Pickens Power Half-Hour, Dragon Talk 2018
Dragon's Corner August 24, 2018
Dave sits down each Tuesday with the head coach of the Pickens Dragons, Chris Parker. Together they discuss the game from the week before and the upcoming game.
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Coach Chris Parker Talks Dragon Football
Team FYN Sports July 26, 2018
Coach Chris Parker sat down with Team FYN Sports to talk about Dragons youth Program and the upcoming 2018 season. Parker, being the Athletic Director for all Pickens County is really involved and excited to see these young athletes grow and be a part of the high school programs in years ahead.
One young man that Parker has seen grow and mature is Zach Goss. Goss was a 7th grader when Coach Parker started working with the youth program. Parker said the he saw a small skinny kid that had potential and look where he is now, a Senior that has had an excellent high school career and has verbally committed to play for Tennessee Tech.
The 2018 season holds expectations just as previous seasons and Coach Parker is ready to lead his team into battle. The Dragons start the season at home against a bigger and stronger Stone Mountain team. The ultimate goal for Parker and his Dragons is to play their best, execute their game plan and win games. Most importantly, put out young men who are ready to face the world after high school.
Dragons Host Youth Camps
Team FYN Sports July 17, 2018
On Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of last week the Dragons held their annual youth camps for football and cheer. Coach Chris Parker and his staff along with high school players took to the practice field to teach kindergarten through 7th grade athletes.
The camp attendees moved across 10 skill stations to learn both new skills and also to enhance
those skills already in their repertoire. Several of the stations focused on safety of the skills learned. Proper technique of tackling and blocking is vital for the safety of both the offensive and defensive players. Other stations consisted of passing, receiving and different types of set ups and schemes to be used in games. A large amount of success in the camp goes to the high school players for their dedication and of course patience with over 180 energetic youth.
Part of the camp gets the young ladies out to work with the high school cheerleaders and their coaches to teach new cheers, work on and learn 
additional skills and techniques to prepare the new and current little Dragons to get the crowds fired up and cheer on the guys on the field. The cheer side of the camp brought out around 130 working their way through several stations that taught them toe touches, tumbling and and as stated previously new cheer routines. The high school cheerleaders also were vital in the camps success with their time being volunteered and their heart for these young ladies to have fun and learn at the same time.
With almost 400 youth showing their interest in Dragons youth 
football and cheer, the high school program should be set for years to come. As Athletic Director for all of Pickens County, Chris Parker has to be excited as they move forward over the next several years.
Pickens Power Half Hour Dragon Talk ~ Episode 3
Team FYN Sports September 16, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGRcQP44GUc
PHS Football Holds End Of Year Banquet
Team FYN Sports December 15, 2015
Earlier this evening, the PHS football team held it’s anual end of year banquet at Chattahoochee Technical College in Jasper. A huge turnout crowd got to reflect and honor the players, coaches, cheerleaders, and everyone involved in what was another great season for PHS football.
Head coach Chris Parker welcomed everyone, said a few words, and then invited the cheerleading coaches up to honor both JV and Varsity squads. The coaches said a few words, then all the cheerleaders, from freshman to senior, were recognized and presented with their letter. The senior cheerleaders then presented their coaches with gifts and said a few words expressing gratitude for all they have done for them.
Then, it was the managers and underclassmen football players turn to be recognized as coach Parker called them up to the stage starting with the freshman and ending with the juniors. As each class stood before the audience, coach Parker talked to the crowd about them and how they’ve done this season and what he expects in the season to come. For the seniors, coach Parker wanted to try something different.
Coach Parker asked the seniors to come up and say something about a coach of their choice. The coaches then had their chance to say something about the senior players. There were also several awards handed out this evening. Here are the winners:
Golden Helmet Award (MVP) Sr. Andrew Ortiz
Academic Award: Sr. Austin Massey
Ironman Award: Sr. Walker Lawrence
Jim Locke Award: Sr. Caleb Brooks
Team Captains: Zach Betts, Walker Lawrence, Jacob Pair, & Kyle West
The final award was the PHS Touchdown Club Scholarship. This is given to a senior player who has played all four years, had no major school incidents, & write an essay detailing how much football means to them. The players awarded this scholarship were:
Kyle West, Tucker Green, Billy Reed, Austin Massey, Jacob Pair, Zach Henley, Bradley Ragano, Jake Campbell, Marcus Byrd, Dillon Eilers, Zach Betts, Zach Hermann, Caleb Brooks, & Dillin Gasaway.
Congrats to everyone involved that made this a great season for PHS football.
Pickens Super Star Swag Player of the Week
Team FYN Sports October 20, 2015
The week 7 Player of the Week goes to Dillon Gasaway. The Dragons Senior ran 147 yards on 12 carries and 3 touchdowns. Gasaway averaged 12.3 yards per carry.
TeamFYNSports Congratulates Dillon on his performance, earning him this weeks Super Star Swag POTW.
PHS Football Iron Man Results Released
Team FYN Sports July 24, 2015
The Pickens High School football team has released the annual Iron Man competition results have been released. There are 18 new 2015 PHS Iron Men.
Click here, to hear PHS head football coach, Chris Parker, discuss the Iron Man testing in full.
https://pickens.fetchyournews.com/2015/07/20/picking-parkerss-brain/
2015 PHS Iron Man winners were:
Alex Pittman
Andrew Hasbrouck
Bradley Ragano
Chris Pittman
Dillin Eilers
Dillon Gasaway
Eiljah Lawson
Jacob Pair
Kyle West
Luke Smith
Michael Casey
Sam Davis
Zach Betts
Zach Henley
Michael Cain
Nick Southern
Walker Lawrence
Jordan Burton
Full Iron Man Testing Results Here
Picking Parker’s Brain
Team FYN Sports July 20, 2015
Pickens High School head football coach, Chris Parker, recently sat down with Team FYN Sports to discuss the summer work being put in by the Dragons as well as the outlook for the 2015 season, with out star running back, Shannon Brooks.
Parker spoke about the work that his team has been putting in during the off season as well as the Iron Man testing currently taking place. He also discussed Region 7-AAAA, its competitiveness and some of the best players he expects to play against.
See below to view the full interview.
https://youtu.be/IvPI4MZPUgM
Dragons Hold Spring Practice Prepare For Spring Game
Dragon's Corner, Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports May 8, 2015
Today, the PHS Dragons football team held their 4th day of spring practice to get ready for the upcoming 2015 season. (more…)
PHS Football Team Holds End Of Season Banquet
Dragon's Corner, Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports December 17, 2014
Last Night, the PHS football team held the end of season banquet at Chattahoochee Technical College’s Appalachian campus. The evening consisted of celebration and looking back on what was one of the most successful football seasons in PHS history. From finishing at 8-3, to making the playoffs for the first time since 2005, and hosting a playoff game for the first time since 2004, and of course beating Gilmer for the first time in five years. (more…)
First Ever FYN Live Coach’s Show
Dragon's Corner, Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports September 3, 2014
The FetchYourNews.com sports team is proud of the newest edition to the North Georgia sports coverage, the Dragon Talk: The Pickens Power Half-Hour, a live coach’s show featuring Chris Parker, the Pickens High School, head football coach, and different assistant coaches and players every week. The show airs weekly Tuesdays at 7:00 pm. Last night, was the inaugural show, but do not be alarmed if you missed the entire show can be viewed by clicking here. (more…)
Pickens Dragons 2014 Football Preview
Dragon's Corner, Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports July 30, 2014
It’s time for another exciting season of Dragon football as the 2014 season is fast approaching. The Dragons was a “surprise” team last season finishing with a winning record for the first time since the 2007 season, falling just short of reaching the playoffs. The city of Jasper is buzzing about this team and I recently sat down with head coach Chris Parker and asked him what the expectations should be this season for his Dragon squad. (more…)
Shannon Brooks Close to Verbally Committing to Georgia Tech
Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports April 11, 2014
Pickens High School running back Shannon Brooks visited Georgia Tech on Friday and received a scholarship offer from the Yellow Jackets coaching staff. Brooks recently spoke with FYN and said that the only caveat to signing with Tech left for him to oversee is passing the ACT. (more…)
Tanner Brumby is Bound to be a Mercer Bear
Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports February 5, 2014
Pickens High School senior quarterback Tanner Brumby signed his National Letter of Intent on Wednesday with Mercer University, guaranteeing that he will be a Mercer Bear come the fall of 2014. (more…)