Nettes win Thanksgiving tournament
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports November 22, 2023
Jasper, Ga — It was a battle of top ten teams in Jasper on Tuesday, November 21st as the #5 ranked team in 3A, the Pickens Dragonettes, welcomed the #9 team in 6A, the Creekview Lady Grizzlies. The Nettes, came into the game with a 3-0 record. The Lady Grizzlies, came in with a 2-1 record. The Nettes, had three score in double digits as they came away with the win, 60-42.
In the first quarter, Sophomore Ellison Steinhauer got things going with a nice up and under move for the layup. The Lady Grizzlies, got their first points and took the lead on the same shot as they were able to hit a corner three. Senior Bella Hopkins, put the Nettes back in front with a corner three of her own. After the Lady Grizzlies tied it up at 5, the Nettes controlled the rest of the quarter by going on an 11-0 run. Going to the second quarter, the Nettes led the Lady Grizzlies, 16-5.
A steal and a layup started the second quarter for the Lady Grizzlies as they looked to get something going. The Lady Grizzlies, would end up going on a 6-0 run before Hopkins nailed a three to put an end to it. That would spark a 10-0 run by the Nettes as Caroline Mullins would make back to back buckets and Hopkins would hit another three to make it 26-11. After the Lady Grizzlies split a pair of free throws and made a layup, Hopkins, drained another three to make it 29-14.
Steinhauer, got in on the three point fun as she hit her first of the night to make it 32-14. Heading into halftime, the Nettes held that same lead over the Lady Grizzlies, 32-14.
Creekview got the second half going with an early basket. Mullins, drew contact underneath on the other end and made a pair of free throws to make it 34-16. Later on in the third quarter, as the Lady Grizzlies were trying to make a run, Mullins received a nice entry pass from Steinhauer and finished with a turnaround layup to make it 36-24. On the next possession, Steinhauer drove in from the left corner with a stop and pop shot and made it. The two teams would trade baskets as the quarter closed. Going to the fourth, the Nettes led the Lady Grizzlies, 44-29.
The Nettes began the fourth quarter with Hopkins gathering in a rebound and taking it all the way for the bucket to make it 46-29. The Lady Grizzlies answered with a pass into one of their tall post players for the basket. Later in the fourth, after Creekview cut the lead down slightly, Hopkins, hit another three to make it 53-37. Reagan Ludington got her first points with a three to make it 56-39. After a three pointer by the Lady Grizzlies, the Nettes closed the game out with four free throw makes as they took this one, 60-42.
Scoring for the Nettes:
Caroline Mullins: 24 points (Tournament MVP)
Bella Hopkins: 20 points (All-Tournament Team)
Ellison Steinhauer: 13 points: (All-Tournament Team)
Reagan Ludington: 3 points
The Nettes finish out the Pickens Thanksgiving Tournament 3-0 and tournament champions. Now 4-0 on the season, the Nettes will have a week off until they are back on the court next Tuesday, November 28th when they host the Fannin County Lady Rebels. Tip off set for 6 pm.
Nettes move to 3-0 after defeating Sonoraville
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports November 21, 2023
Jasper, Ga — The Pickens Dragonettes, came into the season ranked 5th in the 3A rankings. The Nettes, opened the season by defeating Rabun Gap-Nachoocee 54-47 on Saturday, November 11th. A week later, the Nettes, would host the Denmark Lady Danes on the first day of the Pickens Holiday Tournament. Pickens, would come away with a 61-25 win.
On Monday, November 20th, the Nettes would host the Sonoraville Lady Phoenix. It was a long game and there were a lot of fouls called on both sides. In the end, the Nettes, moved to 3-0 with a 74-61 win.
In the first quarter, the Nettes, got the scoring started as Caroline Mullins found Ellie Hollis underneath for a layup. The Lady Phoenix, would then tie it up with a bucket of their own. Ellison Steinhauer, would give the Nettes the lead back with a three. Steinhauer, would be fouled on the shot and she would hit the free throw to make it 6-2. After a layup by the Lady Phoenix, Mullins answered with a three to make it 9-4.
Steinhauer, completed her second 4-point play of the quarter as she made the three as she was fouled and hit the free throw to make it 13-6. Older sister Emery Steinhauer, would add to the lead as she split a pair of free throws. A three pointer from the Lady Phoenix cut the lead down to 5, then Ellison Streinhauer and Caroline Mullins answered with a 5-0 combined run to make it 21-11. Both teams scored 5 points to end the first, a the Nettes led things going to the second quarter, 26-16.
Bella Hopkins got things going in the second quarter by making a pair of free throws to make it 28-16. After a three by the Lady Phoenix, Reagan Ludington answered with a three of her own to stretch the lead to double digits. The Lady Phoenix, would get the lead down to 8 as the two teams traded baskets and fouls for the majority of the quarter. The Nettes, closed on a 4-0 run to make it 40-28 going into the half.
To start the second half, the Lady Phoenix would make a layup and hit a free throw to cut it to 40-31. After a couple of buckets were exchanged, the Nettes held a 44-34 lead. Later on in the quarter, a 5-0 run from Sonoraville cut the lead to 7. The Nettes, fired back with a 5-0 themselves and it was back to being a 12 point game. Heading to the fourth, the Nettes led it, 52-41.
The fourth quarter, was a tightly contested one, but the belonged to Caroline Mullins. She poured in 13 of her 28 points in the fourth to help propel the Nettes past the Lady Phoenix 74-61.
Stats for the Nettes:
Caroline Mullins: 28 points
Ellison Steinhauer: 23 points
Ellie Hollis: 11 points
Bella Hopkins: 5 points
Reagan Ludington: 3 points
Emery Stienhauer: 1 point
The Nettes will be back on the court on Tuesday, November 21st for the final day of the Pickens Thanksgiving Tournament. They will be taking on the #8 ranked team in 6A, the Creekview Lady Grizzlies. Tip off is set for 6 pm.