Dragonettes Ready for Tip off (#1 Haley Kalson, #32 Danielle Goss, #30 Makayla Angel, Sarah Smith Center)
(Photo by LT Melton)
Dragonettes Doused in Decatur
The Pickens High School Dragonettes’ basketball season came to a close, with a 53-35 loss to the Columbia High School Lady Eagles in the first round of the state playoffs.
The Lady Eagles took flight early running out to a quick 6-0 lead before a Sarah Smith jumper put the “Nettes” on the scoreboard. Pickens picked up the pace cutting the lead to 10-6 with 3:18 left in the first quarter, after Haley Kalson’s assist to Smith. The quarter ended with Columbia holding a 12-8 lead.
Pickens’ Danielle Goss cut the Columbia lead to two, 12-10, with a driving lay-up; however, an 8-2 run by the Lady Eagles saw Pickens facing a 20-12 deficit with 4:13 left in the first half. Columbia led 22-16 at half time.
The Dragonettes went cold in the third quarter, allowing the Lady Eagles to spread its wings. Columbia opened the second half with an 8-0 run that put the home team up 30-16. The “Nettes” got nixed by the Lady Eagles’ press. Pickens kept getting picked off, picking up only five points in the third.
Columbia led 38-21 going into the fourth quarter and cruised to a 53-35 victory. Goss, a senior, led the “Nettes” in scoring with 17 in her last game. Smith finished with eight, Kadie Mullinax had six, and Olivia Lemieux had three.
Pickens’ Danielle Goss cut the Columbia lead to two, 12-10, with a driving lay-up; however, an 8-2 run by the Lady Eagles saw Pickens facing a 20-12 deficit with 4:13 left in the first half. Columbia led 22-16 at half time.
The Dragonettes went cold in the third quarter, allowing the Lady Eagles to spread its wings. Columbia opened the second half with an 8-0 run that put the home team up 30-16. The “Nettes” got nixed by the Lady Eagles’ press. Pickens kept getting picked off, picking up only five points in the third.
Columbia led 38-21 going into the fourth quarter and cruised to a 53-35 victory. Goss, a senior, led the “Nettes” in scoring with 17 in her last game. Smith finished with eight, Kadie Mullinax had six, and Olivia Lemieux had three.
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