Nettes” Nipped: Dragons Fired Up First and Final

The Pickens High School girls and boys soccer team headed to region rival, Gilmer High school to take on the Bobcats. The Dragonettes fell on “Sudden Death” penalty kicks 6-5. The Dragons fired first and final, scoring two goals in the first half; en route to a two nil win.The “Nettes” nets were nipped first as Gilmer’s Rosie Landverde drew first blood, scoring at the 10:55 mark in the first half. Pickens’ Marie Kapinsky answered with a penalty kick goal with 5:11 left in the first half. The score remained 1-1 throughout the first half.

Dragonette, Maya Henderson, scored at the 21:15 mark in the second half to put Pickens up 2-1. The home team tied the game when, Maria Ford scored on a penalty kick at the 10:55 mark.

After two overtime halves and the first round of penalty kicks, the game was decided in “Sudden Death” when Tiana Longino claimed the 6-5 victory for the Lady “Cats.”

The Dragons caught fire early, scoring the game’s only goals in the first half. Jacob Godfrey scored on a penalty kick at the 7:15 mark and Titus Henderson scored a goal at the 2:20 mark