tip toed up the sideline for 50 plus yards, giving the Panthers a 21-7 lead over the War Eagles.

Chestatee would not go away however, finding the end zone again on a 30 yard bomb from Luke Bornhurst that made it 21-13 with 4:28 left in the first half.

Union County drove down the field and notched a quick field goal as time expired in the second quarter, taking a 24-13 lead into the locker room.

Carson Walker would quickly extend that lead, getting the crowd fired up by taking the opening second half kickoff 90 yards to the house and giving Union a 32-13 lead.

Luke Bornhurst, Chestatee’s quarterback answered Carson Walker’s house call with his third touchdown pass of the night, keeping the War Eagles in it and making it 32-19 Union.

Logan Helcher threw a little dump pass to Noah Underwood underneath and Noah ran it in for 6, giving Union a 39-19 lead, which they would hold onto for the rest of the game.

Underwood sheds the would-be-tackler and takes it in for 6

In their next game, the Panthers face the George Walton Academy Bulldogs (Monroe, GA) in a non-league bout, on Friday, September 25. Union County will attempt to build on its 1-2 season record during this rebuilding year for the Panthers. The Bulldogs enter the matchup undefeated with a 2-0 record after their 21-17 non-league win over Stratford Academy (Macon, GA).

 

 

GAC wins big over Panthers, Lady Panthers

Union County High School

Saturday Jan 13th the Lady Panthers tipped off at 6pm against the Lady Spartans of Greater Atlanta Christian Academy.

The Lady Spartans lost their star point guard Robynn Benton, Auburn basketball commit class of 2018. The Lady Panthers seemed well over matched as GAC was ranked the #1 team in the state.

The Lady Panthers never backed down to what would be a hard fought tough four quarters in which the score doesn’t show.

The Lady Panthers were led by Brooke Dockrey in the first quarter as she had 6. Followed by Andelin Hill who had 2. The Lady Panthers trailed 18-6 at the end of Q1. The Lady Panthers trailed ay the half 27-12. The leading scorers at the half were Brooke Dockrey and Andelin Hill 4 points. The Lady Spartans leading scorer was #2 Taylor Sutton with 10 points.

The Lady Panthers scored more points in the third quarter than in the first 2 combined, to trail 43-26 going into the fourth.

Kait McCarter led all scorers in the fourth quarter on both sides with 6 points.

The Lady Panthers fell to the top ranked team 61-38, bringing their record to 12-6 and 4-3 in region play.

The Lady Panthers top scorers were sophomores Kait McCarter and Andelin Hill (10) followed by Brooke Dockrey (8), and Bailey Daniel (6).

 

The Panthers followed the varsity girls by tipping off at 7:30pm.

The first quarter showed that GAC was all that they’ve been hyped up to be, as Union County trailed 24-12 at the end of the first. The Panthers were led by Pierson Allison (5).

At the half, the Panthers trailed 33-18, sophomore guard Pierson Allison accounted for half of Unions points scoring 9 in the first half.

Fifth-ranked GAC blew things open with a 16-6 third quarter.

The Panthers trailed 49-24 at the end of Q3, but they didn’t hang their heads.  They expected a tough game against the region leading Spartans.

Pierson Allison again led all Panther scorers in the 3rd with 4 points.

In the end, the Panthers fell to the Spartans 70-39. With the loss, the Panthers fell to 13-5 and 3-4 in region play.

The Panthers top scorers were Pierson Allison (13), Patrick Baggett (10), RJ Banton and Candler Colwell both scored 4. The Panthers were scheduled to travel to Pickens County Tuesday Jan 16, but those games were canceled due to inclement weather and have yet to be rescheduled.

Rec Super Bowl Saturday Schedules Set

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The Mountain Football League playoffs have finally reached their final destination for 2017:  Super Bowl Saturday.  This weekend, several of North Georgia’s finest young athletes will meet on the gridiron at Fannin County High School, battling to take home the league’s top honor of Super Bowl Champions.

Here are the results from last weekend’s final round of the playoffs:

6U: Fannin defeated Gilmer 22-0. Will play East Hall in the Super Bowl. East Hall defeated Chestatee 34-0.

7U: Fannin defeated Dawson 32-0. Will play Gilmer in Super Bowl. Gilmer defeated Pickens 46-0.

8U: Union defeated Fannin 20-0. Will play Chestatee in Super Bowl. Chestatee defeated Gilmer 25-19.

9U: Chestatee defeated West Hall 34-8. Will play Pickens in Super Bowl. Pickens defeated Dawson 26-0.

10U: Fannin defeated Gilmer 29-0. Will play Dawson in Super Bowl. Dawson defeated Union 12-0.

11U: Chestatee defeated Fannin 20-7. Will play Gilmer in Super Bowl. Gilmer defeated Dawson 7-6.

Follow us on Twitter @teamfynsports next weekend (or on Facebook) as we will have complete Super Bowl coverage from the sidelines on Saturday.

Updated Game Times:

6u Super Bowl
East Hall vs Fannin 10Am

7U Super Bowl
Fannin vs Gilmer 1145Am

8U Super Bowl
Union vs Chestatee 1:30pm

9U Super Bowl
Chestatee vs Pickens 3:15Pm

10U Super Bowl
Dawson vs Fannin 5pm

11U Super Bowl
Gilmer vs Chestatee 6:45 Pm

 

 

Rec Football Postseason Brackets Set

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Saturday (Oct 15) marked the final week of regular season football for the Mountain Football League.  The MFL consists of Chestatee, Dawson, East Hall, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Union and West Hall; and age divisions begin with 6u (under 6-years-old) and go up to 7th-grade.  Parents and coaches of youth athletes are encouraged to please send your photos, stats and game stories to [email protected] so that we can highlight the youth players throughout the post-season!

6u Playoff Bracket

7u Playoff Bracket

8u Playoff Bracket

9u Playoff Bracket

10u Playoff Bracket

7th Grade Playoff Bracket

 

Tigers take victories over Panthers

Union County High School

Tuesday Jan. 9, the Union County High School Panthers played an away 7-AAA region game at Dawson County High School.

The Lady Panthers fought hard but foul trouble got the best of them early on as center Kait Mccarter had to sit down early in the first and second quarters due to this.

The Lady Panthers fought hard early on with Q1 trailing 9-11 at the buzzer. Mccarter led the lady panthers with 5 in Q1. The Lady Panthers still had life in the second quarter although 3 starters had 2 or more fouls. Mccarter led all UC scorers with 7 points in the first half.

The Lady Panthers started out slow out of the half as they were on the wrong side of a 18-4 run to open Q3.

The Lady Panthers could never get back in reach of the Lady Tigers. Sophomore forward Andelin Hill led all scorers with 17 points, Mccarter also had (12), senior guard Bailey Daniel and sophomore guard Brooke Dockrey (8)The final score was 42-54.

The Lady Panthers fall to 11-5 and 3-2 in region play, the next game being Friday, Jan 12 against the Fannin County Rebels in a region match-up tipping off at 7pm.

The Panthers followed the lady panthers tipping off at 7:30.
The Panthers were in for a battle all night long and it showed as the score was tied at 12 end of Q1. The panthers also got into some early foul trouble as senior Candler Colwell had 2 fouls in the first 1:30.
This was a hard fought defensive battle all night long as no team had larger than a 4 point lead in the first half. The panthers trailed 27-25 at the half.
The Panthers were fighting all night long, senior forward Crawford Colwell hit a layup at the buzzer to put UC up by 1 at the 3Q buzzer 38-37.
The Panthers played keep-away by holding the ball for over 5 minutes in Q4, but missed key free throws in the last :45 seconds to fall to 13-3 and 3-2 in region play.
Offensively, Union was led by sophomore guard Pierson Allison (11), Senior Patrick Bagget and Senior Crawford Colwell (9).  The next game being Friday, Jan. 12 against the Fannin County Rebels in a region match-up tipping off at 8:30pm.  Full coverage to follow.

Union County takes wins at Andrews

Union County High School

Saturday, Jan 5, the Panthers headed to Andrews, NC to play a non-region matchup. The Lady Panthers tipped off at 5pm, and they got off to a hot start. The Lady Panthers outscored the lady wildcats 13-3 in the first quarter led by senior guard Bailey Daniel.

Daniel scored 7, she also reached her 1000th point during this quarter. When asked after the game how she felt about this accomplishment she said, “It’s honestly just such a blessing to have such great coaches and teammates I couldn’t ask for any other group of people.”

Sophmore forward Andelin Hill led all Union County scorers in the second quarter with five points to extend the lead to 26-16 at the half.

The Lady Panthers came out of the half and went on a 12-1 run to extend the 3Q lead to 38-21. Sophomore center  Kait Mccarter led all UC scorers with 6 points.

The final score was 48-29, and junior forward Jordan Rogers led the 4th quarter in points with 5.

Kait Mccarter led the team with 16 points followed by Andelin Hill whom had 11.

The Lady Panthers improve to 11-4 which matches last years win total.

The Panthers’ game followed the Lady Panthers, tipping off at 6:30pm and unlike the varsity girls’ game, this one got off to a bit of a slow start.
Trailing 8-12 at the end of Q1, senior guard Patrick Bagget led all UC scorers going into the half with 10 points.
The Panthers led 26-23 going into the half. The Panthers came out of the half on fire, using a 15-1 run to extend the lead to 48-32.
Senior Patrick Bagget shot 4-5 from 3 in the 3rd Quarter. Senior forward Candler Colwell led all scorers in the 4th quarter with 5 points. Senior guard Patrick Bagget led UC with 24 points which is a career high.
With the win, the panthers improved to 13-2 without sophomore forward Sawyer Drake (his status still uncertain with a Meniscus injury).

Panthers take down Rebels

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Friday Jan 12, the Lady Panthers faced off against the Fannin County Lady Rebels in a 7-AAA matchup. The Lady Panthers tipped off at 7pm.

The Lady Panthers got off to a hot start leading 11-7 at the end of Q1. The Lady Panthers were led by sophomore forward Andelin Hill who had 5 Other scorers were Kait Mccarter(4), Bailey Daniel(2).

The Lady Panthers wrapped up an intense 2nd quarter with a 26-19 lead over the Lady Rebels. Kait Mccarter had a huge quarter scoring 11. Sophomores Brooke Dockrey and Andelin Jill also had 2 points, respectively.

Going into the third quarter, the Lady Panthers got off to a hot start as they pulled an 11-0 run to extend the lead to 37-24. UC was led by Bailey Daniel(5), Kait Mccarter(4), Brook Dockrey(2). Kait Mccarter scored a career high 25 points in a Lady Panther domination of the Lady Rebels by a score of 45-29.

Bailey Daniel and Brooke Dockrey also scored (7) each. The Lady Panthers improve to 12-5 and 4-2 in Region 7-AAA. The Lady Panthers play GAC on Saturday, Jan 13th. The Lady Spartans are ranked #1 in the state in AAA.

The Panthers tipped off at 8:30pm, following the Lady Panthers. The Panthers trailed 10-9 at the end of Q1 led by RJ Banton (4), Pierson Allison (3), and Crawford Colwell (2).
UC trailed 20-17 as FC hits a 3 to put them on top going into the half. The Panthers were led by RJ Banton, Britt Waller, Patrick Baggett, Crawford Colwell all scored 2 points.
The Panthers got off to a slow start out of the half to trail 38-25 as FC went on a 18-5 run to end Q3. UC was led by Crawford Colwell (4), Candler Colwell, and RJ Banton both scored (2). Pierson Allison had (17) and Crawford Colwell (12), while accounting for every UC FG over the final 15 minutes.
Other UC scorers were RJ Banton (8), Britt Waller, and Patrick Bagget scored (4) and Candler Colwell (2). The Panthers fall to 13-4 and 3-3 in region play. The Panthers hosted the GAC Spartans on Saturday, Jan 13th. GAC Is ranked #5 in the state in AAA.  Follow us on facebook and twitter for up-t0-the-minute coverage and breaking sports news, as well as score updates throughout the games.  Full story on the GAC matchup to follow.

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