Dragons take part in and host Burnt Mountain Classic
PHS Wrestling, Team FYN Sports December 19, 2021Jasper, Georgia — Several teams from multiple classifications made their way to the Dragons Den on Saturday December, 18th as PHS was the site for the annual Burnt Mountain Classic. The action started bright and early at 9 in the morning and went on into mid afternoon. Pickens, had a good showing as several Dragons wrestlers placed during the tournament.
1st: Dylan Gonzalez
3rd: Jack Flatt
4th: Chris Knight
4th: Cason Cannon
PHS Wrestling finishes 3rd in 7-AAAA, Sends 8 to State
PHS Wrestling, Team FYN Sports February 8, 2021Pickens County, Ga — Pickens High School was the center of the 7-AAAA wrestling world on Saturday, February 6th as teams from all seven schools arrived to try to win a region title as a team, but send individual wrestlers to the 4A State Tournament as well. It was a productive tournament for the hosts, the Pickens Dragons as they placed 3rd in the overall region standings. The Dragons also made a little history on Saturday sending a school record 8 wrestlers to the state tournament. Here are the finishes for the 8 Dragon wrestlers that punched their ticket to state:
1st: C.J. Murphy
2nd: Andrew Burrell
2nd: Julian Jacobs
2nd: Zak Price
3rd: Chris Knight
3rd: Dylan Gonzalez
3rd: Wesley Sultan
3rd: Kaleb Nicholson
4th: Eli Rittenberry
4th: Mason Powell
1st through 3rd place finishers will compete this week (February 9th-13th) in Macon in the 4A State Tournament. The GHSA will have the brackets posted soon.