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Dragons sweep series against Indians

PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 21, 2026 , by RJ Casey

Dahlonega, Ga — On Friday, March 20th, the Pickens Dragons, made the trip up to Dahlonega for the third and final game of the series between the Lumpkin Indians. After taking the first two games of the series, the Dragons, were looking for the sweep. The Indians, were looking to build some momentum heading into a big series with North Hall. The Dragons, would pick up the win, 10-2.

In the top of the first, Robert Turner, would reach with a lead off single. An error, would allow Turner to make it all the way to 3rd. An RBI single by Jennings Allen, would bring in Turner to make it 1-0. Allen, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. After a line out, Allen, would come in to score after an RBI double by Dawson Lowit. Truitt Grubbs, would then reach with a single to put runners at 1st and 3rd with 1-out.

Christian Starks, would bring in Lowit with an RBI ground out to make it 3-0 Dragons. The Indians, would get out of the first with a ground out. Dragons starter AJ Rice, was back on the mound for the first time since March 3rd. After picking up the first two outs via strikeout, P. Cambron, would keep the inning alive for the Indians by reaching on a two base error.

E. Buchanan, would bring in Cambron with a single to make it 3-1. Rice, would get out of the first with his third strikeout of the frame. Heading to the second, the Dragons led the Indians, 3-1.

In the top of the second, Matthew Davis, would reach with a 1-out single. Turner, would follow by drawing a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. After a pop out, Kam Jenkins, would draw a four pitch walk to load the bases with 2-out. The Indians, would get out of the jam with a pop out. Rice, would toss a scoreless bottom of the second with a pair of strikeouts and a pop out. Heading to the third, the Dragons were still ahead, 3-1.

Truitt Grubbs, would lead off the top of the third with his second hit of the day. Starks, would follow that with a double to put runners at 2nd and 3rd. After a strikeout, Everett Grubbs, would drive in his brother Truitt and Starks with a 2-RBI single to make it 5-1. Everett Grubbs, would then steal 2nd to move into scoring position. E. Grubbs, would advance to 3rd after a fly out to right field.

The Indians, would get out of the third with a pop out. C. Lee, would lead off the bottom of the third with a double. After a strikeout, Lee, would be thrown out trying to steal 3rd. C. Horton, would keep the inning going by drawing a walk. Horton, would be thrown out trying to steal 2nd. Heading to the fourth, Pickens led Lumpkin, 5-1.

Allen, would lead off the fourth with his second hit. Allen, would move up to 2nd after a ground out. After a line out, T. Grubbs, would reach on an error as the Dragons had runners at the corners with 2-out. The Indians, would get out of the fourth with a pop out. Cambron, would draw a lead off walk to start the bottom of the fourth. A wild pitch, would advance Cambron up to 2nd.

After a strikeout, S. Stancil, would draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. Rice and the Dragons, would get out of the fourth with a double play. Heading to the fifth, the Dragons led the Indians, 5-1.

Brock Teal, would lead off the top of the fifth with a single. Everett Grubbs, would follow that with his second hit of the game to put runners at 1st and 2nd with nobody out. The Indians, would get out of the jam with a pair of pop outs and a ground out. In the bottom of the fifth, after Rice picked up a strikeout and a ground out, Lee, would draw a full count walk to keep the inning alive for the Indians.

Lee, would advance to 2nd after a wild pitch. M. Hester, would draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 2-out. Rice, would end his outing with a strikeout. Heading to the sixth, the Dragons led the Indians, 5-1.

Jenkins, would lead off the sixth with a single. Lowit, would then be hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Truitt Grubbs, would then reach with a single to load the bases. After a pop out, Teal, would draw a walk that would score courtesy runner Caden Kirchoff to make it 6-1. Drew Dunlap, would bring in pitch runner Tanner Bail with a sacrifice fly RBI to make it 7-1. The Indians, would get out of the sixth with a pop out.

Turner, would come on to pitch in the bottom of the sixth. Cambron, would lead off with a triple. Buchanan, would drive in Cambron with an RBI single to make it 7-2. Buchanan, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Turner, would settle down and would strikeout the side to send it to the seventh with the Dragons leading, 7-2.

In the top of the seventh, Allen, would reach with his third hit of the day with a 1-out single. Allen, would advance to 2nd on the play. Jenkins, would drive in Allen with an RBI double to make it 8-2. Courtesy runner Kirchoff, would then move over to 3rd after a wild pitch. Tanner Bail, would bring in Kirchoff with an RBI ground out to make it 9-2. Truitt Grubbs, would keep the inning going with a 2-out double. His fourth hit of the game.

Starks, would drive in T. Grubbs with an RBI single to make it 10-2. The Indians, would get out of the seventh with a ground out. Turner, would come back out for the bottom of the seventh looking to close it out. M. Brooks, would lead off the bottom of the seventh by reaching on an error. Brooks, would then advance to 2nd on a wild pitch. After a strikeout, Hester, would reach with a 1-out single. The Dragons, would seal the win after a 5-3 double play to sweep the series and pick up the win in game three, 10-2.

Stats for the Dragons:

Robert Turner: 1-4 with 1 single, 1 walk, 1 run scored and 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 4 K on 32 pitches

Jennings Allen: 3-5 with 3 singles, 1 steal, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored

Kam Jenkins: 2-4 with 1 single, 1 double, 1 walk, 1 RBI

Dawson Lowit: 1-3 with 1 double, 1 HBP, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored

Tanner Bail: 1 run scored and 1 RBI

Truitt Grubbs: 4-5 with 3 singles, 1 double, and 2 runs scored

Christian Starks: 2-5 with 1 single, 1 double, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored

Brock Teal: 1-4 with 1 single, 1 walk, and 1 RBI

Everett Grubbs: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 steal, and 2 RBI

Drew Dunlap: 1 single, 1 sacrifice fly RBI

Matthew Davis: 1-4 with 1 single

AJ Rice: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R/0 ER, 5 BB, 9 K on 85 pitches

Caden Kirchoff: 2 runs scored

6-AAA Region Standings

Pickens: 17-1 (8-1)

Dawson: 11-7 (8-1)

North Hall: 12-6 (6-3)

GAC: 8-6 (6-3)

Lumpkin: 8-9 (3-6)

Chestatee: 6-12 (2-7)

White County: 10-8 (2-7)

Johnson-Gainesville: 0-14 (0-9)

The Pickens Dragons, will continue region play as they take on the Johnson-Gainesville Knights in a three game series starting on Tuesday, March 24th with game one in Gainesville. First pitch is set for 5 :55 pm.

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Dragons move to 16-1 after series win against Lumpkin

PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 20, 2026 , by RJ Casey

Jasper, Ga — After a back and forth battle in game one on Tuesday, March 17th, game two between the Pickens Dragons and the Lumpkin Indians shifted over to Dunn Field. After the Indians took an early lead, the Dragons, behind solid pitching and hot bats, would pick up the win, 9-1.

M. Hester, would lead off the top of the first by drawing a walk. Hester, would move up to 2nd after a ground out. P. Cambron, would reach on an error that would allow Hester to come in and score to make it 1-0. Cambron, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. After a strikeout, S. Stancil, would reach on a fielder’s choice to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 2-out.

Dragons starter Everett Grubbs, would get out of the top of the first with his second strikeout. Heading to the bottom of the frame, the Indians led it, 1-0. In the bottom of the first, after a pair of fly outs, Kam Jenkins, would keep the inning alive for the Dragons by beating out an infield single. His courtesy runner, Caden Kirchoff, would move up to 2nd after a wild pitch. The Indians, would get out of the first with a ground out to send it to the second, leading 1-0.

C. Tuggle, would lead off the top of the second by reaching on an error. After a strikeout, Tuggle, would steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. E. Grubbs, would get out of the second with a pair of line outs. In the bottom of the second, Truitt Grubbs, would reach with a 1-out single. The Indians, would then turn a 6-3 double play to end the second and send it to the third with Lumpkin still leading, 1-0.

E. Grubbs, would have his first 1-2-3 inning of the game in the top of the third as he picked up a ground out, a strikeout, and a line out on 7 pitches. The Dragons, would look to get something going in the bottom of the third as Robert Turner, would reach with a 1-out single. A pick off attempt at 1st, would go all the way to the outfield allowing Turner to advance to 3rd.

Jennings Allen, would drive in Turner with an RBI single to tie the game at 1. Allen, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. The Indians, would get out of the third with a line out. Heading to the fourth, the game was tied up at 1.

K. Lewis, would lead off the top of the fourth by getting hit with a pitch. The Dragons, would turn a double play of their own and E. Grubbs, would get out of the fourth with a pop out. Dawson “Boogie” Lowit, would lead off the bottom of the fourth with a single. AJ Rice, would follow that up with a single of his own to put runners at 1st and 2nd with nobody out.

T. Grubbs, would then reach on an error, that would allow Lowit to come into score to make it 2-1 Dragons. Rice, would make it to 3rd and T. Grubbs, would make it to 2nd on the play. Christian Starks, would bring in both Rice and T. Grubbs with a 2-run single to make it 4-1. After a pick off at 1st for the first out, Drew Dunlap, would draw a walk. Matthew Davis, would drive in Dunlap with an RBI double to make it 5-1 Dragons.

The Indians, would get out of the fourth with a ground out and a strikeout. Heading to the fifth, the Dragons were ahead, 5-1.

C. Lee, would lead off the top of the fifth with a single. Lee, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. E. Grubbs, would get out of the fifth with a fly out, a strikeout, and a successful pick off move to get the runner at 2nd. Jenkins, would lead off the bottom of the fifth by drawing a walk. Lowit, would then follow with a single to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Pitch hitter Brock Teal, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Kirchoff was forced out at 3rd.

T. Grubbs, would then also reach on a fielder’s choice as Teal would be forced out at 2nd. Starks, would then be hit by a pitch to load the bases with 2-out. Pitch runner Tanner Bail, and T. Grubbs, would come in to score after Dunlap would reach on an error to make it 7-1 Dragons. The Indians, would get Dunlap at 2nd to end the inning after Dunlap tried to take an extra bag. Heading to the sixth, Pickens led Lumpkin, 7-1.

E. Grubbs, who really found a groove after a long first inning, capped off an outstanding start with a scoreless top of the sixth as he picked up a pair of pop outs and a ground out. Davis, would lead off the bottom of the sixth by drawing a walk. Davis, would then advance to 2nd on a wild pitch. Turner, would follow that by drawing a four pitch walk as Davis would head to 3rd on another wild pitch.

Turner, would advance to 2nd on defensive indifference as Davis would be thrown out at home for the first out. Allen, would drive in Turner with an RBI single to make it 8-1. After a fly out, Tanner Bail, would draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 2-out. A balk would then be called as Allen would move up to 3rd and Bail would move up to 2nd. Allen, would come in to score after a wild pitch to make it 9-1 heading to the seventh.

Chase Hulsey, would come to pitch the top of the seventh as he would look to close it out for the Dragons. Hulsey, would pick up a pair of strikeouts and a ground out in a 1-2-3 seventh as the Dragons would pick up the series win with a 9-1 victory in game two.

Stats for the Dragons:

Robert Turner: 1-3 with 1 single, 1 walk and 2 runs scored

Jennings Allen: 2-4 with 2 singles, 1 steal, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored

Kam Jenkins: 1-3 with 1 single and 1 walk

Dawson Lowit: 2-3 with 2 singles, and 1 run scored

Tanner Bail: 1 walk and 1 run scored

AJ Rice: 1-2 with 1 single and 1 run scored

Truitt Grubbs: 1-3 with 1 single and 2 runs scored

Christian Starks: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 HBP, and 1 RBI

Drew Dunlap: 1 walk and 1 run scored

Matthew Davis: 1-2 with 1 double, 1 walk, and 1 RBI

Everett Grubbs: 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 5 K on 67 pitches

Chase Hulsey: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 2 K on 13 pitches

The series finale will shift back over to Dahlonega on Friday, March 20th as the Dragons look for the series sweep. The Indians, will look to gain some momentum heading into a series with North Hall next week. First pitch is scheduled for 5:55 pm.

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Dragons win high scoring game one against Lumpkin

PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 17, 2026 , by RJ Casey

Dahlonega, Ga — After an emotional series win against the North Hall Trojans on Friday, March 13th, the Pickens Dragons, took to the road on St. Patrick’s Day to begin a three game series with the Lumpkin Indians. The Dragons, came into the game at 14-1 overall and 5-1 in region play. The Indians, came into the game at 8-6 overall, and 3-3 in region play. In a back and forth game throughout, a 2-run fifth and sixth inning by the Dragons, helped secure a 12-8 win.

Robert Turner, would lead off the top of the first with a double. Jennings Allen, would bring in Turner with an RBI single to make it 1-0 Dragons. Allen, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Allen, would advance to 3rd on a ground out. Dawson Lowit, would drive in Allen with an RBI single to make it 2-0. After a strikeout, Truitt Grubbs, would keep the inning going by drawing a walk.

Christian Starks, would then reach with a single to load the bases. Lowit, would come in to score after Everett Grubbs would be hit by a pitch. Truitt Grubbs, would come in to score after a balk was called to make it 4-0. The Indians, would get out of the first with a ground out. P. Cambron, would lead off the bottom of the first with a single. C. Horton, would follow that up with a single of his own.

M. Hester, would draw a walk to load the bases with nobody out. Dragons starter Jackson Nunn, would then pick up back to back strikeouts. A 2-RBI single from K. Lewis, would score both Cambron and Horton to make it 4-2. Nunn and the Dragons, would get out of the first with a ground out. Heading to the second, the Dragons led the Indians, 4-2.

It would be deja vu all over again in the top of the second as Turner, would lead off with his second double of the game. Allen, would drive in Turner with an RBI double to make it 5-2. After a strikeout, Allen, would be picked off at 2nd for the second out. Lowit, would keep the inning alive after being hit by a pitch. AJ Rice, would then reach on an error to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 2-out. The Indians, would get out of the second with a strikeout.

T. Sullens, would lead off the bottom of the second with a single. Courtesy runner E. Truitt, would be picked off at 1st for the first out.Nunn, would then pick up a pop out and a ground out to get out of the second. Heading to the third, Pickens led Lumpkin, 5-2.

Horton, who came on to pitch in the top of the second, would work a scoreless top of the third as he got the Dragons in order. In the bottom of the inning, Hester, would reach with a 1-out walk. Hester, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. C. Boyce, would reach on an error to put runners at 1st and 3rd. Boyce, would get caught trying to steal 2nd. Hester, would come in to score on the play to make it 5-3.

L. Hamrick, would keep the inning going with a walk. K. Lewis, would then get hit by a pitch. S. Stancil, would reach on a two base error that would score Hamrick to make it 5-4. MT Crenshaw, would come to relieve Nunn, and he would force a pop out to send it to the fourth with the Dragons leading it, 5-4.

Turner, would lead off the fourth by drawing a walk. He would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. A ground out by Allen, would move Turner over to 3rd. Kam Jenkins, would bring in Turner with an RBI double to make it 6-4. Courtesy runner Caden Kirchoff, would advance to 3rd after an error. Lowit, would drive in Kirchoff with an RBI double to make it 7-4.

Rice, would reach with a 1-out single to put runners on 1st and 3rd. Truitt Grubbs, would bring in Lowit with an RBI single to make it 8-4 Dragons. Starks, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Rice would be forced out at 2nd. A wild pitch, would move both T. Grubbs and Starks up a base. The Indians, would get out of the fourth with a ground out. C. Lee, would be hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the fourth.

Lee, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Cambron, would draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. A single by Horton, would load the bases with nobody out. A 3-RBI double by Hester, would clear the bases to cut the lead to 8-7. Hester, would come into score to tie the game as E. Buchanan, would reach on an error. Lewis, would reach on a fielder’s choice as Buchanan would be forced out at 2nd.

Crenshaw, would get out of the fourth with the game still tied as they would head to the fifth with the Dragons nad the Indians deadlocked at 8.

Matthew Davis, would lead off the top of the fifth with a double. Turner, would drive in Davis with an RBI double to make it 9-8 Dragons. Turner, would move over to 3rd after a ground out. Turner, would come in to score after a wild pitch to make it 10-8. Jenkins, would reach with his second hit of the game after a 1-out single. The Indians, would get out of the fifth after turning a double play.

Tanner Bail, would come in to pitch for the Dragons in the bottom of the fifth. Sullens, would reach with a lead off single. His courtesy runner, would be picked off at 1st for the first out. Bail, would then force a ground out and a line out to get out of the fifth. Heading to the sixth, Pickens led Lumpkin, 10-8.

Brock Teal, would come in to pitch hit for Rice in the top of the sixth. Teal, would lead off with a single. Rice, would then come in to run for Teal. After a strikeout, Starks, would reach with a 1-out single to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Drew Dunlap, would pitch hit for Everett Grubbs and he would draw a walk to load the bases. After a pop out, Turner, would drive in both Rice and Starks with a 2-RBI single to make it 12-8.

The Indians, would get out of the sixth with a ground out. Bail, would stay in for the bottom of the sixth. Horton, would reach by drawing a lead off walk. Bail, would then get Hester to pop out for the first out. Horton, would advance to 2nd after a ground out. Bail, would get out of the sixth with another ground out to send it to the seventh with the Dragons leading, 12-8.

In the top of the seventh, Lowit, would reach on an error with 1-out. The Indians, would get out of the seventh after turning their second double play of the game. Jenkins, would come in for the bottom of the seventh as he looked to seal the win for the Dragons. Lewis, would lead off the bottom of the seventh by getting hit by a pitch. Lewis, would then advance to 2nd after a wild pitch.

Jenkins, would then pick up back to back strikeouts. C. Lee, would keep the game alive for the Indians by drawing a 2-out walk. Jenkins, would pick up his 3rd strikeout of the inning as the Pickens Dragons took game one, 12-8.

Stats for the Dragons:

Robert Turner: 4-4 with 3 doubles, 1 single, 1 walk, 3 RBI, and 4 runs scored

Jennings Allen: 2-5 with 1 single, 1 double, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored

Kam Jenkins: 2-5 with 1 double, 1 single, 1 RBI, and 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 HBP, 1 BB, 3 K on 25 pitches

Dawson Lowit: 2-4 with 1 single, 1 double, 1 HBP, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored

AJ Rice: 1-3 with 1 single and 1 run scored

Brock Teal: 1-1 with 1 single

Truitt Grubbs: 1-3 with 1 single, 1 walk, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored

Christian Starks: 2-4 with 2 singles, and 1 run scored

Everett Grubbs: HBP, and 1 RBI

Drew Dunlap: 1 walk

Matthew Davis: 1-4 with 1 double and 1 run scored

Caden Kirchoff: 1 run scored

The series will shift over to Jasper and Dunn Field on Tursday, March 19th as the Dragons will look to win their third straight series in region play. The Indians, will look to tie the series ahead of game three back in Dahlonega on Friday. First pitch for game two is set for 6 pm.

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Dragons take series from North Hall in extra inning classic

PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 14, 2026 , by RJ Casey

Jasper, Ga — The third and final game of the most anticipated series in 6-AAA took place at Dunn Field on Friday, March 13th between the Pickens Dragons and the North Hall Trojans. After splitting the first two games of the series, the third game would be the deciding factor. Trailing since the third inning, the Dragons, never gave up and battled back for a walk off win in nine innings.

B. Crawford, would lead off the game with a double. T. Kemp, would follow that up by drawing a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Dragons starting pitcher, Everett Grubbs, would pick up a fly out, a strikeout, and a ground out to get out of the early jam in the top of the first. In the bottom of the frame, Robert Turner, would reach with a lead off single. Jennings Allen, would follow that with a single of his own.

After a strikeout, Dawson “Boogie” Lowit, would drive in Turner with an RBI single, to give the Dragons a 1-0 lead. The Trojans, would get out of the first with a fly out and a strikeout. Heading to the second, Pickens led North Hall, 1-0.

E. Grubbs, would pick up his second and third strikeout, as well as a pop out in a scoreless top of the second. Trojans starter Jake Beard, would nearly match Grubbs in the bottom of the second as he picked up his third and fourth strikeout, as well as a fly out to send it to the third with the Dragons still ahead, 1-0.

In the top of the third, Crawford, would reach with a 1-out single. T. Kemp, would then draw his second walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. E. Grubbs, would pick up his fourth strikeout for the second out. S. McGarvey, would drive in Crawford with an RBI single to tie the game at 1. A throwing error on a pick off attempt, would allow Kemp to advance to 3rd.

McGarvey, would then steal 2nd. The throw, would go into the outfield, allowing Kemp to come in to score to make it 2-1 Trojans. The Dragons, would get out of the third with a ground out. In the bottom of the third, Kam Jenkins, would look to get something going as he would reach after an error by the shortstop. The Trojans, would get out of the third with a fly out. Heading to the fourth, North Hall led it, 2-1.

K. Foudy, would lead off the top of the fourth with a single. J. Johnson, would then be hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd. C. Bate, would move both runners up a base after a sacrifice bunt. A 2-RBI single from E. Etris, would score courtesy runner B. Allen and Johnson to make it 4-1 Trojans. E. Grubbs, would get out of the fourth with a pop out and a fly out.

The Dragons, would go down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the fourth after a strikeout, a ground out, and a fly out. Heading to the fifth, North Hall led Pickens, 4-1.

Robert Turner, would come in for the top of the fifth. T. Davis, would reach by drawing a walk with 1-out. After a strikeout, Johnson, would be hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 2-out. Turner, would get out of the fifth with a strikeout. Matthew Davis, would look to start something for the Dragons after reaching on a 1-out single. Davis, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position.

After a fly out, Allen, would drive in Davis with an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-2. Allen, would move up to 2nd on the play. The Trojans, would get out of the fifth with a pop out. Heading to the sixth, North Hall led Pickens, 4-2.

Turner, in his second inning of relief, worked a scoreless frame as he struck out the side in the top of the sixth. AJ Rice, would reach with a 1-out single in the bottom of the sixth. Truitt Grubbs, would follow that up with a single of his own to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Christian Starks, would bring in Rice with an RBI single to make it 4-3 Trojans. Grubbs, would advance to 3rd and Starks, would move up to 2nd on the play.

J. Johnson, who came in to pitch to start the sixth, would fake a pick off attempt to 3rd, and instead, would throw to 2nd, getting the runner. The Trojans, would get out of the sixth with a fly out. Heading to the seventh, Pickens trailed North Hall, 4-3.

In the top of the seventh, Turner, still on the mound, would need only six pitches to send it to the bottom of the inning. In the bottom of the seventh, Turner, would look to get another rally going for the Dragons with a 1-out single. Allen, would then reach on an error by the shortstop to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. Turner, would come in to score to tie the game after Lowit would reach on an error after the center fielder dropped the potential third out.

Allen, would move to 3rd on the play. The Trojans, would get out of the seventh with a strikeout. Heading to the eighth, the game was tied at 4.

Turner, in his fourth inning of relief, would work around a 1-out hit batsman in the top of the eighth as he picked up a line out and made a tremendous catch off the mound to start a 1-3 double play. Lowit, would make a great effort to stay on the bag for the second half of the double play. The Dragons, would go down in order in the bottom of the eighth. Heading to the ninth, the game was still tied at 4.

Turner, would pick up a pair of ground outs, and his 7th strikeout in a scoreless top of the ninth. In the bottom of the inning, Davis, would lead off with his second hit of the game. Turner, would move Davis up to 2nd after a sacrifice bunt. Allen, would then draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. Jenkins, would then lace a single to right center as Davis would come in to score to give the Dragons a 5-4 win.

Stats for the Dragons:

Robert Turner: 2-4 with 2 singles, 1 sacrifice bunt, 2 runs scored, and 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 HBP, 7 K on 63 pitches

Jennings Allen: 2-4 with 2 singles, 1 walk, and 1 RBI

Kam Jenkins: 1-5 with 1 single and 1 RBI

Dawson Lowit: 1-4 with 1 single and 1 RBI

AJ Rice: 1-4 with 1 single and 1 run scored

Truitt Grubbs: 1-4 with 1 single

Christian Starks: 1-4 with 1 single and 1 RBI

Matthew Davis: 2-4 with 2 singles, 1 steal, and 2 runs scored

6-AAA Baseball Standings:

Pickens: 14-1 (5-1)

Dawson: 8-7 (5-1)

North Hall: 10-5 (4-2)

GAC: 5-6 (3-3)

Lumpkin: 8-6 (3-3)

Chestatee: 6-8 (3-3)

White County: 9-6 (1-5)

Johnson-Gainesville: 0-11 (0-6)

The Dragons, will be on the road on Tuesday, March 17th as they begin a three game series with the Lumpkin Indians. First pitch is set for 5:55 pm.

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Dragons sweep season series against War Eagles

PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports January 22, 2026 , by RJ Casey

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.

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Tough shooting night for Dragons against Lumpkin

PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports December 17, 2025 , by RJ Casey

Jasper, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, took the court for the first time in over a week on Tuesday, December 16th as they took on the Lumpkin Indians in 6-AAA action. Coming into the game, the Dragons, were 4-3 and 1-0 in region play. The Indians, came into the game with an unblemished 8-0 record and 1-0 in region play. The Indians, were able to stay undefeated after picking up a 70-49 win.

Landon Pierce, would make a pair of free throws to begin the ball game and give the Indians an early lead. A jumper by Jonah Jordan, would tie the game up at 2. Pierce and Jordan Richerson, would go on a 4-0 run to make it 6-2 Indians. After Brody Bryant split a pair of free throws, Martin Hulsey, would get a lay-in to go to make it 8-3. A three pointer by McCord Purdy as the shot clock ran down, would cut the lead to 8-6.

An 8-0 combined run by Richerson, Pierce, and Cortes, would give the Indians a 16-6 advantage. A second three by Purdy, would cut the lead to 16-9 heading to the second quarter.

After both teams traded baskets to start the second quarter, Pierce and Richerson would combine for a 5-0 run to make it 23-11. Purdy, would get another shot to go to cut it to 10. After back to back buckets by the Indians, DJ Mitchell would hit his first three of the game to make it 27-16. Keiwhan Gallagher and Richerson, would combine to go on an 8-0 run to close out the first half as the Indians led it, 35-16 at the break.

Gallagher, would get the second half going with a layup to make it 37-16. After a three by Purdy, Richerson, would get a bucket to go, followed by a pair of free throws by Hulsey as the Indians took a 41-19 lead. Both teams would then trade three point shots. The Indians, would then go on a 9-0 run as they extended their lead to 53-25. A three by Mitchell, would end the run and cut the lead to 53-28.

Cortes, would make a pair of free throws to stretch it to 55-28. Hayden Jones, would get in the score book with a layup to make it 55-30. Pierce, would end the third quarter with a three pointer as the Indians would take a 58-30 lead into the fourth.

Purdy, Jones, and Jordan, would open the fourth quarter by combining to go on a 10-0 to cut the lead to 58-40. A three by Pierce, would end the run and make it 61-40. Mitchell, would respond with a three to make it 61-43. After a basket by Gallagher, Jordan, would hit a three to make it 63-46. Pierce and Kolson Howell, would make back to back shots to stretch the lead to 67-46.

After a three by Brody Bryant, Colton Burnett, would end the scoring with a three as the Indians would move to 9-0 with a 70-49 win.

Scoring leaders for the Dragons:

McCord Purdy: 19 points

Brody Bryant: 10 points

DJ Mitchell: 9 points

Jonah Jordan: 7 points

Hayden Jones: 4 points

6-AAA Standings:

Lumpkin: 9-0 (2-0)

North Hall: 5-2 (2-0)

Pickens: 4-4 (1-1)

GAC: 1-9 (1-1)

Dawson: 3-6 (1-1)

White County: 1-9 (1-1)

Chestatee: 2-6 (0-2)

Johnson-Gainesville: 0-10 (0-2)

The Dragons, will be on the road on Friday, December 19th as they head over to Adairsville to take on the Sequoyah Chiefs. Tip off is set for 3 pm.

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Dragons open region play with win over Chestatee

PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports December 6, 2025 , by RJ Casey

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.

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Dragons drop high scoring affair against GAC

PHS Football, Team FYN Sports October 26, 2025 , by RJ Casey

Jasper, Ga — It was a cool, brisk evening on Friday, October 24th as the Pickens Dragons took on the Greater Atlanta Christian School Spartans in what was a key game for both teams in 6-AAA. Both Pickens and GAC came into the game tied for 2nd in the standings and were looking to get one step closer to potentially hosting a playoff game. The two teams would combine to score 84 points on the night as the Spartans would come away with a 49-35 win.

The Dragons, would win the toss and elect to differ to the second half. After converting several third downs on their opening drive, the Spartans, would strike first after an 11-yd touchdown pass. The PAT was good and with 7:59 left in the first quarter, GAC led Pickens, 7-0. The Dragons, would lean on their run game in their first possession of the ball game as they mixed in runs from Ike Wyngaard and Cal Morrison.

Morrison, would cap off the drive with a 1-yd touchdown run. The PAT was good and with 3:44 left in the first quarter, the Dragons and Spartans were tied at 7. The defense for the Dragons, would come up big during the next possession for the Spartans as Hunter Atkins would pick off the pass attempt and give the offense great starting field position on the run back.

The Dragons, would cash in on that turnover as Wyngaard would run it in from 33-yds out. The PAT was good, and as they headed to the second quarter, the Dragons led the Spartans, 14-7.

The Spartans, would tie things up with 8:26 to go in the first half after a 1-yd touchdown run. The Freshman, Cal Morrison, would once again find the end zone after a 2-yd run to put the Dragons back on top 21-14 with 4:04 left in the first half. The Spartans, would use up most of the time left on the clock during their next possession as they cashed in with a 26-yd touchdown pass. At the half, the Dragons and Spartans were tied at 21.

The Dragons, would go three and out on their first possession to start the second half. The Spartans, would retake the lead after a 57-yd touchdown pass to make it 28-21 with 9:05 left in the third. The Dragons, would answer back with a 5-yd touchdown run by Wyngaard. His 2nd of the game. With 5:06 left in the third quarter, the ball game was all tied up at 28.

The Spartans, would only use 2 minutes of game time as they would retake the lead after a 15-yd touchdown run. With 3:06 left in the third, GAC led Pickens, 35-28. After being backed up to start their next possession, the Dragons, pick up a huge play as Tanner Bail would connect with Hayden Jones, who snatched the ball over a GAC defender, for a 92-yd touchdown pass. The game was tied at 35 with 2:10 left to go in the third.

The Spartans, would reclaim the lead after a 60-yd touchdown pass. The PAT was good and they would head into the fourth quarter with GAC in front, 42-35.

GAC, would add to their lead after a rushing touchdown by the quarterback, would extend the Spartan lead out to 49-35 with 7:03 left in the game. Later on in the fourth, the Dragons, would look to cut the lead in half, but the Dragons were unable to convert on fourth down and the Spartans would run out the rest of the clock as they picked up a 49-35 win.

6-AAA Standings:

North Hall: 9-0 (6-0)

GAC: 7-2 (5-1)

Pickens: 7-2 (4-2)

Dawson: 4-5 (3-3)

Lumpkin: 5-4 (3-3)

White County: 2-7 (2-4)

Chestatee: 3-6 (1-5)

Johnson-Gainesville: 0-9 (0-6)

The Dragons, will be on the road next week for the regular season finale as they travel to take on the Lumpkin Indians on Friday, October 31st. It will be a critical game for both teams. There will also be eyes from Pickens and Lumpkin on the Dawson/North Hall game next Friday night as there is a possibility Pickens/Dawson/Lumpkin all end up 4-3 in region play. Kickoff is set for 7:30 pm.

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Dragons pick up win in series opener against Lumpkin

PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 19, 2025 , by RJ Casey

Jasper, Ga — It was time for week three of 6-AAA play as the Pickens Dragons took on the Lumpkin Indians in game one of their three game set on Tuesday, March 18th. The Dragons, were coming off a tough series against North Hall where they were only able to win one game. The Indians, were looking to rebound after being swept by Greater Atlanta Christian. A.J. Rice, would throw a complete game as the Dragons would pick up the win, 5-1.

Rice, the Junior Auburn commit, would work around a 2-out walk drawn by Mason Hester as he would strike out the side in the top of the first. In the bottom half of the first, Christian Starks, would look to get something started with a 1-out single. Starks, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position with 2-outs. Starks, would then move to 3rd on a wild pitch.

Kam Jenkins, would drive in Starks with an RBI single to make it 1-0 Dragons. An RBI double by Dawson Lowitt, would bring in courtesy runner Zach Williams to make it 2-0. Dawson Holland, would keep the line moving with a single to put runners at the corners with 2-out. Holland, would then steal 2nd to put runners at 2nd and 3rd. Matthew Davis, would draw a walk to load the bases.

Indians starter Adian Rogers, would get out of the inning with a ground out. Heading to the second, the Dragons, led the Indians, 2-0.

Matthew Mitchell, would lead off the top of the second with a single. Jayzen Johnson, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Mitchell would be forced out at 2nd. Rice, would get out of the second after another ground out, and his 4th strikeout as the Indians left Johnson stranded. Jennings Allen, would lead off the bottom of the second with a single. Allen, would then swipe 2nd to get into scoring position with 1-out.

Starks, would bring in Allen with an RBI triple to make it 3-0 Dragons. Cade Sutton, would follow that up with an RBI single as Starks would come in to score to make it 4-0. After Sutton was caught trying to steal 2nd, Jenkins would keep the inning going by drawing a walk. Rogers and the Indians, would get out of the second with a ground out to send it to the third with the Dragons leading, 4-0.

After Rice began the third inning with a pair of quick outs, A. Flanagan, would look to get something going for the Indians as he reached with a 2-out single. Hester, would follow that up with a single of his own to put runners at 1st and 3rd with 2-outs. Hester, would then get caught in a rundown long enough for Flanagan to come in to score to make it 4-1. Rice, would get out of the third with a fly out to send it to the bottom of the frame.

In the bottom of the third, Holland, would lead off with his 2nd hit of the game. Holland, would then pick up his 2nd steal of the game as he would take 2nd to advance into scoring position. Rogers, would get out of the jam with a fly out, a strikeout, and a pop out to send it to the fourth with the Dragons leading, 4-1.

Rice, would toss a scoreless top of the fourth as he picked up a fly out, and his 5th and 6th strikeout. In the bottom of the fourth, Rice, would reach with a lead off single. Rice, would then steal 2nd to get into scoring position. Rice, would advance to 3rd after a ground out by Sutton. Jenkins, would drive in Rice with an RBI single to make it 5-1 Dragons going to the fifth.

In the top of the fifth, Rice, would only need six pitches to pick up a pair of ground outs and a fly out in a scoreless frame. In the bottom of the fifth, Holland, Davis, and Sam Hammontree, would load the bases with back-to-back-to-back singles. Kendal Lee, would come in from right field to relive Rogers. Holland, would be forced out at home as Allen reached on a fielder’s choice. Lee, would then pick up a strikeout for the second out.

Lee and the Indians, would get out of the jam as Allen would be forced out at 2nd to send it to the sixth with the Dragons still leading, 5-1.

Rice, continued his great start in the top of the sixth as he picked up a ground out and a pair of fly outs to send it to the bottom of the inning. In the bottom of the sixth, Sutton and Jenkins, would each get hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd with nobody out. Lowitt, would then follow that with a single to load the bases. Lee, would get out of the inning with a strikeout and a double play to send it to the seventh with the Dragons still leading, 5-1.

Rice, would cap off another fantastic start by striking out the side in the top of the seventh to seal the win in game one for the Dragons, 5-1.

Stats for the Dragons:

A.J. Rice: 1-4 with 1 single, 1 steal, and 1 run scored & 7 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 9 K, 1 BB on 103 pitches

Christian Starks: 2-4 with 1 single, 1 triple, 1 steal, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored

Cade Sutton: 1-3 with 1 single, 1 HBP, and 1 RBI

Kam Jenkins: 2-2 with 2 singles, 1 walk, 1 HBP, and 2 RBI

Dawson Lowitt: 2-4 with 1 single, 1 double, and 1 RBI

Dawson Holland: 3-4 with 3 singles, and 2 steals

Matthew Davis: 1-3 with 1 single and 1 walk

Sam Hammontree: 1-3 with 1 single

Jennings Allen: 1-3 with 1 single, 1 steal, and 1 run scored

Zach Williams: 1 run scored

The series will shift over to Dahlonega for game two on Thursday, March 20th. The Dragons, will look for the series win while the Indians, will look to tie the series. The first pitch is scheduled for 5:55 pm.

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Dragons win series finale against Trojans

PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 15, 2025 , by RJ Casey

Gainesville, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, came into game three against the North Hall Trojans on Friday, March 13th just looking for a little momentum after a pair of tough losses. After going up 5-0 early, the Dragons, would get an insurance run in the top of the seventh as they would hang on to pick up the win, 6-3.

A.J. Rice, would lead off the game with a single. Rice, would then steal 2nd to move into scoring position with 1-out. Rice, with 2-outs, would swipe 3rd. Kam Jenkins, would reach on an error as Rice would come in to score to make it 1-0. Dawson Lowitt, would keep the inning going with a double. The Trojans, would get out of the first with a ground out.

In the bottom of the first, Dragons starter Christian Starks, would pick up a strikeout for the first out. Ty Kemp, would then draw a 1-out walk. After Starks collected his second strikeout of the inning, Kemp, would steal 2nd to get into scoring position. Kenny Foudy, would then draw a 2-out walk. Kemp, would advance to 3rd on the wild pitch. Starks, would get out of the first with a fly out. Heading to the second, Pickens led North Hall, 1-0.

Matthew Davis and Ezra Faber, would lead off the top of the second with back to back singles. Davis, would be forced out at 3rd as Jennings Allen would reach on a fielder’s choice. Faber and Allen, would move up a base after a passed ball. Rice, would drive in Faber with an RBI single. Starks, would help himself out by bringing in Allen with a sacrifice fly. Rice, would advance to 2nd on the play.

Cade Sutton, would bring in Rice with an RBI single to make it 4-0. Sutton, would advance to 2nd on the play. Jenkins, would keep the inning alive by drawing a walk. Lowitt, would drive in Sutton with an RBI single to make it 5-0 Dragons heading to the bottom of the frame. The Trojans, would look to get back into the game as Thomas Davis would be hit with a pitch, and Custis Honeycutt, would reach with a single to lead off the bottom of the second.

After a fly out, Cole Cable, would be hit with a pitch to load the bases with 1-out. Mills Lothridge, would drive in both Davis and Honeycutt with a 2-RBI single. Starks, would come back with a strikeout for the second out. Cable, would then come in to score after a wild pitch. Smith Mcgarvey, would keep the inning going with a 2-out walk. Starks and the Dragons, would get out of the second as Sutton would step on 3rd to force out Lothridge.

Dawson Holland, would lead off the top of the third by reaching on an error. Trojans starter Jake Beard, would pick up a fly out, a line out, and his 2nd strikeout as Holland would be left stranded at 1st. Heading to the bottom of the third, Pickens led North Hall, 5-3. Starks, had a nice bounce back in the bottom of the third as he would sit the Trojans down in order with a pair of fly outs and a ground out to send it to the fourth, with the Dragons ahead, 5-3.

Beard, would toss his first 1-2-3 inning in the top of the fourth as he picked up a ground out and a pair of fly outs to send it to the bottom of the inning. Beard, would lead off the bottom of the fourth by reaching base on an error. Starks, would work around it with a strikeout and a pair of line outs. Heading to the fifth, the Dragons led the Trojans, 5-3.

Jenkins, would lead off the fifth by drawing his 2nd walk of the game. The Trojans, would then turn a double play and pick up a ground out to get out of the inning. Starks, who really settled down since the second inning, picked up a fly out and a pair of strikeouts in a scoreless bottom of the fifth. Heading to the sixth, Pickens still led North Hall, 5-3.

Davis, would pick up his 2nd hit of the game to lead off the top of the sixth. After a strikeout, Davis, would advance all the way to 3rd as Allen would be out at 1st on a ground out. Davis, would attempt to come home on a ball that got by the catcher, but he would be tagged out to send it to the bottom of the sixth, Dragons leading, 5-3. Starks, would pick up two quick fly outs in the bottom of the sixth.

Beard, would keep the inning alive for the Trojans with a 2-out single. His courtesy runner, Brayden Allen, would then steal 2nd to get into scoring position. Starks, now over 100 pitches for the game, would get out of the sixth with a strikeout to send it to the seventh with the Dragons leading the Trojans, 5-3.

Rice, would lead off the top of the seventh with a double. His third hit of the game. After a line out and a strikeout, Rice, would advance to 3rd on a wild pitch. Jenkins, on a 3-2 count, would drive in Rice with a 2-out RBI double to make it 6-3 Dragons heading to the bottom of the inning. In the bottom of the seventh, Jenkins, would come on in relief of Starks to try and close this one out.

After a strikeout for the first out, Kemp, would draw a walk. Jenkins, would shake that off to strikeout the next to batters to seal the 6-3 win for the Dragons in game three.

Stats for the Dragons:

A.J. Rice: 3-4 with 2 singles, 1 double, 2 steals, and 3 runs scored

Christian Starks: 1 sacrifice fly RBI & 6 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 2 HBP, 7 K on 107 pitches

Cade Sutton: 1-4 with 1 single, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored

Kam Jenkins: 1-2 with 1 double, 2 walks, and 1 RBI & 1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K on 21 pitches

Dawson Lowitt: 2-4 with 1 single, 1 double, and 1 RBI

Matthew Davis: 2-3 with 2 singles

Ezra Faber: 1-3 with 1 run scored

Jennings Allen: 1 run scored

6-AAA Baseball Standings:

North Hall: 9-4 (5-1)

Dawson: 10-5 (5-1)

Pickens: 12-3 (4-2)

Lumpkin: 9-5 (3-3)

GAC: 6-6 (3-3)

Chestatee: 4-11 (3-3)

White County: 6-8 (1-5)

Johnson-Gainesville: 2-13 (0-6)

The Dragons, will be back in 6-AAA action next week as they begin a three game series with the Lumpkin Indians on Tuesday, March 18th at Dunn Field. The first pitch is scheduled for 5:55 pm.

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Dragons sweep Indians to move to 19-0

PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports January 23, 2025 , by RJ Casey

Jasper, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, welcomed the Lumpkin County Indians to the Dragons Den for a battle of two of the top three teams in 6-AAA on Wednesday, January 22nd. This game, was originally scheduled for Tuesday, the 21st, but the latest round of winter weather forced it to be moved back a day. The rest of the region, is still looking to see when games that were scheduled for Tuesday, can be played. The Indians, came into the game 12-7 overall and 6-2 in 6-AAA. The Dragons, came into the game 18-0 overall and 8-0 in 6-AAA. While it wasn’t their cleanest of games, the Dragons, still came away with a 67-39 win.

The first quarter started with Caleb Lanford hitting a pair of free throws to put the Dragons up 2-0. Ga Tech WR signee Cal Faulkner, would get the scoring started for the Indians with a layup through contact. He would make the free throw to give the Indians a 3-2 lead. After a basket by Brock Barton, Jackson Pulley, would hit a three to make it 6-4. McCord Purdy would answer with a three on the other end to make it 7-6 Dragons.

A pair of free throws by Landon Pierce, would give the Indians an 8-7 lead. Parker Davis, would then also make a pair of free throws to give the Dragons a one point lead. A layup by Dodge Davis, would give Pickens an 11-8 lead. After a bucket by Faulkner, Barton, Parker Davis, and Jamin Martin would combine for a 7-0 run to make it 18-10 Dragons. Faulkner, would put an end to the run with a basket to cut the lead to 18-12.

Barton, would then get a shot to fall through contact and hit the free throw to make it 21-12. A late basket by Hagen Glenn just before the buzzer, made it 21-14 as they would head to the second quarter.

The second quarter would start with Pierce and Parker Davis each receiving a technical foul for trash talking after Pierce was called for a separate foul. Martin, would hit a three to make it 24-14 Dragons. A bucket by T.J. Gaddis, would cut the lead to 8. Parker Davis, would then go on a 6-0 run to stretch the lead out to 30-16. Faulkner and Purdy, would then exchange threes as the Dragons led, 33-19. A late basket by Faulkner, made it 33-21 Dragons at the half.

The second half began with Pierce making back to back threes to cut the lead down to 33-27. The Dragons, would then go on a 5-0 run as Barton would make a layup, and Lanford would hit a three to make it 38-27. After a bucket by Faulkner, Parker Davis, Barton, and Martin would combine to go on a 10-0 run to make it 48-29. The Indians, would close the third quarter on a 5-0 run as Faulkner would make a jump shot and Pulley would hit a three to make it 48-34 heading to the fourth.

The fourth quarter started with the Dragons going on an 11-0 run to make it 59-34. Barton, Lanford, and the Davis brothers all contributed to the run. After a basket by Faulkner, the Dragons would go on a 7-0 run to make it 66-36. A bucket by the Indians would make it 66-38. Both teams, would each make a free throw to end the game as the Dragons picked up the win, 67-39.

Leading scorers for the Dragons:

Brock Barton: 17 points

Parker Davis: 14 points

Caleb Lanford: 10 points

Jamin Martin: 10 points

McCord Purdy: 8 points

Dodge Davis: 6 points

Camden Jones: 1 point

Aiden Mumaw: 1 point

The Dragons, are set to travel to Hall County on Friday, January 24th to take on the North Hall Trojans. The Trojans, much like the rest of the region outside of Pickens and Lumpkin, haven’t been able to play this week due to weather related postponements. Game time for Friday is set for 7:30 pm.

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Dragons sweep War Eagles to stay alone in first place

PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports January 18, 2025 , by RJ Casey

Gainesville, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, came into their game on Friday, January 17th against the Chestatee War Eagles, looking to extend their winning streak to 18 in a row and also stay alone atop the 6-AAA standings. The War Eagles, were coming off of a back and forth game against North Hall on Tuesday. Using a big scoring first half, the Dragons, came away with a 95-31 victory.

McCord Purdy, would get the hand off from Caleb Lanford, and connect on a three to give the Dragons the early lead. After a steal by Brock Barton, Purdy, would return the favor to Lanford as he would hit a corner three to make it 6-0. A three from Carter Edmondson, would cut the lead in half. Dodge Davis, would get a steal on the defensive end, then finish at the offensive end with a layup to make it 8-3.

Lanford, would get a steal of his own and then draw a foul. He would make both free throws to stretch the lead to 10-3. A block by Parker Davis would lead to a fast break for the Dragons and Dodge Davis would finish it off with a dunk after a nice pass from Purdy. Ethan Dunn and Isaac Brown would make back-to-back baskets to cut the lead to 12-7. A 10-0 run by the Davis Brothers would make it 22-7 Dragons.

A bucket by Sebastian Spinelli, would end the run and cut the lead to 22-9. A three by Barton, would make it 25-9. After a jumper by Brown, the Dragons, would end the first quarter on a 5-0 run as Dodge Davis would make a pair of free throws, and Purdy would nail a three just before the buzzer to make it 30-11 heading to the second quarter.

The second quarter began with the Dragons continuing their run from the end of the first quarter as Barton, Lanford, the Davis brothers, and Jamin Martin combined for a 13-0 run to give the Dragons a 43-11 lead. A step back three from Spinelli, would end the run and cut the lead to 43-14. Dodge Davis, would find an open Purdy for his third three pointer of the first half to make it 46-14.

Nice passing from the Dragons after an in-bounds play, led to an open layup for Dodge Davis to make it 48-14. Dodge Davis, would then poke the ball free and then would finish on the other end after the long pass from Lanford to make it 50-14. A three by Spinelli, would again end scoring run by the Dragons and cut the lead to 50-17. Barton, would leap up to steal the in-bounds pass, take it all the way for the hoop and the harm. He would make the free throw to make it 53-17.

Montego Morgan, would make a great bounce pass to a cutting Barton for the layup to make it 55-17. Spinelli, would get a tough shot to fall to cut the lead to 55-19. Morgan, would crash the offensive board for the rebound and then make the put back to stretch it to 57-19. Brown, would then go to the line and make both free throws to cut the lead to 57-21. Martin, would draw a foul of his own and hit both free throws to make it 59-21.

Dodge Davis, would work through contact to get the layup and the foul. He would make the free throw to stretch the lead to 62-21. A steal by Parker Davis, would lead to little jumper off glass by Martin just as the first half ended as the Dragons took a 64-21 lead into the break.

Parker Davis, would open up the second half with a dunk to make it 66-21. After a little bit of a drought by both teams, Purdy, would come away with a steal and find an open Dodge Davis for a one handed dunk to make it 68-21. After a defensive rebound by Lanford, he would launch a long outlet pass to Parker Davis for the lay-in. Parker Davis, would then nail a corner three to make it 73-21.

Lanford, would again find Parker Davis as he would hit another three to make it 76-21. Barton, would take the hand off from Parker Davis, and drive it into the lane for the layup to make it 78-21. Spinelli, would put an end to the scoring drought for the War Eagles as he split a pair of free throws to make it 78-22. Just before the end of the third, Parker Davis, found Barton for a corner three. The Dragons, led the War Eagles, 81-22 heading to the fourth.

Dunn, would begin the fourth quarter scoring with a layup through contact. He would make the free throw to cut the lead to 81-25. Camden Jones, would then split a pair of free throws to make it 82-25. Landon Johnson, would pull up for a short jumper to make it 82-27. A block by the Dragons would lead to a three by Morgan to make it 85-27. Martin, would then take the offensive rebound all the way and finish with a pull up jumper to make it 87-27.

Morgan, with the shot clock draining, threw up a three pointer and banked it in to make it 90-27. A three by Corbin Larned, would cut the lead to 90-30. DJ Mitchell, would use a nice spin move to get the lay-in to make it 92-30. A steal by Morgan, would lead to fast break points as Mitchell found Morgan, who nailed another three to make it 95-30. Larned, would split a pair of free throws as the Dragons would pick up the 95-31 win.

Leading scorers for the Dragons:

Dodge Davis: 23 points

Parker Davis: 16 points

Brock Barton: 15 points

Jamin Martin: 11 points

Montego Morgan: 11 points

McCord Purdy: 9 points

Caleb Lanford: 7 points

DJ Mitchell: 2 points

Camden Jones: 1 point

6-AAA Boys Basketball Standings:

Pickens: 18-0 (8-0)

GAC: 13-5 (6-2)

Lumpkin: 12-7 (6-2)

North Hall: 12-7 (5-3)

Dawson: 6-13 (3-5)

White County: 3-15 (2-6)

Chestatee: 2-16 (1-6)

Johnson-Gainesville: 1-13 (0-7)

The Dragons, will be back inside the Dragons Den on Tuesday, January 21st as they will play host to the Lumpkin Indians. Tip off is set for 7:30 pm.

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Dragons stay hot with win in region opener

PHS Basketball, Team FYN Sports December 7, 2024 , by RJ Casey

Jasper, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, welcomed the Chestatee War Eagles to the Dragons Den to begin 6-AAA play on Friday, December 6th. The Dragons, came into the game 5-0 after an undefeated November and ranked 5th in 3A by Kyle Sandy. The War Eagles, may have come into the game 1-4, but they have several players that can get hot at any moment. The Dragons, exploded offensively in the second half as they pulled away for an 84-47 victory.

The War Eagles, began the game with Cody Couch and Sebastian Spinelli hitting back to back threes to take a 6-0 lead. After a slow start by the Dragons offense, Senior Brock Barton, would then go on a 7-0 run to give the Dragons a 7-6 lead. Ethan Dunn, would put an end to the run with a basket to make it 8-7 War Eagles. Caleb Lanford, would then give the Dragons a one point lead with a bucket.

Spinelli, would hit his second three of the quarter to give the War Eagles an 11-9 lead. The Dragons, would then go on a 9-0 run led by the Davis brothers, and Barton to give the Dragons an 18-11 lead. Dunn, would cut the lead to 5 to make it 18-13 Dragons heading to the second quarter.

Jamin Martin and Parker Davis, would start the second quarter with a 5-0 run to make it 23-13 Dragons. A three by Elian Salcido, would trim the lead to 7. After a 5-0 run by Barton and Martin, the Dragons lead expanded to 28-16. Spinelli, would convert the rare four point play as he hit the three and the free throw to make it 28-20. After McCord Purdy split a pair of free throws, Spinelli would hit another three to make it 29-23.

A 5-0 run by Lanford would make it 34-23 Dragons. A three by Nazir Dixon would end the run and make it 34-26. Purdy, would end the first half with a three to make it 37-26 heading to the break.

The Dragons, would start the second half with a 9-0 run as Barton would hit a three, then Lanford would hit back to back threes to make it 46-26. Spinelli, would make a pair of free throws to end the run. A 10-0 run by the Dragons would stretch the lead out to 56-28. Dixon, would end the run with a bucket to make it 56-30. After the two teams traded baskets, the War Eagles would make several free throws in a row to make it 62-37.

As the clock drained down at the end of the third quarter, Montego Morgan sliced through the defense for the layup to make it 64-37 Dragons heading to the fourth.

Barton, opened up the scoring in the fourth with a basket to make it 66-37. The two teams, would again trade buckets until the Dragons would go on a 9-0 run to make it 81-43. A basket by Dixon, would end the run and make it 81-45. Parker Davis, would hit a three to make it 84-45. Dunn, would end the scoring with a bucket as the Dragons would come away with a 84-47 win.

Leading scorers for the Dragons:

Caleb Lanford: 22 points

Brock Barton: 19 points

Dodge Davis: 15 points

Jamin Martin: 9 points

Parker Davis: 7 points

McCord Purdy: 7 points

Montego Morgan: 5 points

6-AAA Region Standings:

Pickens: 6-0 (1-0)

North Hall: 4-2 (1-0)

Lumpkin: 4-3 (1-0)

Dawson: 1-8 (1-0)

GAC: 4-3 (0-1)

Chestatee: 1-5 (0-1)

White County: 1-6 (0-1)

Johnson, Gainesville: 0-6 (0-1)

The Dragons, will head to Lumpkin on Tuesday, December 10th to take on the Indians in another 6-AAA battle. The Indians, led by Georgia Tech football signee Cal Faulkner, picked up a big win at GAC to open their region schedule. Tip off is set for 7:30 pm.

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Dragons drop heart breaker in season finale

PHS Football, Team FYN Sports November 2, 2024 , by RJ Casey

Jasper, Ga – It was a foggy night in Jasper on Friday, November 1st as the Pickens Dragons took on the Lumpkin County Indians. The Dragons, needed at least a win and some help from GAC to get into the playoffs. A win for the Indians, coupled with a GAC loss, would move them up to the #2 seed in 6-AAA. In a game that was back and forth throughout, it came down to the final possession. The Indians, would hold on for a 29-26 win.

The Indians, got the ball first to begin the ball game. The Dragons, were able to get a stop to get the ball to the offense. As the Dragons were approaching mid-field on their opening possession, the Indians were able to force a fumble and recover it. The Indians, would take advantage of the turnover as Nolan Matthews would run it in from 42-yards out. The PAT was good and with 6:45 left in the first quarter, Lumpkin led Pickens, 7-0.

The Dragons, responded with a scoring drive of their own as Hayden Jones scored a 4-yd TD run. The PAT was good and as they headed to the second quarter, Pickens and Lumpkin were tied at 7.

The Indians, were able to retake the lead at the 7:47 mark of the second quarter as Ga Tech WR commit Cal Faulkner, would jump into the end zone after a 4-yd TD run. The PAT was good and Lumpkin led Pickens, 14-7. The Indians, would add to their lead as Matthews would break through for a 47-yd TD. The PAT was good and with 4:24 left in the first half, Lumpkin led Pickens, 21-7.

The Dragons, knew they needed an answer prior to halftime and they got it as Jones found Ike Wyngaard streaking down the middle of the field and connected for a 35-yd TD. The PAT attempt would be blocked. Heading into the half, Lumpkin led Pickens, 21-13.

Like the Indians earlier, the Dragons were able to force and recover a fumble. They would be able to convert that turnover into points as Jones found Sam Hammontree for a 14-yd TD. The PAT was good and the Indians lead was cut down to 21-20. The Dragons defense, would force and recover another fumble on the Indians next possession. Heading to the fourth, the Indians were clinging to a 21-20 lead.

The Dragons, again cashed in on the turnover as Jones reached the ball over the goal line for a 1-yd TD. The Indians, would claim that he lost the ball before scoring, but the side judge signaled touchdown and that call would stand. Pickens, would go for two, but would not convert. With 8:24 left in the game, the Dragons now led the Indians, 26-21. Later on in the fourth, the Indians were looking to retake the lead.

Faulkner, would find Mason Hester down the sideline for a 59-yd TD. The Indians, would then go for two as a reverse pass to Faulkner connected. With 4:56 left in the game, Lumpkin led Pickens, 29-26. The Dragons were looking to drive down the field for a potential game winning score. The Indians, were able to pick off a pass attempt and give the ball back to their offense.

Faulkner, would be able to convert on 3rd and short to seal the win for the Indians as they took this one, 29-26.

Final 6-AAA Standings:

North Hall: 8-2 (7-0)

Lumpkin: 7-3 (5-2)

Chestatee: 5-5 (4-3)

GAC: 4-6 (4-3)

Pickens: 5-5 (3-4)

Dawson: 4-6 (3-4)

White County: 3-7 (2-5)

Johnson, Gainesville: 0-10 (0-7)

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Dragons defeat Spartans in first time meeting

PHS Football, Team FYN Sports October 26, 2024 , by RJ Casey

Norcross, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, were in win and stay alive mode on Friday, October 25th as they made the long trip down to Norcross to take on the Spartans of Greater Atlanta Christian in a first time ever match up between region 6-AAA foes. It was Senior Night for GAC as they honored Senior players, managers, trainers, cheerleaders, and band members. As for the game, the Dragons were able to withstand a major blow in the fourth to comeback and pick up a massive win, 28-25.

The Dragons, won the toss, but elected to differ to the second half. The Spartans, would drive the ball down the field, taking up nearly half of the first quarter with them. The Dragons, would hold the Spartans to a 24-yd field goal. GAC, would take a 3-0 lead with 6:44 left in the opening quarter. The Dragons, would use their run game during their first possession of the game as Carson Mitton would cap off the drive with a 16-yd touchdown run.

The PAT from McCordy Purdy was good and with 3:23 left in the first quarter, Pickens led GAC, 7-3. The Spartans, were looking to retake the lead as the first quarter came to a close with the Dragons ahead, 7-3.

At the 10:40 mark of the second quarter, the Spartans would retake the lead after a 4-yd touchdown run by QB Denzell Watkins. The PAT was good and the Spartans led the Dragons, 10-7. Later on in the quarter, the Dragons, had a chance of their own to retake the lead before the half as they had the ball near the goal line of GAC. With around 20 seconds left in the half, a pass attempt was tipped and picked off in the end zone by the Spartans. GAC led it, 10-7 at the half.

The Dragons, got the ball in first in the third quarter and would retake the lead as Hayden Jones connected with Purdy and Purdy would take it 49 yards to the house for the touchdown. The PAT by Purdy was good and with 11:17 left in the third, Pickens led GAC, 14-10. A perfectly placed pooch kick by Purdy on the ensuing kick off would be recovered by the Dragons on the GAC 18-yd line. The Dragons, would turn that into points as Mitton would power his way in with a 3-yd touchdown run. The PAT was good and Pickens led GAC, 21-10.

Later on in the third quarter, the Dragons were looking to again add to their lead as they were down near the 1-yd line of GAC as the quarter came to a close.

The Spartans, were able to stop the Dragons on 4th and goal from the 1-yd line to begin the fourth quarter. The Spartans would then need only one play to score as Pierce Wilson would scamper 99 yards for the touchdown. GAC, would then connect on a two point conversion attempt to make it 21-18 with 11:40 left in the game. After the Dragons were forced to punt, the Spartans again scored on a long play as Watkins found Jaden Henry for a 92-yd touchdown. The PAT was good and with 9:09 left in the game, the Spartans had their first lead since the second quarter, 25-21.

After the Dragons were forced to punt on their next possession, the Spartans took over looking to drain the clock and add to their lead. With under 5 minutes to go in the game, the Dragons caught the break they were looking for as they would recover a fumble by the Spartans. The Dragons, would drain a little bit of the clock as Jones would run to the left and reach the ball across the goal line for a 3-yd touchdown. The PAT from Purdy was good, and with 1:03 left in the game, Pickens led GAC, 28-25.

The Spartans, would get just past midfield with 10 seconds left and had the ball on 4th down. Watkins, would scramble to his left looking to throw, but the pass would come up short and the Dragons would hold on to defeat GAC, 28-25.

6-AAA Football Standings:

North Hall: 7-2 (6-0) Region Champions

GAC: 4-5 (4-2)

Lumpkin: 6-3 (4-2) clinched playoff berth

Pickens: 5-4 (3-3) (defeated Dawson, Johnson, and GAC lost to White County, North Hall, and Chestatee)

Dawson: 4-5 (3-3) (lost to Pickens, GAC, and Lumpkin defeated Johnson, White County, and Chestatee)

Chestatee: 4-5 (3-3) (defeated Johnson, Pickens, and White County lost to North Hall, Lumpkin, and Dawson)

White County: 2-7 (1-5) eliminated

Johnson, Gainesville: 0-9 (0-6) eliminated

As you can see, the standings are a little bunched up heading into the final week of the regular season next week. The Dragons, will welcome the Lumpkin County Indians to Jasper on Friday, November 1st in what has turned into a very important game for both teams. For the Dragons, they’ll need a win against Lumpkin, and a GAC win over Chestatee to get into one of the top 4 slots. For Lumpkin, a win over Pickens and a Chestatee win over GAC, would vault them into the 2 seed. A lot to play for for both teams next Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7:30 pm.

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Dragons sweep double header in come back fashion

PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports April 13, 2024 , by RJ Casey

Jasper, Ga — It was a beautiful but windy day for high school baseball on Friday, April 12th as the Pickens Dragons took on the Lumpkin Indians in a double header. Game two, was originally scheduled for Wednesday, April 10th, but weather forced a postponement. A decision was made that both game two and three would be played at Dunn Field in a double header. The Dragons, grabbed game two, 3-2 in 8 innings, and walked off game three, 5-4 to sweep the series.

Game One:

In the top of the first, Connor Shouse, would lead off by getting hit with a pitch. After a strike out of Trey Payne, the Indians, would catch Shouse in a run down in between 1st and 2nd for the 2nd out. Cade Sutton, would keep the inning alive by being hit with a pitch. Indians starter Aiden Rogers, would get Kam Jenkins to fly out to send it to the bottom of the first.

In the bottom of the first, Dragons starter James Tilley, worked around a bases loaded jam as picked up 2 fly outs and a strike out. Going to the top of the second, Pickens and Lumpkin were tied at 0.

In the top of the second, the Dragons would go down in order with a fly out and a pair of pop ups. In the bottom half of the second, Tilley, worked around a lead off single as Jenkins threw out the runner attempting to steal 2nd, and Tilley punched out the next two batters to send it to the third with the game still tied at 0.

In the top of the third, the Dragons, again would go down quietly with a ground out, a pop up, and a strike out. In the bottom of the frame, Tilley would get the Indians in order with two ground outs and a pop up. Going to the fourth, the game was still deadlocked at 0.

In the top of the fourth, the Dragons, drew three straight walks with 1-out to load the bases. Dawson Holland, would break the tie as he brought in Sutton after reaching on a fielder’s choice. Holland, would then steal 2nd to put runners at 2nd and 3rd with 2-outs. Rogers and the Indians, would get out of the fourth with a strike out. In the bottom of the fourth, The Indians, would look to get something going as Rogers would reach with a 1-out double.

Hayden Gilbert, would then reach on a sacrifice bunt fielder’s choice to put runners at the corners. Mason Hester, would give the Indians the lead with a 2-RBI double. A single by Matthew Mitchell, would again put runners at the corners with 1-out. After a stolen base, Tilley would get the next two batters to get out of the bottom of the fourth. Going to the fifth, Lumpkin led Pickens, 2-1.

In the top of the fifth, A.J. Rice, would reach by drawing a walk with 1-out. Shouse, would follow that with a single to right field to put runners at 1st and 2nd. The Indians, would get out of the inning with back to back pop ups to send it to the bottom of the fifth. In the bottom of the fifth, Tilley, worked around a lead off walk as Jenkins threw out the runner trying to steal 2nd. Tilley would then pick up a strikeout, and a ground out to send it to the sixth, still 2-1.

In the top of the sixth, the Dragons, would go down in order with two ground outs and a strikeout. Cason Cannon, would come on in relief of Tilley in the bottom of the sixth. He would work around a 1-out double as he forced a fly out, a ground out, and a strikeout to send it to the seventh with Lumpkin leading Pickens, 2-1.

In the top of the seventh, Christian Starks reached by drawing a walk on a full count. Rice, would follow that by drawing his own full count walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. Shouse, was able to beat out a potential game ending double play to put runners at 1st and 3rd with 2-out. Shouse, then got caught in a rundown on purpose as Starks would sprint home to tie the game at 2 going to the bottom of the frame.

In the bottom of the seventh, Cannon, in his second inning of relief, forced a pop up, and two fly outs to send it to the eighth with the score tied at 2.

In the top of the eighth, Trey Payne, would lead off with a double. Payne, would come in to score after Jenkins reached on an error to give the Dragons a 3-2 lead. The Indians, would get out of the eighth without any other damage done as they forced two fly outs. In the bottom of the eighth, JP Nunn, came on to try and close it out for the Dragons. He started the bottom half of the eighth with a strikeout for the first out.

Rogers, would draw a 1-out walk to put the game tying run on base. Nunn, would then force a line out to left for the 2nd out. Jenkins, would end the game by throwing out his 3rd runner of the night to seal the win in game two, 3-2.

Stats for the Dragons:

Connor Shouse: 1-3 with a single and 1 hit by pitch

Trey Payne: 1-4 with 1 double, and 1 run scored

Cade Sutton: 1 walk, 1 hit by pitch, and 1 run scored

Kam Jenkins: 1 walk, 3 caught stealing

Trace Ledbetter: 1 walk

Dawson Holland: 1 RBI and 1 steal

Christian Starks: 1 walk and 1 run scored

A.J. Rice: 2 walks

James Tilley: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K on 86 pitches

Cason Cannon: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K on 27 pitches

JP Nunn: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K on 18 pitches

Game two:

A.J. Rice, started game three for the Dragons. In the top of the first, he worked around a 2-out single to pick up 2 strikeouts and a ground out to send it to the bottom of the frame. In the bottom of the inning, Trey Payne looked to get things going with a 1-out single. Payne, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Indians starter Mason Hester, would force two fly outs to send it to the second with the score tied at 0.

In the top of the second, the Indians had the first two batters reach on back to back errors. After a strikeout by Rice for the 1st out, the Indians would load the bases after drawing a walk. The Dragons defense, would come up big for Tilley fielded a grounder at 2nd, tagged the runner heading to 2nd, and then threw to 1st to complete to 4-3 double play to send it to the bottom of the second.

In the bottom of the second, the Dragons would go down in order after a fly out, a strikeout, and a ground out. Going to the third, this game was still tied at 0.

In the top of the third, Rice, got the first two outs of the inning via ground out, and a pop up. Tyler Boggs, would keep the inning alive for the Indians with a 2-out single. Peyton Wood, would follow that up with another single. Courtesy runner Colton Lee would advance to 3rd on the hit. Wood, would then steal 2nd. Lee, would come into score as the ball got passed the infield on the throw attempt to make it 1-0 Indians.

Wood, would then advance to 3rd on a wild pitch. Rice, would be able to settle down and strikeout the next batter to send it to the bottom of the third with Lumpkin leading, 1-0. In the bottom of the third, Rice, reached with a 1-out single. His courtesy runner, Ezra Faber, would steal 2nd to put a runner in scoring position with 2-outs. Trey Payne, would then draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 2-outs.

Hester and the Indians, would get out of the third after forcing a fly out. Going to the fourth, Lumpkin still led Pickens, 1-0.

In the top of the fourth, Hayden Gilbert led off by drawing a walk. After a strikeout, Kam Jenkins would catch Gilbert trying to steal 2nd. Rice, would pick up another strikeout to send it to the bottom of the fourth. In the bottom of the fourth, the Dragons, would go down in order after two pop ups and a fly out. Heading to the fifth, Lumpkin led Pickens 1-0.

In the top of the fifth, Aidyn Flanagan, led off by drawing a walk. He would then take 2nd on a wild pitch. Harper Davenport, would move Flanagan over to 3rd after a sacrifice bunt. Flanagan, would then come in to score on a wild pitch to make it 2-0. After getting a strikeout for the 2nd out, Tate Hales would come on in relief of Rice to try to get out of the inning.

Boggs, would keep the inning going with a 2-out single. Hales, would pick up a strikeout to leave Boggs stranded. Going to the bottom of the fifth, Lumpkin led Pickens, 2-0. In the bottom of the fifth, Sam Hammontree, led off with a double. Rice, would bring in pitch runner Jennings Allen with an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1. A grounder to 1st by Shouse would move Rice over to 3rd.

Hester and the Indians, would keep the lead intact as they forced a line out to right for the 3rd out. Going to the sixth, Lumpkin led Pickens, 2-1.

In the top of the sixth, Christian Starks came on in relief of Hales. Gilbert, would reach with a 1-out single. Hester, would follow by drawing a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. Matthew Mitchell, would then bring in pitch runner Kendal Lee with an RBI single to make it 3-1 Indians. Hester, would advance to 3rd on the throw. Mitchell, would steal 2nd to put himself in scoring position. Hester, would be tagged out at home trying to score on a wild pitch.

Mitchell, would move over to 3rd on the same play. Flanagan, would then draw a walk to put runners at the corners with 2-outs. Davenport, would drive in Mitchell with an RBI single to make it 4-1 Indians. Flanagan would advance to 3rd and Davenport would advance to 2nd on the throw. Starks, would get out of the inning with a strikeout to send it to the bottom of the sixth with Lumpkin leading Pickens, 4-1.

In the bottom of the sixth, Cade Sutton, would lead off with a single. Trace Ledbetter, would then reach with a single to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. Dawson Holland, would reach with a single to load the bases. Starks, would bring in Sutton after getting hit with a pitch to make it 4-2 Indians going to the top of the seventh.

Brodie Keener, would come on in relief of Starks in the top of the seventh. Boggs, would lead off with his fourth hit of the day. Colton Lee, would then come in to run for Boggs. Kam Jenkins, would catch Lee trying to steal 2nd for the first out. Keener, would then force a fly out for the 2nd out. Aiden Rogers, would keep the inning going for the Indians with a single. Keener, would force a fly out to center to send it to the bottom of the seventh with Lumpkin leading, 4-2.

Shouse, would lead off the bottom of the seventh by drawing a walk on a full count. Trey Payne, would follow that by drawing another full count walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with nobody out. After a fly out to right for the first out, Shouse and Payne would pull off the double steal to advance to 2nd and 3rd. Jenkins, would drive in Shouse with an RBI double to make it 4-3.

The Indians, would then intentionally walk Ledbetter to load the bases with 1-out. Trey Payne would come into score to tie the game at 4 as Holland would reach on a fielder’s choice. Hammontree, would be intentionally walked to again load the bases. Starks, would send a deep fly ball to center that would be dropped by the center fielder which would allow courtesy runner JP Nunn to come in to score as the Dragons walk it off, 5-4.

Stats for Game two:

Connor Shouse: 1 walk, 1 steal, and 1 run scored

Trey Payne: 1-2 with 1 single, 2 walks, 2 steals, and 1 run scored

Cade Sutton: 1-4 with 1 single and 1 run scored

Kam Jenkins: 1-4 with 1 double and 1 RBI

Trace Ledbetter: 1-3 with 1 single and 1 walk

Dawson Holland: 1-4 with 1 single and 1 RBI

Sam Hammontree: 1-3 with 1 double and 1 walk

Christian Starks: 1 hit by pitch and 1 RBI

A.J. Rice: 2-3 with 1 single and 1 double (4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K on 104 pitches)

Tate Hales: .1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K on 9 pitches

Brodie Keener: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K on 14 pitches

Jennings Allen: 1 run scored

JP Nunn: 1 run scored

7-AAA Region Standings:

Pickens: 24-3 (17-1) *Region Champions

Wesleyan: 13-11 (9-6)

Dawson: 14-9 (8-7)

Gilmer: 12-13 (6-9)

Lumpkin: 12-14 (6-9)

White County: 13-14 (5-10)

West Hall: 7-19 (3-12)

With the region schedule now complete, the Dragons will now turn their attention to the remaining three games they have left on their schedule. First up, a road trip to take on the #7 team in 7A, the Carrollton Trojans on Monday, April 15th. This game came about after the Dragons had a game dropped earlier in the week. First pitch is set for 5:55 pm.

A.J. Rice Brodie Keener Cade Sutton Carrollton Trojans Cason Cannon Christian Starks Connor Shouse Dawson Holland JP Nunn Kam Jenkins Lumpkin Indians PHS Baseball Sam Hammontree Sports Tate Hales Trace Ledbetter Trey Payne

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