Jasper, Ga — With the ’25-’26 basketball season set to tip off, the Pickens Dragonettes, welcomed the Lady Lions of Christian Heritage for a scrimmage on Tuesday, November 11th. The Lady Lions, finished the ’24-’25 season with a 20-8 record. The Nettes, finished the ’24-’25 season with a 27-3 record. The Nettes, would lead the game throughout and win the game, 63-54.

The first quarter, was a back and forth battle with both teams trading the lead. Ellison Steinhauer and Reagan Ludington led the way for the Nettes with 6 and 5 points respectively. Darbi Stanley, Khloe Pruitt, and Caleigh Hofford rounded out the scoring for the Nettes in the first quarter. Heading to the second quarter, the Nettes, led the Lady Lions, 18-17.

In the second quarter, the Nettes, were on it defensively which led to some nice transition offense. The Nettes, outscored the Lady Lions 22-6 in the second quarter. Stanley, led the scoring in the second quarter with 6 points. Bree Jewell and Steinhauer, had 5 points each. Tonia Rivera, and Hofford, had 3 points each. At the half, the Nettes led the Lady Lions, 40-23.

The third quarter, was much like the first quarter with both teams trading buckets. The Lady Lions, would just outscore the Nettes, 15-13 in the frame. Steinhauer, led the scoring with 7 points. Hofford and Stanley each contributed 3 points in the quarter. Heading to the fourth quarter, the Nettes led the Lady Lions, 53-38.

The Lady Lions, would outscore the Nettes, 16-10 in the fourth quarter. Skyler Lathem, would lead the Nettes in scoring with 4 points. Jewell, Elin Porio, and Stanley all had 2 points. The Nettes, were able to hang on and pick up a 63-54 win in the scrimmage.

Scoring leaders for the Nettes:

Ellison Steinhauer: 18 points

Darbi Stanley: 14 points

Caleigh Hofford: 8 points

Bree Jewell: 7 points

Reagan Ludington: 5 points

Skyler Lathem: 4 points

Tonia Rivera: 3 points

Elin Porio: 2 points

Khloe Pruitt: 2 points

The Nettes, will head to Sequoyah High School on Saturday, November 15th to take part in Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic. The Nettes, will take on the Lamar County Lady Trojans. Tip off is set for 1 pm.