Dragons To Face Northwest Whitfield For 3rd Place

Last 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.