Nettes get non-region win at home against Adairsville

Jasper, Ga — After a tough game on the road against the Heritage Lady Generals the night before, the Pickens Dragonettes were right back at it on Saturday afternoon as they welcomed the Adairsville Lady Tigers to the Dragons Den for a non-region ball game. The Nettes, came into the ball game with the Lady Tigers looking to get back on track before they head back on on the road for a big week next week. After a high scoring first quarter, the Nettes defense settled in and Pickens came away with a 78-39 win.

 

The scoring started early in this one as the offense for both teams clicked in this mid afternoon game. Lilly Simmons got the scoring started for the Nettes as she nailed a three pointer. Adairsville came back with a 4-0 run to take their first lead of the game, 4-3. Pickens countered with a 4-0 run themselves as Caroline Mullins and Madison Powell made back to back buckets. An 8-0 run from the Lady Tigers gave them a 12-7 advantage. After the two teams traded buckets, the Nettes went on a 7-0 run, led by Carmyn Mullins and Cassidy Richards, to give Pickens the 16-14 lead. A bucket and a free throw gave Adairsville a 17-16 lead late in the first quarter. Just before the end of the quarter, Reagan Harwood hit a three to give the Nettes a 19-17 lead.

The second quarter, belonged to Pickens. The Nettes caused a flurry of turnovers which led to multiple chances on offense. Pickens got contributions from several different players during the second quarter as they expanded their lead. The Nettes, outscored the Lady Tigers 27-4 in the second quarter to take a 46-21 lead into the break.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The third quarter, much like the first quarter, was a high scoring frame as a combined 34 points were scored between the two teams. Pickens, using a 20-14 quarter run, extended it’s lead over Adairsville to 66-35 going to the fourth.

The Nettes began the shortened fourth quarter with an 11-0 run to make it 77-35. Pickens picked up their 12th win of the season with a 78-39 win over Adairsville.

 

Nettes leading scorers:

Madison Powell: 14 points

Bella Howell: 12 points

Cassidy Richards: 10 points

Reagan Harwood: 9 points

Amanda Nelson: 7 points

Lilly Simmons: 6 points

Caroline Mullins: 6 points

 

7-AAAA Girls Basketball Standings:

Northwest Whitfield: 6-5 (6-0)

Pickens: 12-3 (6-1)

Heritage: 11-4 (5-2)

Cedartown: 9-4 (4-3)

Central-Carroll: 6-10 (1-4)

Southeast Whitfield: 1-14 (1-6)

Ridgeland: 1-13 (0-6)

 

Pickens, will start a four game road trip that spans a week on Tuesday January 19th as they head to Ridgeland to take on the Lady Panthers in 7-AAAA action. Tip off time is set for 6 pm.