ETC TV3 Tip Off Tournament Tips Off

It’s that time of year again: leaves are falling, the weather is getting colder, and basketball season is upon us. With the start of the basketball season comes the annual ETC Tipoff Tournament, held at Fannin High School. This tournament pits some of the best schools in north Georgia against each other, as the boy’s and girl’s varisty teams of Copper Basin, Fannin, Gilmer, and Pickens all fight for the right to say that they are the best team around. The Gilmer Lady Bobcats kicked off the festivities with a matchup against the Pickens Dragonettes. Gilmer able to match the Dragonettes early on in the game, but Pickens just had too much for the Lady Bobcats, leading to a disappointing 40-32 loss for Gilmer. Junior Brittany Lowman led Gilmer in scoring with eleven points, and sophomore Britton Farlow led the team with eight rebounds.

Following the girl’s game between Gilmer and Pickens came the boy’s game, a matchup that had all the intensity of the best college basketball rivalries around. The Bobcats got the scoring going early on in this game and never looked back, holding the Dragons to just fifteen points in the first half of play and beating them by a final score of 50-35. Joe Bob Charles led Gilmer with eighteen points, and Drew Parks led the team with ten rebounds.

Gilmer’s boy’s and girl’s teams will take on Fannin today.
Article by Jordan Hill