This past Wednesday night, the PHS Dragons varsity basketball team hosted the Jaguars of Maynard H. Jackson in the final day of the Pickens Holiday Classic. The Dragons looked to get a win prior to getting into region play on Tuesday.

The 1st quarter saw the Dragons come out on fire. Both teams were executing offensively and the opening frame ended with a 14-14 tie. In the 2nd quarter, Pickens took a slight lead. Jackson however, was able to hit a three at the buzzer to take a 37-34 lead. The 1st half was highlighted by dunks from Tyler Garner & Sam Davis.

In the 3rd, the offense for the Dragons stalled. The Jaguars outscored Pickens 19-6 in the 3rd, to stretch their lead out to 56-30 going to the 4th. Jackson closed out the ball game with a 16-9 run to take this one, 73-49.

Leading the way for the Dragons were:

Holden Roop: 16 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, & 1 steal

Trent Rizoti: 10 points, 2 assists, & 3 rebounds

Joseph Gossett: 8 points, 1 assist, & 2 rebounds

Tyler Garner: 6 points, 2 assists, 3 rebounds, & 1 steal

Sam Davis: 4 points, 1 assist, & 2 steals

Blake Gorth finished with 2 points, 1 rebound, & 1 block, & DJ Walden had 2 points, 1 rebound, & 1 steal.

As mentioned earlier, the Dragons will be back in region play this Tuesday as they host the Raiders of Southeast Whitfield. The Raiders are currently 5-8 (play Christian Heritage tomorrow), & 3-2 in region play. Senior Ty Pendley leads all of 4A averaging 27.3 ppg. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.