Jasper, Ga The Pickens Dragons were on their home court on Tuesday, November 19th as they welcomed the Wolfpack of Whitefield Academy to the Dragons Den. The season started off on the right foot for the Dragons as they defeated the Gilmer Bobcats, 75-41, in a game played at Cherokee High School on Saturday, November 16th. While things started off somewhat slowly for the Dragons in this one, they would eventually pull away and defeat the Wolfpack, 71-32.

The Dragons would get the scoring going in the first quarter as Senior Brock Barton, as he put Pickens up, 2-0. After Riley Hughes tied it up with a layup, Barton, who transferred from Baylor School in Tennessee, hit back to back threes to make it 8-2. The Wolfpack, would then go on a 6-0 run of their own powered by Will Holland and Cash Peterson to tie the game at 8. Senior Dodge Davis, would make a layup to give the Dragons a 10-8 lead. A three by Lofton Brown would give the Wolfpack an 11-10 advantage.

The Dragons, would then go on a 13-0 run as Dodge Davis would hit a three, Parker Davis would split a pair of free throws, and Jamin Martin would come off the bench and knock down 3 threes to make it 23-11. Before the quarter came to an end, Hughes would make a pair of free throws. Heading to the second quarter, Pickens led Whitefield Academy, 23-13.

A bucket by the Wolfpack would get things started in the second quarter as it cut the lead down to 23-15. Barton, would hit his third three of the game, and Parker Davis would make a layup to give the Dragons a 28-15 lead. A 5-0 run by Holland would trim the Dragons lead down to 28-20. The Dragons, would close out the first half on a 9-0 run. Montego Morgan would get the run started with a bucket.

McCord Purdy would get his first points of the game with a three, and Parker Davis would chip in 4 points to make it 37-20 Pickens at the half.

The Dragons, would start to take over in the second half as they began the third quarter on a 12-0 run. The Davis twins, Dodge and Parker, would combine to score 8 of the 12 points during the run. Purdy would make a layup and Caleb Lanford would get his first points of the contest as the Dragons extended their lead out to 49-20. A basket by Holland would put an end to run and make it 49-22.

After Parker Davis and Holland traded buckets, DJ Mitchell and Purdy would bring the third quarter to a close by hitting back to back threes. Heading to the fourth quarter, Pickens led Whitefield Academy, 57-24.

The scoring in the fourth began with Hughes as he would split a pair of free throws. Parker Davis, would then make a layup and Dodge Davis would connect on a pair of free throws to make it 61-25. Hughes, would make a layup to make it 61-27. A nice pull up jumper by Mitchell would make it 63-27. Holland, would go on a mini 3-0 run to make it 63-30.

The Dragons, would then go on an 8-0 run as Mitchell and Martin would hit a three each and Camden Jones would get into the score book with a put back layup to make it 71-30. A bucket by Connor Wynne would be the final points of the game as the Dragons took this one, 71-32.

Leading scorers for the Dragons:

Dodge Davis: 13 points

Parker Davis: 13 points

Jamin Martin: 12 points (4 threes)

Brock Barton: 11 points (3 threes)

McCord Purdy: 8 points

DJ Mitchell: 8 points

Caleb Lanford: 2 points

Montego Morgan: 2 points

Camden Jones: 2 points

The Dragons, will be back in action at home on Saturday, November 23rd as they’ll play host for a three day Thanksgiving tournament. First up, Mt. Bethel. Tip off is set for 7:30 pm.