Last night, the PHS Dragonettes varsity basketball team made the trip up to Walker County to take on the LaFayette Lady Ramblers in a 6-AAAA region match up. Pickens, came in winners of two straight, & looking to improve to 2-1 in the region.
In the 1st quarter, it was the home team that took control early. After one, the Lady Ramblers led Pickens, 13-10. In the 2nd, the offense & defense for the Nettes’ picked up. Pickens, outscored LaFayette 15-13 in the frame to cut the Lady Rambler lead to 26-25 at the half. In the 2nd quarter, Junior Mykenzie Weaver reached the 1,000 point mark for her career.
In the 3rd, the Nettes’ would grab the lead from LaFayette. Outscoring the Lady Ramblers 18-16, Pickens held a 43-42 lead going to the 4th. The 4th saw the Nettes’ pull away. Pickens, outscored LaFayette 22-12 in the final frame to get the win, 65-54.
Stats:
Mykenzie Weaver: 32 points, 2 assists, 6 rebounds, 5 steals
Torie Williams: 17 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block
Ansley Parker: 4 points, 1 assist, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
Amanda Nelson: 3 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
Kealy Hillhouse: 3 points, 2 rebounds
Olivia Simmons: 2 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 blocks
Sarah Morris: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 block
Reagan Harwood: 2 points, 1 rebound
The Nettes’ will be back home on Tuesday as they will welcome the Gilmer Lady Cats to the Dragons Den. Tip off is scheduled for 6 pm.
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