Dragons To Face Northwest Whitfield For 3rd Place
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports February 13, 2016Last night, the PHS Dragons varsity basketball team traveled once again to Southeast Whitfield for the 7-AAAA Region Tournament. This time, Pickens faced the #1 seeded Canes of Cartersville for a shot at a region championship, and a home state game in the 1st round.
In the opening quarter, things did not get off to a good start for the Dragons as Cartersville went on a 9-0 run. However, the offense picked up for Pickens as they went on a run of their own, even taking the lead during the run. A 14-5 run for the Dragons tied things up at 14 as we went to the 2nd. In the 2nd, both teams went back and forth. The Canes pulled away a bit by the end of the quarter to take a 34-26 lead into the break.
In the 3rd, the ball game was still up in the air. Cartersville outscored 18-16 to take a 52-42 lead into the 4th and final quarter. In the 4th, the Canes were able to close things out using a 23-13 quarter run to get the win, 75-55. With the win, Cartersville will now face #3 seed Heritage for the region title today at 7:30.
Leading the way for the Dragons were:
Holden Roop: 20 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, & 2 steals
Trent Rizoti: 10 points, & 6 rebounds
Tyler Garner: 8 points, 1 assist, 8 rebounds, & 2 steals
Avery Luke: 8 points, 1 assist, 2 rebounds, & 1 steal
With the loss, the Dragons will now face the #2 seeded Northwest Whitfield this afternoon for 3rd place at 4:30. 7-AAAA is facing 6-AAAA in the first round of the state tournament. Depending on the 6-AAAA region championship game, and the outcome of the Dragons game today, Pickens will either be traveling to play Lithonia or Grady in the opening round.
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