Dragons defeat Warriors to even up record

Jasper, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, stepped onto Roy Cowart court for the first time in 2026 on Friday, January 9th as they took on the White County Warriors in 6-AAA region action. The Dragons, were coming off a big road win over the North Hall Trojans on Tuesday. The Warriors, built a little momentum for themselves after picking up their second win of the season on Tuesday against Johnson. A fast start for the Dragons, helped carry them to a 63-26 win over the Warriors.

 

Brody Bryant, got things going early as he would nail a three pointer to give the Dragons an early 3-0 lead. John Jarrard and Blayne Gunter, would then hit back to back threes to give the Warriors a 6-3 lead. After a layup by Aiden Mumaw cut the lead to one, Cooper Adam, would hit a three to make it 9-5. A 6-0 combined run by DJ Mitchell and Hayden Jones, would give the Dragons an 11-9 advantage.

Gunter, would tie the ball game up with a bucket. The Dragons, would close out the first quarter on a 15-0 run to jump out to a 26-11 lead heading to the second quarter.

 

Scoring, was tough to come by for both teams in the second quarter. Both teams would combine to score ten points in the second quarter. The Dragons, would take a 31-16 lead into the break.

 

The Dragons, would begin the second half by going on a 14-0 run led by Mitchell, Hayden Jones, Bryant, Mumaw, and McCord Purdy. Adam, would end the Pickens run with a basket as the Dragons led it, 45-18. After Cohen Michaud, would split a pair of free throws, the Dragons, would end the third on a 4-0 run as Landon Rice would split free throw attempts and Mitchell would hit a three to make it 49-19 heading to the fourth.

 

That run by the Dragons would carry over to the start of a shortened fourth quarter as Purdy would make back to back buckets and Bryant would hit a three to make it 56-19. Gunter and Jarrard, would go on a 4-0 run for the Warriors, to make it 56-23. After back to back baskets by Cam Jones and Mumaw, Raleigh Carbonneau, would split a pair of free throws.

Cam Jones, would split a pair of free throw attempts as the Dragons led it, 61-24. After a bucket by the Warriors, Rice, would close it out with a nice layup as the Dragons would come away with a 63-26 win.

 

Leading scorers for the Dragons:

DJ Mitchell: 19 points

Brody Bryant: 11 points

McCord Purdy: 11 points

Cam Jones: 7 points

Hayden Jones: 6 points

Aiden Mumaw: 6 points

Landon Rice: 3 points

 

6-AAA Boys Basketball Standings:

Lumpkin: 14-1 (4-0)

Pickens: 7-7 (3-1)

GAC: 4-9 (3-1)

Dawson: 8-7 (2-2)

North Hall: 6-8 (2-2)

White County: 2-12 (2-2)

Chestatee: 3-12 (0-4)

Johnson-Gainesville: 0-12 (0-4)

 

The Dragons, will have little time to rest as they will be back on the home court on Saturday, January 10th as they will host the 15-1 Fannin County Rebels. The Rebels, were able to pull away from the Dragons after a relatively close game on November 18th. Tip off is set for 7 pm.