“How bout ya Bobcats!!” yelled Coach Paul Standard to his team as they gathered around him following their 34-21 victory on the road at Murray County. It was new Head Coach Paul Standard’s 175th career victory, and his first at Gilmer High School. Although it was just the second game under Standard’s leadership, the imprints […]
Read More »Dawson Too Much for Gilmer
Dawsonville, GA — “Sometimes you’re the windshield and sometimes you’re the bug, and we were the bug tonight,” surmised Gilmer Head Coach Kevin Saunders following their 35-0 loss to the Dawson County Tigers on Friday night. That was an appropriate way to put it. The Bobcats didn’t have any answers on either side of the […]
Read More »TEAM FYN SPORTS Writer’s Player of the Week – Gilmer
Congratulations to RB/LB Ashton White for being named player of the week for his efforts on both sides of the ball against Pickens.
Read More »Team FYN Sports Player of the Week
Congratulations to Gilmer Freshman Quarterback Will Kiker on being named our player of the week for his efforts in their victory over LaFayette. With Quarterbacks Spenser Smith and Seth Darling out due to injury, Kiker stepped in and ran the offense. It was his first career start.
Read More »Cats Lose Lead Late on Senior Night
Ellijay, GA — Two years ago the Gilmer Bobcats had 25 Sophomores listed on their roster. Friday night was Senior Night, only five of them remained. It was the final opportunity for Donnie Ledford, Andrew Gooch, Dylan Ellington, Luke Morgan, and Jace McClure to play in front of the home crowd at Huff-Mosley Stadium. They […]
Read More »Veteran Generals Too Much For Gilmer
ELLIJAY, GA — No matter the end result of the 2019 season for the Gilmer Bobcats, one thing is for sure. This has been an entertaining team to watch. Often outmatched, almost every game surprisingly close, yet here we are with three games left still talking about playoff possibilities. Friday night was another example their […]
Read More »TEAM FYN SPORTS Player of the Week: Kyle Allison
Congratulations to Gilmer Junior Linebacker Kyle Allison on being named our player of the week. Allison was a standout for the Gilmer defense against Northwest Whitfield.
Read More »Team FYN Sports Player of the Week: Dawson Stephens
Congratulations to Junior Left Tackle Dawson Stephens for being named our Player of the Week for his work against Heritage. Stephens is one of the anchors of the Gilmer Offensive Line that produced a solid rushing attack Friday night.
Read More »TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week – Seth Darling
Congratulations to Gilmer Sophomore Punter Seth Darling on being named Player of the Week for the Week 3 victory over Gordon Central. Darling had two key punts in the 6-3 defensive struggle that forced Gordon Central begin deep in their own territory.
Read More »TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week – Will Bradburn
Congratulations to Gilmer Sophomore OL/DL Will Bradburn on being named Player of the Week for the Week 2 victory over Towns County. As the right guard for the Bobcats he played a crucial role in the success of their Wing-T attack, including several impact blocks that led to big plays. On defense, Bradburn was in […]
Read More »TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week – Gray McClure
Congratulations to Gilmer Bobcats Sophomore RB/DB Gray McClure on being named Player of the Week.
Read More »The Streak is Over
Ellijay, GA — Think back if you can to November 6, 2015. The world was a much different place. President Donald Trump was four months into a candidacy that many considered to be a giant publicity stunt. 800,000 people had just packed the streets of Kansas City, MO to celebrate their first World Series championship […]
Read More »Gilmer Goes Out Victorious
LaFayette, GA — First a bit of housekeeping. This is part of a three-part series to wrap up the season. So I will keep the commentary light on this one. Be on the lookout tomorrow for my thoughts on the season. Then the final post Tuesday for a look ahead to next year, featuring comments […]
Read More »Cats Lose, Smith Likely Out for Season
Tunnel Hill, GA — The rain Friday night at Northwest Whitfield High School came in just about every possible way, shape, and form. There was the steady mist, the straight downpour, the wind aided sideways rain, and of course, at times it seemed as if the rain was coming up from the ground. Needless to […]
Read More »Cats Outlasted by Lumpkin Indians
Dahlonega, GA — The Gilmer Bobcats went on the road to Lumpkin County Friday night to face off against the Indians. The game was back and forth, ultimately won by Lumpkin 29-21. Despite the loss, Gilmer was impressive in this final game before the start of their region schedule in two weeks. For the most […]
Read More »Bobcats Valiant Effort Falls Short
Ellijay, GA — Pickens vs. Gilmer. It’s one of the biggest rivalries in North Georgia. Old timers from both sides love to wax poetic about the 63 year old series between the neighboring counties. However, over the last several years it’s lost a bit of its luster. That sort of thing can happen when rivalries […]
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