Dragons sweep season series against War Eagles
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports January 22, 2026
Gainesville, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, made the trip down to Chestatee to take on the War Eagles on Thursday, January 22nd. This game, was originally scheduled for Friday, but with the impending weather set to come in, it was bumped up a day. The Dragons, were able to build off of their win over Dawson on Tuesday, and pick up a 71-41 win over the War Eagles.
Aiden Mumaw, would start off the game by getting to the free throw line. He would split the free throw attempts. Mumaw, would then get a layup to go to make it 3-0. A three by Brody Bryant, would stretch the lead to 6. A layup by Cody Couch, and a pair of free throws by Nazir Dixon, would cut the lead to 2. The Dragons, would then go on an 11-0 run to make it 17-4. After a second basket by Couch, McCord Purdy, would hit a three to make it 20-6.
Dixon, would get a late bucket to go to make it 20-8 Dragons heading to the second quarter.
Carson Hunt, would begin the second quarter with a three to cut the lead to 9. After a lay-in by Hayden Jones, the War Eagles, would hit another three to make it 22-14. Jedidiah Lanford, would get in the score book with a put back layup to make it a 10 point game. Lucas Feltner, would make it an 8 point game with a bucket. DJ Mitchell, would make back to back tough layups to give the Dragons a 28-16 lead.
After another three by Couch, the Dragons, would end the first half on a 6-0 run capped off by a buzzer beating three by Purdy to make it 34-19 Pickens heading into the break.
Mumaw, would start the second half by making a pair of free throws. The War Eagles, would go on a 7-0 run to trim the Dragon lead down to 10. Mitchell and Purdy, would then combine to go on a 5-0 run to stretch the lead back to 15. After a bucket by Feltner, Purdy and Lanford, would make back to back baskets to make it a 17 point advantage. A bucket by Dixon, would make it 45-30.
The Dragons, would end the third quarter on an 8-0 run to stretch the lead out to 53-30 heading to the fourth quarter.
Couch, would make back to back layups to begin the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 53-34. A 9-0 run by the Dragons, would make it 62-34. Carson Hunt and Lanford, would trade three point baskets as the Dragons led it, 65-37. After a bucket by Hunt, Landon Rice, would hit a three. Rice, would then head to the line where he would split a pair of free throws. Sawyer Purdy, would make a nice move for a layup to give the Dragons a 71 -39 lead.
A late basket by Feltner, would give us a final score of 71-41 as the Dragons come away with the win and the series sweep.
Leading scorers for the Dragons:
McCord Purdy: 20 points
DJ Mitchell: 17 points
Aiden Mumaw: 8 points
Jedidiah Lanford: 7 points
Hayden Jones: 6 points
Landon Rice: 4 points
Brody Bryant: 3 points
Cam Jones: 2 points
Jonah Jordan: 2 points
Sawyer Purdy: 2 points
The Dragons, are now 10-9 on the season and 6-2 in 6-AAA play. The Dragons, are set to be at Lumpkin to take on the Indians on Tuesday, January 27th at 7:30. We’ll see if that is still the case depending on what the weather does this weekend.
Dragons have three score in double figures in win against Johnson
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports January 14, 2026
Jasper, Ga — Coming off a tough loss in non-region play to Fannin last Saturday, the Pickens Dragons, were looking to get back in the win column on Tuesday, January 13th as they welcomed the Johnson-Gainesville Knights to the Dragons Den for a 6-AAA contest. A big first quarter for the Dragons, would propel them to a big 77-42 win over the Knights.
After a nearly three minute back and forth to start the game where neither team could get anything to fall, McCord Purdy, would make a layup to give the Dragons a 2-0 lead. A three by Payton Rose, would give the Knights a 3-2 lead. The Dragons, would counter with a 13-0 run led by Aiden Mumaw, DJ Mitchell, and Brody Bryant. Monty Young, would end the run with a high arching three pointer to cut the lead to 15-6.
The Dragons, would close the first quarter on a 14-o run. Bryant, Mumaw, Mitchell, Purdy, and Hayden Jones would all contribute to the run. Heading to the second quarter, Pickens led Johnson, 29-6.
Young, would start the second quarter with a basket to cut the lead to 29-8. Cam Jones and Jonah Jordan, would then combine to go on a 5-0 run to make it 34-8. After a three by Maddox Whitmire, the Dragons, would go on a 7-0 run. Jordan, Cam Jones, and Purdy, would contribute to the run. Rose, would score 8 straight for the Knights as that would cut the lead down to 41-19.
Just before the first half buzzer, Landon Rice, would hit a corner three to give the Dragons a 44-19 lead over the Knights heading to the break.
The Dragons, would begin the second half by going on an 8-0 run. Hayden Jones, Mitchell, and Mumaw, all scored during the run. After a basket by Richard Silva, Mumaw, Cam Jones, and Purdy, would combine to go on a 6-0 run to make it 58-21. Rose and Aidan Patterson, would go on a 5-0 run to make it 58-26 Dragons. Rice, would end the third quarter with a layup to make it 60-26 heading to the fourth.
Young, would split a pair of free throws to begin a shortened fourth quarter. Bryant and Hayden Jones, would then make back to back baskets to stretch the lead out to 64-27. Josh Smith and Brady Gobert, would hit back to back threes for the Knights to make it 64-33. Mumaw, would complete an and-1 play to make it 67-33. After a three by Patterson, Purdy and Mumaw would go on a 5-0 run to make it 72-36.
Gobert, would hit his second three of the quarter to end the run. Cam Jones and Jedidiah Lanford, would go on a 5-0 run to make it 77-39. A three by Jesus Contreras, would give us a final score of 77-42.
Scoring leaders for the Dragons:
DJ Mitchell: 13 points
Aiden Mumaw: 13 points
McCord Purdy: 13 points
Brody Bryant: 8 points
Cam Jones: 8 points
Hayden Jones: 8 points
Jonah Jordan: 6 points
Landon Rice: 5 points
Jedidiah Lanford: 3 points
6-AAA Boys Standings:
Lumpkin County: 15-1 (5-0)
Pickens: 8-8 (4-1)
GAC: 5-9 (4-1)
Dawson County: 9-7 (3-2)
North Hall: 6-10 (2-3)
White County: 2-14 (2-3)
Chestatee: 3-13 (0-5)
Johnson-Gainesville: 0-13 (0-5)
The Dragons, will be on the road on Friday, January 16th as they head down to GAC to take on the Spartans in a big region match up. The winner, will have 2nd place by themselves. Tip off is scheduled for 8:30 pm.
Dragons defeat Warriors to even up record
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports January 10, 2026
Jasper, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, stepped onto Roy Cowart court for the first time in 2026 on Friday, January 9th as they took on the White County Warriors in 6-AAA region action. The Dragons, were coming off a big road win over the North Hall Trojans on Tuesday. The Warriors, built a little momentum for themselves after picking up their second win of the season on Tuesday against Johnson. A fast start for the Dragons, helped carry them to a 63-26 win over the Warriors.
Brody Bryant, got things going early as he would nail a three pointer to give the Dragons an early 3-0 lead. John Jarrard and Blayne Gunter, would then hit back to back threes to give the Warriors a 6-3 lead. After a layup by Aiden Mumaw cut the lead to one, Cooper Adam, would hit a three to make it 9-5. A 6-0 combined run by DJ Mitchell and Hayden Jones, would give the Dragons an 11-9 advantage.
Gunter, would tie the ball game up with a bucket. The Dragons, would close out the first quarter on a 15-0 run to jump out to a 26-11 lead heading to the second quarter.
Scoring, was tough to come by for both teams in the second quarter. Both teams would combine to score ten points in the second quarter. The Dragons, would take a 31-16 lead into the break.
The Dragons, would begin the second half by going on a 14-0 run led by Mitchell, Hayden Jones, Bryant, Mumaw, and McCord Purdy. Adam, would end the Pickens run with a basket as the Dragons led it, 45-18. After Cohen Michaud, would split a pair of free throws, the Dragons, would end the third on a 4-0 run as Landon Rice would split free throw attempts and Mitchell would hit a three to make it 49-19 heading to the fourth.
That run by the Dragons would carry over to the start of a shortened fourth quarter as Purdy would make back to back buckets and Bryant would hit a three to make it 56-19. Gunter and Jarrard, would go on a 4-0 run for the Warriors, to make it 56-23. After back to back baskets by Cam Jones and Mumaw, Raleigh Carbonneau, would split a pair of free throws.
Cam Jones, would split a pair of free throw attempts as the Dragons led it, 61-24. After a bucket by the Warriors, Rice, would close it out with a nice layup as the Dragons would come away with a 63-26 win.
Leading scorers for the Dragons:
DJ Mitchell: 19 points
Brody Bryant: 11 points
McCord Purdy: 11 points
Cam Jones: 7 points
Hayden Jones: 6 points
Aiden Mumaw: 6 points
Landon Rice: 3 points
6-AAA Boys Basketball Standings:
Lumpkin: 14-1 (4-0)
Pickens: 7-7 (3-1)
GAC: 4-9 (3-1)
Dawson: 8-7 (2-2)
North Hall: 6-8 (2-2)
White County: 2-12 (2-2)
Chestatee: 3-12 (0-4)
Johnson-Gainesville: 0-12 (0-4)
The Dragons, will have little time to rest as they will be back on the home court on Saturday, January 10th as they will host the 15-1 Fannin County Rebels. The Rebels, were able to pull away from the Dragons after a relatively close game on November 18th. Tip off is set for 7 pm.
Dragons open region play with win over Chestatee
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports December 6, 2025
Jasper, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, were back home on Friday, December 5th as they opened up region 6-AAA play against the Chestatee War Eagles. The Dragons, were coming off a big 75-71 win over Banks County on Saturday, November 29th. After a close first half, the Dragons, outscored the War Eagles 45-25 in the second half to come away with a 73-48 win.
Brody Bryant, would give the Dragons an early lead with a bucket. Cody Couch, Nasir Dixon, and Lucas Feltner, would combine to go on a 6-0 run to give the War Eagles a 6-2 lead. A layup by Camden Jones, would cut the lead to two. After a layup by Isaac Brown, Bryant, would make a pair of free throws to make it 8-6. Another basket by Brown, would once again make it a 4 point game.
A three by DJ Mitchell, would cut the lead down to one. That would kick off a 13-0 run by the Dragons to end the first quarter as they would head to the second quarter leading the War Eagles, 19-10.
Feltner and Carson Hunt, would begin the second quarter by combining to go on a 5-0 run to cut the lead to 4. Mitchell and McCord Purdy, would counter with a 5-0 run of their own to make it a 9 point game again. Both teams, would trade baskets to end the first half as the Dragons would take a 28-23 lead into the break.
Mitchell, would get the second half started with a jumper to make it 30-23. After a three by Couch, Purdy, would get a layup to go to make it 32-26. Dixon, would cut the lead to 4 with a bucket. The Dragons, would then go on a massive 15-0 run to break the game open 47-28. A pair of free throws by Feltner, would end the big run by Pickens. Bryant and Mitchell, would end the third on a 5-0 run. Heading to the fourth, the Dragons led it, 52-30.
The two teams would go back and forth to start the fourth. Mitchell and Bryant, would hit back to back threes to make it 60-35 Dragons. After a basket by Brown, Jedidiah Lanford, would hit a three to make it 63-37. After a lay-in by the War Eagles, Purdy, would hit his 2nd three of the game to make it 66-39. A 4-0 run by Brown, would make it 66-43. A three by Logan Gramling, would make it 69-43.
A pair of free throws by Feltner, would make it 69-45. Back to back baskets by Zade Waller and Landon Rice, would make it 73-45. A late three by Brown, would give us the final score with the Dragons picking up the win, 73-48.
Scoring leaders for the Dragons:
DJ Mitchell: 25 points
Brody Bryant: 17 points
Jedidiah Lanford: 8 points
McCord Purdy: 8 points
Hayden Jones: 6 points
Logan Gramling: 3 points
Camden Jones: 2 points
Landon Rice: 2 points
Zade Waller: 2 points
The Dragons, will get the next week off as they get ready for their next region game against the Lumpkin Indians on Tuesday, December 16th. Tip off is set for 7:30 pm.
Dragons finish 2-1 in Thanksgiving Classic
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports November 26, 2025
Jasper, Ga — It was championship Tuesday on November 25th as the Pickens Dragons took on the Darlington Tigers on the final day of the PHS Thanksgiving Classic. Both teams came into the game having won both of their previous games in the round robin format. The Tigers, would use a big second half to pull away for the win, 73-49.
Darlington, would jump out to an early lead in the first quarter as Brent Bell, Christian Teasley, and Cam Selig would combine to go on a 6-0 run. A three by Jonah Jordan, would end the run and cut the lead in half. After a pair of free throws by Selig, McCord Purdy, would make his first basket of the game to cut the lead back to 3. A three by Teasley, would push the lead back up to 6 for the Tigers.
Jordan and Purdy, would then combine to go on a 6-0 run to tie the game at 11. After a bucket by Joseph Ogunyemi, Purdy, would tie the game back up with a pair of free throws. A 5-0 run by Ogunyemi and Bell, would close out the first quarter and give the Tigers an 18-13 lead heading to the second.
A basket by Mitchell Raughton, would extend the Darlington lead to 7 to start the second quarter. Back to back threes from Hayden Jones and DJ Mitchell, would cut the lead down to 1. After a lay-in by Ogunyemi, Purdy, would split a pair of free throws as the Tigers led it, 22-19. The two teams would trade baskets for the rest of the half as the Tigers took a 28-25 lead into the break.
Darlington, would begin the second half by going on a 5-0 run to make it 33-25. Jordan, would end the run with a three to make it 33-28. After back to back baskets by the Tigers, Mitchell, would hit a three to make it 37-31. A 5-0 run by Darlington, would extend the lead to 42-31. Mitchell, would hit his second three of the quarter to cut the lead to 8. Mitchell, would end another 5-0 run by the Tigers as he would make all three free throws after being fouled on a shot attempt.
Back to back threes by Jordan Wilkerson, would put Darlington up 53-37. Purdy, would end the scoring in the third with a pair of free throws as the Tigers led the Dragons going to the fourth, 53-39.
Mitchell, would hit a three to begin the fourth to cut the lead to 11. A 10-0 run by the Tigers, would stretch their lead out to 63-42. Jordan, would end the run after he split a pair of free throws. An 8-0 run by Darlington, would make it 71-43. Sawyer Purdy, would then make a pair of free throws. After a basket by the Tigers, Zade Waller and Landon Rice, would get back to back buckets to end the game as the Tigers took this one, 73-49.
Scoring leaders for the Dragons:
DJ Mitchell: 15 points (All-Tournament Team)
McCord Purdy: 15 points (All-Tournament Team)
Jonah Jordan: 8 points
Hayden Jones: 5 points
Sawyer Purdy: 2 points
Landon Rice: 2 points
Zade Waller: 2 points
The Dragons, will get to work off their Thanksgiving meals as they travel to take on the Banks County Leopards on Friday, November 28th. The game will be played at Truett McConnel University in Cleveland, Ga. Tip off is set for 8:30 pm.
Carson Hollingsworth picks up first win as Dragons head coach
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports November 23, 2025
Jasper, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, tipped off the PHS Thanksgiving Classic on Saturday, November 22nd against the Whitefield Academy Wolfpack. The other boys teams in the field, Darlington and Chattahoochee, played each other earlier in the day with Darlington coming out on top. For the Dragons, it was their first game with a full set of players. The Dragons, were able to pick up their first win of the season with a 73-41 victory over the Wolfpack.
McCord Purdy, making his season debut, got the scoring started in the first quarter putting the Dragons up 2-0 early. The Wolfpack. would take the lead as Wade Keller, and Connor Wynne would combine to go on a 7-0 run. DJ Mitchell, would end the run with a three to make it 7-5. After a three by Cash Peterson, Mitchell and Brody Bryant would combine to go on an 8-0 run to give the Dragons a 13-10 lead.
Miles Rowe-Mahmoud, would then split a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 2. Another three by Mitchell, would put the Dragons up 16-11 going to the second quarter.
McCord Purdy, would get things going in the second quarter with a basket to make it 18-11. A three by Lofton Brown, would cut the lead to four. Mitchell, Bryant, and Aiden Mumaw, would then combine to go on a 7-0 run to stretch the Dragons lead out to 25-14. Wynne, would end the run with a bucket to make it 25-16. Both teams would trade baskets to end the first half as the Dragons led the Wolfpack, 29-18 at the break.
The Wolfpack, would get the second half started with a three to cut the lead down to 8. After a bucket by Mitchell, Peterson and Brown would combine to go on a 5-0 run to cut the lead to 31-26. Mitchell and Purdy, would counter with a 5-0 run of their own to stretch the lead to 10. After Wynne completed an and-1 play, the Dragons, would go on a big 15-0 run to make it 51-29.
Keller, would end the run with a layup to make it 51-31. A three by Mitchell, would put the Dragons up 54-31 heading to the fourth quarter.
Purdy, Mitchell, and Jedidiah Lanford, would begin the fourth quarter by going on a 7-0 run to make it 61-31 Dragons. A bucket by Arthur T Jones III, would end the run and make it 61-33. Hayden Jones, also making his season debut, would then split a pair of free throws to make it 62-33. Jones III, would also split a pair of free throws as the Dragons led, 62-34.
Camden Jones and Landon Rice, would go on a 5-0 run to stretch the Dragons lead out to 67-34. Rowe-Mahmoud and Wynne, would counter with a 4-0 run to make it 67-38. Rice, would make some nice moves to the basket for the layup to make it 69-38. Sawyer Purdy, another football player making his season debut, would add a pair of free throws to give the Dragons a 71-38 lead.
After Daniel Samms split a pair of free throws, Rice, would find his way through the lane for another layup to make it 73-39. A late bucket by Samms, would end the scoring as the Dragons pick up the win, 73-41.
Scoring leaders for the Dragons:
DJ Mitchell: 26 points
McCord Purdy: 15 points
Brody Bryant: 8 points
Landon Rice: 7 points
Camden Jones: 4 points
Jedidiah Lanford: 4 points
Aiden Mumaw: 4 points
Jonah Jordan: 2 points
Sawyer Purdy: 2 points
Hayden Jones: 1 point
The win marks the first for new Dragons head coach Carson Hollingsworth. The Dragons, will be back on the court on Monday, November 24th as they take on the Chattahoochee Cougars in day two of the PHS Thanksgiving Classic. Tip off is set for 7:30 pm.
Dragons win scrimmage game with four players
PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports November 12, 2025
Jasper, Ga — The ’25-’26 basketball season for the Dragons and to help get ready for the upcoming season, the Dragons hosted the Christian Heritage Lions for a scrimmage. The Lions, finished the ’24-’25 season with a 26-2 record. The Dragons, finished the ’24-’25 season with a 28-2 record. In one of the most interesting games I’ve seen in person, the Dragons were able to hang on and win the game 77-69 after finishing the game with only 4 players on the court.
The first quarter was riddled with foul calls. A majority of those calls went against the Dragons. Putting several players in early foul trouble. The Dragons, were already a bit shorthanded as the football players were unavailable for the game. DJ Mitchell, led the way in scoring in the quarter with 15. Aiden Mumaw, had 2 points, and Brody Bryant and Landon Rice each hit a free throw. Despite the early foul trouble, the Dragons found themselves only down 20-19 heading to the second quarter.
In the second quarter, both teams again would remain close, with the Lions narrowly outscoring the Dragons, 19-15. Mitchell, again led the Dragons in scoring in the quarter with 8. Rice, would score 3, and Jonah Jordan and Jedidiah Lanford, would each score 2 points. Heading into the break, the Lions led the Dragons, 39-34.
The third quarter saw the Dragons retake the lead after several turnovers by the Lions led to buckets for Pickens on the offensive end. The Dragons, outscored the Lions 21-14 in the third. Mitchell, continued his big night with 8 third quarter points. Jordan, would score 5 points, Lanford would hit a three, and Rice would score 2 points. Heading to the fourth, Pickens led Christian Heritage, 55-53.
The fourth quarter, is where things started to get wacky. Several Dragons went into the fourth quarter with 4 fouls. With a little over two minutes left and the Dragons leading, the fifth Dragon player would foul out. After a timeout by the Dragons, they retook the floor with only four players as the home crowd applauded. After the Lions would tie the game, the Dragons, would go on an impressive run to retake the lead.
With 12 seconds left, the Lions had the ball with a chance to tie or win it. They would be able to do either as an offensive foul was called. After a pair of technical fouls and an ejection, Bryant would calmly step to the line and sink four free throws. The Dragons, would come away with a 77-69 win.
Scoring leaders for the Dragons:
DJ Mitchell: 34 points
Brody Bryant: 14 points
Jonah Jordan: 12 points
Landon Rice: 10 points
Jedidiah Lanford: 5 points
Aiden Mumaw: 2 points
Much like the Nettes, the Dragons will also be at Sequoyah High School on Saturday, November 15th as they take part in Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic. The Dragons, will take on the South Paulding Spartans. Tip off is set for 10 am.