Nettes move to 13-1 after another comeback win
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports January 5, 2025
Jasper, Ga — The Pickens Dragonettes, were finally back home after a few weeks as they welcomed the Coahulla Creek Lady Colts to the Dragons Den on Saturday, January 4th for the first home game of 2025. The Nettes, were coming off a come from behind region win at White County the night before. The Nettes, came into the game at 12-1 overall and 4-0 in 6-AAA. The Lady Colts, came into the game at 9-4 overall and 3-4 in 7-AA. Trailing by three heading into the fourth quarter, the Nettes, used a 13-0 fourth quarter run to pick up a 43-33 win.
The Lady Colts, would start the scoring to begin the first quarter as Annie Reed would drive into the lane and finish with a layup. Brylee Deering, would then hit a long jumper to tie it up at 2. A bucket by Reed, and a free throw make by Aubree Langley, would give the Lady Colts a 5-2 lead. A basket by Ellison Steinhauer, would cut the lead down to 5-4. Both teams, would trade buckets for the rest of the quarter as the Lady Colts led it, 11-8.
A pair of free throws by Greenlee Lumpkin, would start the scoring in the second quarter as the Lady Colts would stretch their lead out to 13-8. A basket by Steinhauer, would cut the lead back down to three. Lumpkin, would then bank in a three pointer to make it 16-10. After Deering split a pair of free throws, the Lady Colts, would go on a 7-0 run to make it 23-11. The Nettes, who were finding it hard to get some consistency on offense, ended the first half on a 10-2 run to cut the lead down to 25-21 heading to the break.
Steinhauer, who was a big part of the run to close out the first half, would score 4 straight points to begin the second half to tie the game at 25. A basket by Kayden Stuckey, would end the run and give the Lady Colts the lead back. A three pointer by Tania Rivera, would start a 5-0 run by the Nettes, and give them their first lead of the game at 30-27. The Lady Colts, would end the third quarter on a 6-0 run to make it 33-30 heading to the fourth.
The fourth quarter, belonged to the Nettes as they would turn up the intensity on both the offensive and defensive ends. The Nettes, would hold the Lady Colts scoreless, while scoring 13 straight points to help pull away. For the second consecutive game, the Nettes, pick up a win in comeback fashion as they defeat the Coahulla Lady Colts, 43-33.
Leading scorers for the Nettes:
Ellison Steinhauer: 19 points
Reagan Ludington: 11 points
Bella Martin: 5 points
Brylee Deering: 3 points
Tania Rivera: 3 points
Ellie Hollis: 2 points
The Nettes, will be back in region play on Tuesday, January 7th as they will travel down to Gainesville to take on the Johnson Lady Knights. Tip off is set for 6 pm.
Nettes get road region win to kick off 2025
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports January 3, 2025
Cleveland, Ga — The Pickens Dragonettes, rolled into 2025 with an 11-1 record with their only blemish coming from a 5A Rome squad. To kick off the new year, the Nettes, traveled up to Cleveland to take on the White County Lady Warriors in 6-AAA action. The Lady Warriors, came into the game 11-3 overall, and both teams were 3-0 in region play. The Nettes, used a big fourth quarter comeback to pick up a 50-46 win.
The first quarter started with Kylie Watkins connecting on a layup to give the Lady Warriors a 2-0 lead. A three pointer from Bella Martin, would give the Nettes their first lead of the ball game. After a bucket by the Lady Warriors, Martin and Reagan Ludington would hit back to back threes to make it 9-4 Nettes. Aslyn Burkett, would make a three to cut the lead down to 2.
After a basket by Ellison Steinhauer, Watkins would make a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 11-9. A jumper by Martin, would stretch the lead to 13-9. A three by Emma Lightsey, would cut the lead to 13-12 heading to the second quarter.
Watkins, would begin the second quarter with a three pointer to give the Lady Warriors, a 15-13 lead. A bucket by Martin, would tie the game at 15. After both teams traded baskets, the Lady Warriors, would build up a 27-22 lead after a 5-0 run by Watkins and Lightsey. Steinhauer, would rattle off four straight free throws to cut the lead the 27-26. A bucket by Watkins, would make it 29-26. A three pointer by Brylee Deering just before the buzzer, would tie the game at 29 heading into the break.
Ella Kate Shedd, would start the second half with a layup to make it 31-29 Lady Warriors. A basket by Steinhauer, would tie the game once again. After Bree Burkett split a pair of free throws, Tania Rivera would hit a three to make it 34-32. The Lady Warriors, would end the third quarter on a 6-0 run to make it 38-34 White County heading to the fourth.
The Nettes, would start the fourth quarter with a 5-0 run as Ludington would hit a three, and Ellie Hollis would make a layup to give the Nettes a 39-38 lead. After a bucket by Burkett gave the Lady Warriors a one point lead, Ludington, would hit another three to make it 42-40. A basket by Steinhauer, would stretch the lead to 44-40. Burkett, would then go on a 4-0 run to tie the game up at 44.
A three by Martin, would give the Nettes a 47-44 lead. A layup by Shedd, would cut the lead down to the 47-46. With 30 seconds left in the game, Deering, would come up with a big steal on defense. Steinhauer, would follow the layup attempt on the other end and draw the foul. Steinhauer, would hit both free throws to make it 49-46. After a missed three point attempt and a couple fouls, Ludington would split a pair of free throws as the Nettes win it, 50-46.
Leading scorers for the Nettes:
Ellison Steinhauer: 17 points
Bella Martin: 13 points
Reagan Ludington: 10 points
Ellie Hollis: 4 points
Brylee Deering: 3 points
Tania Rivera: 3 points
6-AAA Standings:
Pickens: 12-1 (4-0)
White County: 11-4 (3-1)
Chestatee: 10-5 (2-2)
Lumpkin: 7-8 (2-2)
GAC: 8-4 (2-2)
Dawson: 9-6 (2-2)
North Hall: 4-9 (1-3)
Johnson-Gainesville: 0-11 (0-4)
The Nettes, will be back at it on Saturday, January 4th as they will host the Coahulla Creek Lady Colts in the first home game of the new year. Tip off is set for 4 pm.
Nettes advance to AAA Sweet 16
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports February 22, 2024
Jasper, Ga — It’s state tournament time in Georgia for basketball as the Pickens Dragonettes hosted the Coahulla Creek Lady Colts in the first round of the AAA State Tournament on Wednesday, February 21st. Coming into the game, the Nettes were the #2 seed out of region 7, and ranked 4th in AAA. The Lady Colts, were the #3 seed out of region 6, and came in with a record of 18-8. The Nettes, got 26 from Sophomore Ellison Steinhauer as they picked up a 71-46 win.
The Lady Colts, got the opening tip, and got fouled on their opening possession. Shea Poe, would split a pair of free throws to give the Lady Colts a 1-0 lead. Caroline Reed, would add to the lead after a nice cut to the basket for the layup to make it 3-0. With the shot clock winding down, Steinhauer, was fouled on a three point attempt. She would go 2-3 from the line to cut the Lady Colts lead down to 1.
After a steal on the defensive end by Caroline Mullins, she took the length of the floor for the layup to give the Nettes a 4-3 lead. Mullins, would get the defensive rebound after the Lady Colts possession and again sprint down the court for another layup to make it 6-3. A baseline drive by Reed for the lay in ended the 6-0 run for the Nettes and cut the lead down to 6-5.
Bella Hopkins, would get in on the action with her first points of the night as she nailed a three to make it 9-5. Steinhauer, would hit her first three of the night soon after, to push the lead to 12-5. Aubree Langley, would end the run with a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 12-7. A second three pointer by Hopkins would make it 15-7 Nettes going to the second quarter.
After a pair of fouls on the Lady Colts to begin the second quarter, Mullins, got the scoring started as she collected an offensive rebound and hit a jumper to make it 17-7. The Lady Colts, would then go on a 7-0 run with Poe, Lilah Brooker, and Karis Hurt all contributing to cut the lead down to 17-14. The Nettes, would respond with a 7-0 run of their own as Steinhauer and Mullins would make two free throws and Hopkins would hit her third three to make it 24-14. A three by Poe would cut the lead to 24-17.
Steinhauer, would head back to the line after she was hip checked while shooting a three. She would make all three free throws to increase the lead back to 10. A three by Brooker would make it 27-20. Mullins, would score the last points of the first half with a floater just inside the free throw line to give the Nettes a 29-20 lead at the half.
The third quarter started with Hopkins hitting her fourth three of the game to make it 32-20. After a three by Presley Denton cut the lead back to 9, Mullins would make a pair of free throws to extend the lead to 11. Poe and Steinhauer, would then exchange three point makes as the Nettes led, 37-26. A layup by Hurt would cut the lead back to single digits. A pair of free throws by Steinhauer would push the lead right back to 11.
After a little back and forth from both teams, the Nettes would go on an 8-0 run to close out the third quarter with Bella Martin, Mullins, and Steinhauer all contributing. Going to the fourth quarter, the Nettes led it, 55-34.
The fourth quarter began with a 5-0 run from Poe and Hurt to cut the lead to 55-39. After a three by Reagan Ludington, Poe would make another three to cut the lead to 58-42. The Nettes, would then go on a 7-0 run as Mullins would make back to back layups and Steinhauer would make three straight free throws to extend the lead to 65-42. A basket by Langley would end the run and make it 65-44.
The Bella’s, would then hit back to back threes as Bella Martin made her second three of the game and Bella Hopkins would make her fifth three of the game to increase the lead to 71-44. A late bucket by Kayden Stuckey would make it 71-46. The Nettes would run out the rest of the clock and they would advance to the AAA Sweet 16 with a 71-46 victory.
Scorers for the Nettes:
Ellison Steinhauer: 26 points (4 threes, 12-13 from the free throw line)
Caroline Mullins: 21 points (5-6 from the free throw line)
Bella Hopkins: 15 points (5 threes)
Bella Martin: 6 points (2 threes)
Reagan Ludington: 3 points (1 three)
The Nettes, will now look ahead to their match up in the Sweet 16 as they will take on the Hebron Christian Lady Lions. The Lady Lions, are 26-2 on the season, ranked as the #1 team in AAA, and the #11 team in the nation. Tip off is set for Friday, February 23rd at 6 pm.