This past Friday, the PHS varsity football team host the Purple Hurricanes of Cartersville in what was the 7-AAAA Region Championship game. Cartersville came in ranked anywhere from 1-3 in different polls and undefeated on the season at 9-0 with a 6-0 region record. Pickens came in winners of 4 straight, undefeated at home on […]
Read More »Dragons Run Through Gilmer To Move To 8-1
Last night, the PHS Varsity football team made their way up 515 to take on their bitter rival, the Gilmer Bobcats. This match up was important not only for bragging rights but both teams fighting for playoff positions. Pickens came in having already clinched a spot in the playoffs while Gilmer was looking to stay […]
Read More »Dragons Clinch Playoff Berth With Win Over Heritage
Last night, the PHS Dragons varsity football team hosted the Generals of Heritage in another crucial 7-AAAA region game. On a night where the newest class of the PHS Athletics Hall of Fame and the 8th grade middle school championship football team were honored, the Dragons looked to clinch their 2nd straight playoff berth with […]
Read More »JV Dragons Cap Perfect Season With A Championship
Earlier this evening, the JV Dragons hosted the JV Indians of Lumpkin County in the North Ga JV Championship game. Pickens came into the ball game 6-0 & looking to end the season with a championship win. Lumpkin won the toss & elected to differ to the 2nd half giving Pickens first crack at […]
Read More »Dragons Ramble On Against LaFayette
Last night, the Pickens varsity football team hosted the LaFayette Ramblers in a 7-AAAA match up. The Dragons were finally back home after nearly a month on the road and looked to build off of their road win against Southeast Whitfield last week. The Homecoming crowd would not be disapppointed. Pickens won the toss […]
Read More »Dragons Run Their Way To A Win Against The Raiders
Last night, the PHS varsity football team traveled to Dalton to take on the Raiders of Southeast Whitfield in a crucial 7-AAAA match up. The Dragons came into the ball game with a 4-1 overall record and 1-1 in region play looking to bounce back after a tough loss to Northwest Whitfield the week prior. […]
Read More »Dragons Lose First Game In Tough Fashion
This past Friday, The Dragons varsity football team traveled to Tunnel Hill to take on the Northwest Whitfield Bruins in a key 7-AAAA region match up. Pickens came into the ball game at 4-0 (1-0 in region), and were looking for their first 5-0 start since 1986. Pickens won the toss but elected to […]
Read More »PHS Alumni: Shannon Brooks Sparks Golden Gophers Offense
After seeing action against Colorado State, and recording 2 tackles on special teams against Kent State, former PHS football standout Shannon Brooks made his presence known against Ohio University. The true freshman electrified the Minnesota home crowd in the 2nd quarter with a 40-yd run to the end zone tying things up at 7 at […]
Read More »Defense Powers Dragons Past Ridgeland In Region Opener
Last night, the Pickens Dragons football team made the long trip to Rossville, Ga to take on the Ridgeland Panthers in the opening game of 7-AAAA play for both teams. Last year, the Panthers won a back and forth game inside Dragons Stadium and in the last three meetings, were 2-1 against Pickens. The Dragons […]
Read More »Hawks Home Single Game Tickets Set For Limited Release
Per Jelani Downing, Coordinator, Cooperate Communications for the Atlanta Hawks & Phillips Arena: On September, 24th individual game tickets for home games through December are available. This Starts with opening week match ups with the Detroit Pistons (Oct. 27th), division rival Charlotte Hornets (Oct. 30th), & ending with the Dec. 26th game against the New […]
Read More »Hawks Offering First Look At New Court, Roster
From Jelani Downing, Coordinator, Corporate Communications for the Atlanta Hawks & Phillips Arena: On October 3rd, fans of the Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club will get a chance to see up close the new court design at Phillips Arena as well as the 2015-16 roster. The color scheme, much like the new jerseys, features Volt Green, […]
Read More »PHS Football Nominated For Team of the Week
After their 4-0 start, the PHS Dragons Football team have been nominated for High 5 Sports team of the week. Pickens, along with the Cambridge Bears, East Coweta Indians, Mill Creek Hawks, & Therrell Panthers are involved in a week long voting process that will decide High 5 Sports’ Team of the Week winner. Here […]
Read More »Dragons Hold Off Johnson To Move To 3-0 Prepare For Region Play
Last night, the Dragons varsity football team played host to the Knights of Johnson-Gainesville in what was the final non-region game for Pickens. This was the 14th time these two schools have met with the Dragons leading the all-time series, 7-6 and winners of three straight. Prior to kickoff, Tucker Green and Sydney Romine would […]
Read More »PHS Alumni: Tanner Brumby Makes D-1 Debut For Mercer
During Saturday’s non-conference football game between the Stetson Hatters and the Mercer Bears, former PHS QB Tanner Brumby got in on the action. The redshirt Sophomore played the majority of the 2nd half in what was a big win for Mercer 57-14. Brumby was 3-9 passing on the night for 31 yards while adding 54 […]
Read More »PHS Alumni: Jordan Shaw Making Plays For Shorter
Jordan Shaw, former PHS QB & basketball standout, is making quite the name for himself for the Hawks of Shorter University. After red shirting his freshman year in 2011, Shaw was a backup QB in 2012 before the coaches decided to move him to safety in the spring of 2013. Shaw excelled at the position, […]
Read More »Hawks, ColorComm To Host Minority Women In Sports PR Panel
From Jelani Downing, Coordinator of Cooperate Communications for the Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club and Phillips Arena, the Atlanta Hawks and the Atlanta chapter of ColorComm have announced plans to host a “Minority Women in Sports PR.” It will be a panel discussion featuring well known women in the world of professional sports communications. This event, […]
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