Dragons clinch spot in AAA playoffs
PHS Football, Team FYN Sports October 18, 2025
Gainesville, Ga — For the first time in over a month, the Pickens Dragons were on the road as they took on the Johnson Knights in 6-AAA action. With a win, the Dragons would secure a spot in the upcoming AAA playoffs and stay in the race for a first round home game. The Dragons, using a 35 point first quarter, came away with a 49-3 win.
The Knights, would win the toss and differ to the second half. They would start the game with a successful onside kick recovery. On the first offensive play from scrimmage, McCord Purdy, would pick off the pass attempt. The Dragons, would use the run game to March down the field. Tanner Bail, would then connect with Purdy for an 11-yd touchdown. The PAT was good and with 10:05 left in the first quarter, Pickens led Johnson, 7-0.
After a stop on fourth down by the defense, the Dragons, added to their lead after a 10-yd touchdown run by Cal Morrison. The PAT was good and with 7:25 left in the first quarter, Pickens led it, 14-0. The Dragons, would extend their lead in the first quarter after a 30-yd touchdown pass from Bail to Jaxon Carver to make it 21-0 with 5:15 left in the opening quarter.
A 34-yd run by Carson Mitton at the 2:20 mark, would put the Dragons up 28-0. As the first quarter was winding down, Ezra Faber, would get into the end zone after a 21-yd run to make it 35-0 Dragons heading to the second quarter.
The Knights, would put points on the board near the end of the first half as they would hit a 27-yd field goal to make it 35-3 with 3:03 left in the second quarter. The Dragons, would score on a 13-yd touchdown run by Ike Wyngaard just before the half ended to make it 42-3 heading into the break.
With a running clock established for the second half, the Dragons, would score the lone points in the second half late in the third quarter as Morrison would score on a 13-yd touchdown run. The final from Johnson High School, Pickens 49 Johnson 3.
6-AAA Region Standings:
North Hall: 8-0 (5-0)
Pickens: 7-1 (4-1)
GAC: 6-2 (4-1)
Lumpkin: 5-3 (3-2)
Dawson: 3-5 (2-3)
Chestatee: 3-5 (1-4)
White County: 1-7 (1-4)
Johnson-Gainesville: 0-8 (0-5)
The Dragons, will be back home next week as they take on the GAC Spartans on Friday, October 24th. As you can see from the standings above, the winner will have second place all to themselves heading into the final week of the regular season. This game came down to the wire last year, and this one is shaping up to be a good one as well. Kick off is set for 7:30 pm.
Dragons get bounce back win against Chestatee
PHS Football, Team FYN Sports October 11, 2025
Jasper, Ga — It finally started to feel like fall on Friday, October 10th as the Pickens Dragons took on the Chestatee War Eagles in a 6-AAA match up. Both teams were coming off bye weeks and looking to rebound after a loss in their last game. The game was back and forth in the first half with the score tied at 21. The Dragons, would outscore the War Eagles 24-7 in the second half to pick up a 45-28 win.
The War Eagles, looked like they had a promising opening drive going, but the Dragons were able to force and recover a fumble to end that drive. In their first drive, the Dragons, couldn’t get anything going and the ball would go back over to the War Eagles. The War Eagles, would get on the board first after a 45-yd touchdown run. The PAT was good and with 2:39 left in the first quarter, Chestatee led Pickens, 7-0.
The Dragons next drive, carried over into the start of the second quarter as they would score on a 4-yd run by Cal Morrison. The PAT was good, and with 11:22 left in the first half, the ball game was tied at 7. The War Eagles, would come right back on their next possession as a long pass completion help set up a 12-yd touchdown run. The PAT was good and with 8:41 left in the first half, the War Eagles led the Dragons, 14-7.
It took the Dragons 1:13 of game time to answer as Morrison would rumble into the end zone after a 47-yd run for his second touchdown of the half. The PAT was good, and with 7:28 left in the first half, the game was tied at 14 a piece. The Dragons, would then get a stop defensively as a botched snap on a punt attempt led to excellent field position for the offense.
The Dragons, would take their first lead of the game after a 27-yd touchdown run by Ike Wyngaard. The PAT was good and with 4:16 left in the first half, the Dragons led the War Eagles, 21-14. Just before the end of the first half, the War Eagles, would score on a 1-yd touchdown run to tie things up at 21 heading into halftime.
The Dragons, would get the ball first in the second half and they would waste no time getting the lead back. A 43-yd run by Morrison, helped set up a 17-yd touchdown run by Wyngaard to put the Dragons up, 28-21. Later on in the third, the Dragons, would extend their lead after Tanner Bail, connected with McCord Purdy for a 43-yd touchdown pass to make it 35-21 Dragons with 4:12 left in the quarter.
A couple minutes into the fourth quarter, the War Eagles, would cut the lead in half after a 12-yd touchdown pass to make it 35-28 with 9:50 left to go in the game. The Dragons, would make it a two score game after a 35-yd field goal by Purdy to make it 38-28 with 7:23 left in the fourth. The Dragons, would add to their lead after blocking a punt attempt by the War Eagles.
Jeremiah Johns, would recover the ball in the end zone for the touchdown to make it 45-28 Dragons with 5:28 left in the game. After getting another stop on defense, the Dragons, would run the rest of the clock out as they picked up a much needed win, 45-28.
6-AAA Football Standings:
North Hall: 7-0 (4-0)
Pickens: 6-1 (3-1)
GAC: 5-2 (3-1)
Lumpkin: 5-2 (3-1)
Chestatee: 3-4 (1-3)
White County: 1-6 (1-3)
Dawson: 2-5 (1-3)
Johnson-Gainesville: 0-7 (0-4)
The Dragons, will be on the road for the first time in over a month next week as they travel to Gainesville to take on the Jonson Knights on Friday, October 17th. The Dragons, will look to stay near the top of the region standings as the regular season starts to wrap up. Kickoff is set for 7:30 pm.
Dragons hold on to take series from Lumpkin
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 22, 2025
Jasper, Ga — On Friday, March 21st, the Pickens Dragons welcomed the Lumpkin Indians to Dunn Field for the third and final game of their three game set. The Dragons, took game one on Tuesday, while the Indians, took game two on Thursday. The Dragons, would hang on for a 5-3 win after scoring five runs early on as the Indians tried to rally late.
In the top of the first, Dragons starter Christian Starks, picked up the first two outs of the inning via pop out and strikeout. Mason Hester, would keep the inning alive by drawing a walk. He would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Hester, would then attempt to steal 3rd, but would be thrown out to send it to the bottom of the frame. A.J. Rice, would lead off the bottom of the first with a single.
Rice, would then advance to 2nd on a passed ball. Starks, would bring in Rice with an RBI single to give the Dragons a 1-0 lead. Cade Sutton, would follow that with a single of his own to put runners at 1st and 2nd with nobody out. After Hester picked up a strikeout for the first out, Dawson Lowit, would drive in Starks with an RBI single to make it 2-0 Dragons.
Hester, would get out of the first after back to back pop outs. Heading to the second, Pickens led Lumpkin, 2-0.
In the top of the second, Starks, would toss a scoreless inning with a line out, a strikeout, and a pop out to send it to the bottom of the inning. In the bottom of the second, Ezra Faber, would lead off with a single. Jennings Allen, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Faber would be forced out at 2nd. After a pop out for the second out, Starks, would reach on a single and then advance to 2nd on an error which allowed Allen to come in to score to make it 3-0.
Sutton, would then get a hold of one and send it over the left field fence for a 2-run home run to make it 5-0 Dragons. Kam Jenkins, would keep the inning going after being hit with a pitch. Hester, would get out of the second with a pop out. Heading to the third, the Dragons led the Indians, 5-0.
Starks, would keep up the momentum built from the first two innings as he would toss a scoreless third with a pair of strikeouts and a ground out. In the bottom of the third, Hester, would toss his first scoreless frame with a pop out, a fly out, and a strikeout to send it to the fourth with the Dragons leading, 5-0.
In the top of the fourth, the Indians, would look to get something going after a lead off double and a walk. The Indians, would have another runner thrown out trying to steal 3rd for the first out. Starks, would then force a ground out to start a 6-4-3 double play to send it to the bottom of the fourth. Hester, would get out of the fourth with no harm down as he picked up a ground out, a fly out, and a strikeout to send it to the fifth with the Dragons still leading, 5-0.
In the top of the fifth, Matthew Mitchell, would lead off with a single. Mitchell, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Jayzen Johnson, would then draw a walk to put runners on 1st and 2nd with nobody out. Tyler Cortes, would then reach on a single to load the bases. Kendal Lee, would bring in Mitchell by drawing a walk to make it 5-1. Carson Horton, would bring in Johnson on the fielder’s choice to make it 5-2.
Cortez, would then advance to 3rd after a wild pitch. Cortez, would come in to score after a ground out by Aidyn Flanagan to make it 5-3. Starks and the Dragons, would get out of the fifth with a fly out. In the bottom of the fifth, Hester, would toss his third straight scoreless inning as he would pick up a line out and a pair of strikeouts to send it to the sixth with the Dragons leading, 5-3.
Jackson Nunn, would come on in relief of Starks in the top of the sixth. Nunn, would work around a 1-out walk by Adian Rogers as he would pick up a fly out, and a pair of strikeouts to send it to the bottom of the frame. Hester, who seemed to get better as the game went on, would toss his fourth straight scoreless inning in the bottom of the sixth with a ground out and a pair of strikeouts. Heading to the seventh, Pickens led Lumpkin, 5-3.
Jenkins, would come on in relief of Nunn in the top of the seventh as he would look to close things out. Jenkins, would toss a scoreless seventh with a pair of pop outs and a strikeout to seal the win for the Dragons, 5-3.
Stats for the Dragons:
A.J. Rice: 1-3 with 1 single and 1 run scored
Christian Starks: 2-2 with 2 singles, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored & 5 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 H, 4 K, 4 BB on 79 pitches
Cade Sutton: 2-3 with 1 single, 1 home run, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored
Kam Jenkins: 1 HBP, 2 caught stealing, & 1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB on 11 pitches
Dawson Lowit: 1-3 with 1 single and 1 RBI
Ezra Faber: 1-3 with 1 single
Jennings Allen: 1 run scored
Jackson Nunn: 1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 1 BB on 19 pitches
The Dragons, will continue region play next week as they will take on the Johnson-Gainesville Knights in a three game series. The first game, will be on Tuesday, March 25th in Jasper at Dunn Field. First pitch is scheduled for 5:55 pm.
Dragons blowout Johnson on Homecoming
PHS Football, Team FYN Sports October 19, 2024
Jasper, Ga — The Pickens Dragons were back home inside Dragons Stadium for the first time since September 13th as they hosted the Johnson, Gainesville Knights on Friday, October 18th. To make it even more exciting, it was Homecoming night. After coming off back to back tough losses, the Dragons, would need a win to stay in any potential playoff scenario. After getting off to a fast start, the Dragons cruised to a big 62-6 win.
After forcing the Knights to punt on their opening possession, the Dragons would use their run game to drive down the field. After carries from Carson Mitton and Hagen Mullins got the ball down to the 10-yd line, Sophomore Ike Wyngaard, scored on a 10-yd run. After the PAT from McCord Purdy was good, the Dragons led Johnson, 7-0 with 7:49 left in the first quarter.
The Dragons, would then force a turnover on downs deep inside Knight territory. Mullins, would finish off the drive with an 18-yd TD run. The PAT from Purdy was good and with 5:29 left in the first quarter, the Dragons led it, 14-0. The Dragons, would add to their lead after Hayden Jones found Purdy, who took it 60 yards for the score. Going to the second quarter, Pickens led Johnson, 21-0.
Hayden Jones hands off to Carson Mitton
At the 5:51 mark of the second quarter, Jones connected with Landon Poole on a little option screen pass and Poole would make some moves and score a 16-yd TD. The Dragons now led it, 28-0. The Knights, would have their most successful drive of the game as a pair of long runs helped set up a 1-yd TD run. The PAT attempt was short and with 2:54 left in the first half, the Dragons led the Knights, 28-6.
The Dragons, answered right back with a 19-yd TD run from Mitton. With 2 minutes left in the first half, Pickens led Johnson, 35-6. After a very short punt by the Knights, Mullins would score from a yard out for his 2nd score of the game. Going into the half, the Dragons led the Knights, 42-6.
Dragons defense getting to the QB
The lone score in the third quarter came from the Dragons as they used a mix of the run and pass game to get down to the 9-yd line. Senior Hayden Roland, would cap off the drive with a 9-yd TD run. Going to the fourth quarter, Pickens led Johnson, 49-6.
Jones hanging off to Hagen Mullins
In the fourth quarter, the Dragons added to their lead as Freshman Zach Williams found an opening and scored on a 14-yd TD run. With 8:17 left in the game, the Dragons led the Knights, 56-6. The final score of the game came from Wyngaard as he broke through and scored from 79 yards out. The PAT would be blocked. The Dragons, would defeat the Knights, 62-6.
Dragons defense stopping the run
6-AAA Football Standings:
North Hall: 6-2 (5-0)
GAC: 4-2 (4-1)
Lumpkin: 5-3 (3-2)
Dawson: 4-4 (3-2)
Chestatee: 3-5 (2-3)
Pickens: 4-4 (2-3)
White County: 2-6 (1-4)
Johnson, Gainesville: 0-8 (0-5)
The Dragons, will be back on the road next week as they head down to Norcross to take on GAC in another big time game in 6-AAA on Friday, October 25th. This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams. Kickoff is set for 7:30 pm.