Jasper, Ga — On Tuesday, February 4th, the Pickens Dragonettes, welcomed the Lady Knights of Johnson to the Dragons Den for the second to last region game of the regular season. It was a special night for the Nettes as it was Senior Night. The three Seniors, Brylee Deering, Ellie Hollis, and Bella Martin, would all be recognized for their contributions during their time at Pickens High School. As for the game, the Nettes, would run their win streak up to 6 games as they defeated the Lady Knights, 70-18.

Martin, would start the game off quickly with a three to make it 3-0. That would help spark a 14-0 run to open the first quarter as Martin, Hollis, and Reagan Ludington all contributed to the run. A layup by Karina Ordonez, would put an end to the run and make it 14-2. After a three by Ludington, Harbor Landers would split a pair of free throws to make it 17-3.

The Nettes, would end the first quarter on a 6-0 run as Bree Jewell and Ellison Steinhauer, would hit back to back threes to make it 23-3 going to the second quarter.

The Nettes, would carry over that run to begin the second quarter as Steinhauer, Martin, and Skyler Lathem, would combine to score the first 10 points of the period to stretch the lead out to 33-3. Another layup by Ordonez, would put an end to the run and make it 33-5. The Nettes, would close out the first half on a 10-0 run as Martin would score 4 points, and Ruby Flatt would hit two threes to make it 43-5 at the half.

A bucket by Steinhauer, and a three by Martin, would get the third quarter going as the Nettes led it, 48-5. After a basket by Landers, Steinhauer and Hollis would make back to back buckets to make it 52-7. After Emily Hernandez got her first points of the game, Hollis, Ludington, and Jewell would combine to go on a 7-0 run to make it 59-9. Hernandez, would end the run with a three to make it 59-12.

Jewell, would close out the third quarter by going on a 5-0 run to give the Nettes a 64-12 lead over the Lady Knights heading to the fourth quarter.

Landers, started the shortened fourth quarter with a three. That would begin a 6-0 run for the Lady Knights as that made it 64-18. Flatt and Jewell, would end the run by hitting back to back threes as the Nettes would pick up the 70-18 win on Senior Night.

Leading Scorers for the Nettes:

Bella Martin: 17 points

Bree Jewell: 13 points

Ellison Steinhauer: 12 points

Ellie Hollis: 10 points

Ruby Flatt: 9 points

Reagan Ludington: 7 points

Skyler Lathem: 2 points

6-AAA Girls Basketball Standings:

Pickens: 21-2 (12-1) #1 seed

White County: 18-6 (10-3) #2 seed

Chestatee: 17-7 (9-4) #3 seed

Dawson: 15-9 (8-5) #4 seed

GAC: 13-11 (6-7) #5 seed

North Hall: 8-16 (4-9) #6 seed

Lumpkin: 8-16 (3-10) #7 seed

Johnson-Gainesville: 0-20 (0-13) #8 seed

With the seeding and match ups for the 6-AAA region tournament next week pretty much set, the Nettes, will turn their attention to the final regular season game of the season as they host the Dawson Lady Tigers on Friday, February 7th. Tip off is set for 6 pm.