On Saturday afternoon, the PHS Dragonettes varsity basketball team welcomed the Chestatee Lady War Eagles to the Dragons Den for a non-region tilt. Saturday, was also special because it was Senior Night. The last time these two teams met, it was at the very start of the season, & Pickens, came away with a close victory.

This ball game started out slow for both teams as buckets would be tough to come by in this opening frame. Both squads finally got things going towards the end of the first as the Lady War Eagles took a 9-4 lead over the ‘Nettes going to the 2nd. Pickens, would pull momentum over to their side in the the 2nd as they would use a 10-4 quarter advantage to take the lead heading into the half, 14-13.

In the 3rd, their was much more scoring as both teams finally found something that worked for them. An 18-11 quarter run gave Pickens a 32-24 lead over Chestatee going to the 4th. In the 4th, the Lady War Eagles used a 17-9 run to tie things up with the ‘Nettes at 41, to send us to overtime. In the extra period, Chestatee outscored Pickens 8-4, as a desperation three as time expired would not fall for the ‘Nettes as the Lady War Eagles took this one, 48-45.

Leading the way for the ‘Nettes were:

Torie Williams: 14 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, & 2 steals

Mackenzie Hampton: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, & 1 block

Mykenzie Weaver: 11 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, & 1 steal

Shelby Cook: 8 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, & 1 block

Pickens, will be on the road tomorrow as they head to Dalton to take on the Lady Raiders of Southeast Whitfield in their final 6-AAAA region game of the regular season. Tip off is scheduled for 6 pm.