PHS Football Team Holds End Of Season Banquet
Dragon's Corner, Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports December 17, 2014
Last Night, the PHS football team held the end of season banquet at Chattahoochee Technical College’s Appalachian campus. The evening consisted of celebration and looking back on what was one of the most successful football seasons in PHS history. From finishing at 8-3, to making the playoffs for the first time since 2005, and hosting a playoff game for the first time since 2004, and of course beating Gilmer for the first time in five years. (more…)
Dragons Run Past The Bobcats To Secure A Home Playoff Game
Dragon's Corner, Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports November 4, 2014
Last Friday, the Pickens High School Dragons football team hosted the arch region rival from up 515, the Gilmer High School Bobcats, in what was one of the most hyped and most important games in the rivalry. The winner would lock up the number two seed in 7-AAAA and host the three seed from 8-AAAA in the first round of the state playoffs. The Dragons warmed up in their normal green jersey’s but when they returned from the locker room they would emerge in all black for the blackout Dragon Nation held, as a surprise to everyone. To top it all off, it was Senior Night, and the Dragons used a second half shut out to take a 42-19 win and lock up a “winner take all” Region 7-AAAA championship game at Cartersville.
Dragons Shut Out Generals Earn First Playoff Birth Since 2005
Dragon's Corner, Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports October 28, 2014
A big week for Pickens High School football started when the JV Dragons defeated Lumpkin County last Thursday 41-34 to finish the season at 6-1 and capture the league championship. Friday night, the varsity Dragons traveled to Catoosa County to take on the Generals of Heritage in what was a crucial game for both teams’ playoff hopes. The Dragons came in with a 3-1 region record, while the Generals had a 2-2 region record. It had been 3,275 days since the Dragons last appearance in the state playoffs, that number would fall to 0.
Dragons Fall Short Against Ridgeland
Dragon's Corner, Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports September 30, 2014
Last Friday, the Dragons hosted the Panthers of Ridgeland High School in what was the region opener for both teams. Prior to kickoff, Mr and Miss PHS for 2014-15 were crowned as Andrew Haygood and Emma Shipley-Schmitt would reign supreme. Coming into the ball game, the Dragons was reigning over opponents, scoring 43 ppg and giving up only an impressive 16.7 ppg during their 3-game winning streak. Pickens looked to continue that trend as the Dragons welcomed a Panther squad that is primarily run oriented. The Panthers pulled out the victory, 35-28.
Dragons Roast River Ridge in Scrimmage
Dragon's Corner, Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports August 19, 2014
It was a beautiful Friday night as the Dragons hosted the now 5A Knights of River Ridge for their tune up to the 2014 season. The Knights won the coin toss but deferred to the second half, giving the Dragons first crack at scoring. (more…)
Pickens Slams Cedartown at Home
Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports January 18, 2014
The Pickens Dragonettes and Dragons had no trouble taking care of business at home on Friday, January 17th, as both squads took care of their opponents from Cedartown High School in two blowout victories. (more…)
Humbled on Homecoming: Dragons Upend Panthers 41-28
Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports September 29, 2013
The Pickens Dragons made the trip to Rossville, Georgia on Friday night and promptly pulled off something that most expected the team would be unable to do, as the offense racked up 441 yards on the ground and beat the Ridgeland Panthers, last year’s AAAA state runner-up, at Bowers and Painter Field by the final score of 41-28. (more…)
White Grounds Green in Pickens Spring Scrimmage
Team FYN Sports June 3, 2013
The Pickens Dragons held their annual Green & White spring scrimmage on Friday night, giving all of those in attendance the opportunity to get a sneak peak of the 2013 edition of the Dragons.
This year’s scrimmage boasted some revamped features from the previous years, as the varsity’s game was preceded by games featuring the middle schoolers from Jasper Middle School and Pickens County Middle School (who will be playing on a joint team starting next season) as well as the junior varsity squad and the ninth grade team. (more…)
Dragons Swept by Bulldogs Bite
Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports April 1, 2013
The Pickens High School Dragons baseball team was swept in a three game series with the Cedartown Bulldogs. Pickens came into the series hot, with a 6-3 record; however the sweep by the Bulldogs has dropped the Dragons to .500 at 6-6. (more…)
Dragons Own the Knight: Pickens Prevails 49-21
Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports October 28, 2012
The Pickens Dragons had a memorable Homecoming game on Friday night against the Johnson Knights, as the Dragons outscored the Knights 28-7 in the second half of the game on their way to a 49-21 victory. (more…)
No Place Like Home? Bobcats Beat Dragons 21-13
Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports October 20, 2012
The Pickens Dragons just couldn’t slow down the Gilmer Bobcats enough on Friday night, as the visiting Cats came into a packed Dragons Stadium and defeated the home team by the final score of 21-13. (more…)
Pickens Conquers Cass in 28-26 Thriller
Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports October 6, 2012
The Pickens Dragons got the job done in White on Friday night against the Cass Colonels, as the team scored twenty-eight points in the first half and ruined a Cass comeback in the waning seconds with a goal line interception to win 28-26, giving Pickens a win in its first region game of the year. (more…)
Pickens Dragons Set Sonoraville Phoenix on Fire 50-21
Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports September 4, 2012
The Pickens High School Dragons football team kicked off the 2012 season, the inaugural PHS campaign for new head coach Chris Parker, with a fire breathing 50-21 crushing of the Sonoraville Phoenix. The Dragons kept the Phoenix from rising, with a 36-7 halftime lead, before finishing with the 50-21 win. (more…)