Dragons Now 8-0 After Big Road Win Over Northwest Whitfield

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This past Friday night, the PHS Dragons varsity football team traveled to Northwest Whitfield to take on the Bruins in a crucial region ball game. The past couple of seasons, the Bruins have gotten the better of the Dragons, winning the last 3 match ups. Pickens looked to end that streak & stay atop the 6-AAAA standings.

 

The Northwest Whitfield Bruins got the ball first on offense. The Dragon defense came out aggressive & forced the Bruins to punt. The first possession for Pickens ended with 6 as the offense drove down the field, & the drive was capped off by a 2-yd TD run for CJ Streicher to put the Dragons ahead, 7-0, with 7:53 left in the opening quarter. The Dragon defense again came up with a big stop, & gave the offense good field position to work with. Pickens again marched down the field & would score after a 2-yd TD pass from Streicher to Hunter Hermann, who was all alone in the back of the end zone. Going to the 2nd quarter, the Dragons held a 14-0 advantage.

 

In the 2nd, the Dragons added to their lead after the defense again set them up with prime field position & Robert Davis would find the end zone from 4-yds out, to give Pickens a 21-0 lead, with 7:43 left in the 1st half. Streicher scored his 2nd rushing TD of the game 6:14 mark of the 2nd quarter to make it 28-0. This score, again was set up by a swarming defense. After a big kick off return, the Bruins got their first points of the game after a 9-yd run at the 5:05 mark of the 2nd. Northwest Whitfield tried to catch the Dragons off guard by using the swinging gate formation & tried to go for 2, but Pickens had it figured out from the start & stopped it. Giving us a score of 28-6. Just before the first half came to an end, the Dragons looked to add to their lead and add to it they did. Streicher connected with Zach Goss from 34-yds out to give Pickens a 35-6 lead at the break.

 

The Dragons, got the ball to start the 2nd half, & wasted little time picking up where they left off in the first half. Streicher & Goss hooked up for the 2nd time on the night, this time from 53-yds out. Pickens, took a 41-6 lead with 10:02 left in the 3rd. Davis, got his 2nd score of the night at the 5:50 mark of the 3rd as he was able to get in from 5-yds out, to make it 48-6. Another good kick off return by the Bruins helped set them up for a score as they got in after a 6-yd pass to make it 48-13 Dragons going to the 4th.

 

Pickens, got the only points in the 4th as Jarod Whitmore got past several Bruin defenders to score from 20-yds out. The final score in this one would be 55-13, Pickens.

 

Region Standings:

Pickens: 8-0 (4-0)

Ridgeland: 5-2 (3-0)

Heritage: 3-5 (2-2)

NW Whitfield: 4-3 (1-2)

SE Whitfield: 3-4 (1-2)

LaFayette: 4-4 (1-3)

Gilmer: 0-7 (0-3)

 

Stats:

1st Downs: 20

3rd Down: 7/10

4th Down: 2/2

Total Yards: 540

Rush Yards: 363

Pass Yards: 177

Takeaways: 1

CJ Streicher: 8/12 for 177 yards, 3 TD’s, 16 rushes, 80 yards, 2 TD’s, 1 punt, 35 yards

Robert Davis: 14 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD’s

Brady Moore: 6 rushes, 48 yards, 5 tackles, 4 solo

Anthony Jones: 2 rushes, 39 yards

Trevon Hawkins: 4 rushes, 34 yards, 5 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 2 pass break ups

Jarod Whitmore: 2 rushes, 21 yards, 1 TD

Zach Goss: 2 catches, 87 yards, 2 TD’s

Kaleb Ray: 3 catches, 38 yards, & 4 tackles, 1 pass break up

Michael Burell: 1 catch, 34 yards, & 1 pass break up

Alex Snelgrove: 1 catch, 16 yards, & 2 tackles, 1 interception

Hunter Hermann: 1 catch, 2 yards, 1 TD & 7 tackles, 1 pass break up

Clayton Holland: 6 tackles

Dallas McHale: 6 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 pass break up

Andrew Macom: 4 tackles

Jose Sanchez: 7/7 on PAT

 

Next week, the Dragons will host the Ridgeland Panthers. This game, will more than likely determine the region champion for 6-AAAA. Kick off is set to start at 7:30.

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