Last night, the PHS Dragonettes varsity basketball team hosted the Lady Generals of Heritage in a tough 6-AAAA match up. Pickens, were looking to bounce back after a tough loss last Friday to the Lady Bruins of Northwest Whitfield. Heritage, came in ranked in the top ten of the 4A poll just like the Lady Bruins and were 8-0, 3-0 in the region coming into last night.

In the 1st, the 2nd unit for the ‘Nettes acted like a spark plug. The ‘Nettes caught fire early to jump out to a 19-10 lead over the Lady Generals. In the 2nd, Heritage used a 16-8 quarter run to get back into it. At the half, Pickens held a slim lead, 27-26.

In the 3rd, it was more back and forth between the two teams as they proved to be very evenly matched throughout the game. The Lady Generals had a slight 13-12 quarter advantage to send us to the 4th, tied at 39. In the 4th, the physicality that this game had kept up as fans from both sides of the stands were clamoring for fouls through the majority of the contest. Heritage was able to hit their free throws at the end of the game to come out with the win, 53-46.

Leading the way for the ‘Nettes were:

Autumn Young: 11 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, & 3 steals

Torie Williams: 7 points, 3 assists, & 1 rebound

Mackenzie Hampton: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, & 1 block

Ashley Nelson: 5 points, 5 rebounds, & 4 steals

Mykenzie Weaver: 4 points, 1 assist, & 3 rebounds

Bailey Payne: 4 points, 2 rebounds, & 1 steal

Taylor Wigington: 3 points, 2 assists, 3 rebounds, & 1 block

Shelby Cook: 3 points, & 3 rebounds

Allie Stephens: 3 points, 1 rebound, & 1 steal

Madison McClure: 5 assists, 1 rebound, & 2 steals

Tessa Duncan: 1 assist, & 4 rebounds

The ‘Nettes will look to get back to their winning ways on Friday as they make the long trek to Rossville to take on the Ridgeland Lady Panthers. Tip off scheduled for 6 p.m.