Nettes season ends in Elite 8
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports February 26, 2025
Jasper, Ga — It was time for the Elite 8 in the GHSA AAA State Girls Basketball Tournament as the Pickens Dragonettes, battled the Jenkins Lady Warriors for a spot in the Final Four on Tuesday, February 25th. The Nettes, came into the game as the #1 seed overall in the tournament. The Lady Warriors, came in as the #8 seed as they won the region championship in region 3-AAA. A tough second half offensively for the Nettes, and some key defensive plays, helped the Lady Warriors pick up the win, 48-39.
The Lady Warriors, would get on the board first to start the game after a layup by Iycess Scott, made it 2-0. Ellison Steinhauer, would then go on a 5-0 run to give the Nettes a 5-2 lead. The Lady Warriors, would retake the lead after back to back buckets from Keara Jones and I’yarna Lee. Steinhauer and Aniyah Browner, would trade baskets to end the first quarter as the Nettes led 9-8 heading to the second quarter.
A layup by Lee, would give the Lady Warriors a one point advantage to begin the second quarter. A three by Bella Martin, would put the Nettes on top, 12-10. Lee and Jones, would then go on a 4-0 run to make it 14-12. Steinhauer and Reagan Ludington, would counter with a 4-0 run of their own to make it 16-14 Nettes. After a bucket by Lee tied the game at 16, Tania Rivera, would hit a three to make it 19-16.
A late basket by Lee, would cut the lead down to 19-18 as they headed into the break.
Ellie Hollis, would put the Nettes up by 3 after a layup to begin the second half. Steinhauer, would then get fouled while attempting a three. She would make all three free throws to extend the Nettes lead to 24-18. The Lady Warriors, would retake the lead after a 9-0 run to make it 27-24. Rivera, would split a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 27-25. After a bucket by Jones, Ludington would make a pair of free throws to cut the lead down to 29-27.
Steinhauer, would then tie the game at 29 after she made both of her foul shots. A late basket by Browner, would put the Lady Warriors on top, 31-29 heading to the fourth.
Back to back buckets from Browner, would extend the Lady Warriors lead to 35-29 to begin the fourth quarter. A three by Martin, would cut the lead in half. Lee and Taylor Young, would make back to back baskets to stretch the lead out to 39-32. A jumper by Martin, would cut the lead to 39-34. Young, would then split a pair of free throws.An offensive rebound, led to a three by Browner to make it 43-34.
After Aliyah Frazier split a pair of free throws, Steinhauer, would complete the and-1 play to cut the lead down to 44-37. Browner, would split her pair of free throws to make it 45-37. Browner, would then get the layup to go through contact as she would finish the and-1 play to make it 48-37. A jumper by Steinhauer as the buzzer sounded, would make it 48-39. Jenkins, would come away with the win.
Leading scorers for the Nettes:
Ellison Steinhauer: 21 points
Bella Martin: 8 points
Reagan Ludington: 4 points
Tania Rivera: 4 points
Ellie Hollis: 2 points
The Nettes, wrap up the 2024-2025 season with a record of 27-3, a regular season region championship, a post season region tournament championship, and an Elite 8 appearance. They went 13-1 at home, 8-1 on neutral floor, and 6-1 on the road.
Nettes defeat Lady Jackets to advance to Elite 8
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports February 22, 2025
Jasper, Ga — It was time for the Sweet 16 as the Pickens Dragonettes, battled the Calhoun Lady Jackets on Friday, February 21st. The Nettes, defeated Howard on Wednesday, while the Lady Jackets, upset Oconee County on Tuesday to advance to this game. The Nettes, would use a 28-14 second quarter to take the lead and pull away as they defeated the Lady Jackets, 74-55.
The Lady Jackets, would begin the scoring in the first quarter after a lob pass to Jaylan Moore ended in a layup. Ellison Steinhauer, would get the Nettes on the board as she split a pair of free throws. Sa’Niah Dorsey, would pick up her first points of night to stretch the lead to 4-1. A jumper by Bella Martin, would cut the lead to one. A three by Allie Duke, would make it 7-3 Lady Jackets.
A 5-0 run by Steinhauer and Martin, would give the Nettes their first lead of the game at 8-7. A three by Kat Atha, would give the Lady Jackets a 10-8 advantage. A basket by Ellie Hollis, would tie the game up at 10. A three by Dorsey, would put the Lady Jackets ahead, 13-10. A late bucket by Steinhauer, would trim the lead to one heading to the second quarter.
Brylee Deering, would put the Nettes in front with a three to start the scoring in the second quarter. A layup by Dorsey, would tie the game at 15. Hollis and Steinhauer, would then combine for a 4-0 run to make it 19-15 Nettes. Atha, would cut the lead in half after hitting a pair of free throws. After a timeout by the Lady Jackets, the Nettes, would go on an 8-0 run to stretch the lead out to 27-17. The run included two three pointers from Tania Rivera.
Dorsey, would end the run with a three to make it 27-20. After a basket by Martin, Dorsey, would hit another three to make it 29-23. Rivera, would drive in for a layup to make it 31-23. Reagan Ludington, would then add a three pointer to make it 34-23. Dorsey, would then split a pair of free throws. The Lady Jackets, would collect the offensive rebound, and Dorsey would connect on a three to make it 34-27.
Rivera and Ludington, would hit back to back threes as the Nettes would take a 40-27 lead over the Lady Jackets heading into the break.
Hollis and Ludington, would begin the second half by going on a 5-0 to make it 45-27. A layup by Moore, would end the run and cut the lead to 45-29. Dorsey, would then add a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 14. Steinhauer, would get the bucket and the foul on the other end. She would hit the free throw to make it 48-31. A layup by Mori Henderson, would make it 48-33.
A basket by Steinhauer, would push the lead back to 17. After Atha split a pair of free throws, Martin, would hit a three to make it 53-34. After a bucket by Henderson, Bree Jewell, would be at the right place at the right time as she grabbed the offensive rebound for the put back to make it 55-36. Steinhauer, would nail a jumper just before the buzzer to give the Nettes a 57-36 lead heading to the fourth.
Hollis, would open up the fourth quarter scoring with a three to make it 60-36. Henderson and Steinhauer, would then trade baskets as the Nettes led it, 62-38. Duke, would complete an and-1 play to cut the lead down to 62-41. That would kick off what would end up being a 10-0 run to cut the lead to 62-48. Steinhauer, would end the run by getting the hoop and the harm to make it 65-48.
Deering, would add a three pointer to make it 68-48. A three by Henderson, would cut the lead down to 68-51. After Steinhauer split a pair of free throws, Dorsey, would make a layup to cut the lead to 69-53. Steinhauer, after being fouled several times in a row, would make three total free throws to stretch the lead out to 72-53. Dorsey, would then make another layup to make it 72-55.
A pair of late free throws from Steinhauer, would seal the win for the Nettes as they advance with a 74-55 victory.
Leading scorers for the Nettes:
Ellison Steinhauer: 26 points
Bella Martin: 11 points
Tania Rivera: 11 points
Ellie Hollis: 9 points
Reagan Ludington: 9 points
Brylee Deering: 6 points
Bree Jewell: 2 points
The Nettes, will now turn their attention to the #8 seeded Jenkins Lady Warriors, who came from behind to beat the #9 seeded Jefferson Lady Dragons to advance to the Elite 8. No official date or time has been set for the game just yet, but it will either be played on Tuesday, or Wednesday of next week.