Dragons to face Trojans in 6-AAA Semifinals

Jasper, Ga — The boys side of the 6-AAA Region Tournament began on Wednesday, February 12th as teams were looking to punch their ticket officially to the AAA State Tournament. Earlier games during the day saw North Hall defeat Dawson, Lumpkin defeat White County, and GAC defeat Chestatee. Pickens, the hosting school, took on the Johnson Knights. The Dragons, would pick up a 67-47 win to advance to the Semifinals.

The first quarter saw Dodge Davis takeover early as he would score 15 points in the frame. His brother Parker, would chip in 5 points and McCord Purdy would add a layup. The Knights, would look to gain some momentum as the quarter came to an end. Heading to the second quarter, the Dragons led the Knights, 22-8.

The second quarter was a nice back and forth as the Dragons just did outscore the Knights, 18-13 in the quarter. Parker Davis and Purdy, paced the scoring for the Dragons with 6 points a piece. Jamin Martin would add 3 points, and Dodge Davis and Caleb Lanford would each score 2 points. Heading into half time, the Dragons led the Knights, 40-21.

The third quarter saw the Dragons spread out the scoring a bit. Lanford, would lead the way with a pair of threes. Brock Barton and Martin would both add a three, Dodge Davis would get a bucket and a free throw, Purdy and DJ Mitchell would both make layups, and Parker Davis would make a pair of free throws. The Dragons, outscored the Knights, 21-11 in the third to take a 61-32 lead into the fourth.

For the Knights, the fourth quarter was their best offensively as they would outscore the Dragons 15-6 in the frame. Martin, would score all 6 points in the quarter for the Dragons. The Knights, were led by Cruz Gobert and Monty Young. The Dragons, would come away with the win, 67-47.

Leading scorers for the Dragons:

Dodge Davis: 20 points

Parker Davis: 12 points

Jamin Martin: 12 points

McCord Purdy: 10 points

Caleb Lanford: 8 points

Brock Barton: 3 points

DJ Mitchell: 2 points

The Dragons, will now shift their focus to Friday, February 14th as they will take on the Trojans of North Hall in a 6-AAA Region Tournament Semifinal game. The winner, will advance to the Championship game on Saturday, February 15th, where they will take on the winner of the GAC vs Lumpkin game. Tip off for the game against the Trojans is set for 8:30 pm.