The Pickens Dragons and Dragonettes played their last games before Christmas on Friday night against the St. Pius X Golden Lions and Lady Lions and although the two home teams played very well, both came up empty-handed.
Read More »Ryan Chastain Selected to North vs. Central All-Star Game
Pickens Dragons left tackle Ryan Chastain has been selected as a member of the North roster for the inaugural North vs. Central All-Star Game.
Read More »Contests with the Catamounts: Pickens Plays Tough Against Dalton
The Pickens Dragons and Dragonettes took on the Dalton Catamounts and Lady Catamounts on Tuesday night with mixed results, as the Nettes fought hard and came out with a two-point win and the Dragons struggled through a twenty-one point defeat.
Read More »Failure to Finish: Nettes & Dragons Fall to West Forsyth
The Pickens Dragons and Dragonettes traveled to Cumming on Saturday evening to take on the West Forsyth Wolverines and Lady Wolverines. The night proved to be very disappointing for Pickens, as both teams were in prime position to come away with a victory but struggled mightily in the final quarter of play and lost.
Read More »Down to the Wire: Dragons and Nettes Frustrate Fannin
The Dragonettes and Dragons traveled to Blue Ridge on Tuesday and came away on the night with a 2-0 record, as the Dragonettes dominated the Lady Rebels and the Dragons made the most out of a great first half and held on for a close victory.
Read More »All-Region Team for 7-AAAA Announced
The All-Region football team for Region 7-AAAA was released on Monday. Among the Pickens players selected on the first team were Tanner Brumby at quarterback (Brumby was also selected as the special teams player of the year for his excellent punting skills) and Shannon Brooks at running back.
Read More »FBS Coaching Changes: Taggart and Tuberville Take on New Jobs
Two new head coaching positions have opened up in the last three days, as Western Kentucky head coach Willie Taggart announced on Friday that he was leaving the Hilltoppers for the South Florida head coaching job and Tommy Tuberville announced on Saturday that he was leaving Texas Tech for Cincinnati.
Read More »Nettes Win, Dragons Lose in Battles With West Forsyth
The Pickens Dragons and Dragonettes had mixed results in their first hope games of the 2012-2013 season, as the Dragonettes outlasted the West Forsyth Lady Wolverines and the Dragons made a late run but just could not top the Wolverines.
Read More »Nettes and Dragons Get Clawed By Catamounts
The Pickens Dragonettes and Dragons ended their three-game road trip on a disappointing note on Friday night against Dalton High School, as the Nettes fought hard but fell to the Lady Catamounts and the Dragons struggled against an impressive Catamounts crew.
Read More »More Coaching Changes: Dykes and Jones Jet for Bigger Jobs
Two new head coaching positions have opened in college football this year thanks to Sonny Dykes, who left Louisiana Tech to take the Cal head coaching job, and Butch Jones, who left Cincinnati to accept the Tennessee head coaching position.
Read More »A Crack in the Cristobal: Florida International Makes a Change
The Florida International Golden Panthers made a very surprising decision on Wednesday, making the announcement that head coach Mario Cristobal had been relieved of his duties. Cristobal, who played at the University of Miami in the 1980’s and took over as Golden Panthers head coach after the 2006 season following a three year run as […]
Read More »Hello, I Must Be Going: Four FBS Coaches Head for Greener Pastures
The college football coaches’ silly season is in full throttle now, which has become increasingly apparent by the headlines of the last forty-eight hours. In that time, four FBS schools have had their head coaches bolt for other positions: Arkansas State, Kent State, Temple, and Wisconsin.
Read More »Fight With the Phoenix: Pickens Spars With Sonoraville
The Pickens Dragons and Dragonettes traveled to Calhoun on Tuesday to take on the Sonoraville Lady Phoenix and Phoenix and had mixed success, as the Dragonettes fought hard but ultimately came out on the losing end and the Dragons took advantage of a great third quarter to pick up their first victory since the second […]
Read More »Skip to My Lou: South Florida Fires Holtz
South Florida announced today that Skip Holtz, the son of legendary head coach Lou Holtz, has been let go after spending three years as Bulls head coach. Holtz, who arrived in St. Petersburg after compiling a 38-27 record as East Carolina head coach, leaves South Florida with a record of 16-21, including a 3-9 mark […]
Read More »Warriors Come Out to Play Pickens, Split Matchups
The Pickens Dragons and Dragonettes traveled to White County on Friday night to face the White Warriors and Lady Warriors and had moderate success, as the Dragonettes defeated the Lady Warriors 43-28 and the Dragons came out on the losing end of a 78-60 game.
Read More »Ellis Johnson Goes One and Done at Southern Miss
The Ellis Johnson era at Southern Miss has come to a quick and abrupt end after just one year thanks to an 0-12 record, the team’s first losing season since 1993.
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