Nettes to face Lady Wolves in 7-AAA Region Championship

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Dahlonega, Ga — It was semifinal Thursday on February 15th as the Pickens Dragonettes took on the Dawson Lady Tigers for a spot in the 7-AAA Region Championship game. These two teams split their two regular season meetings with the home team getting the win on those occasions. Behind big games from Bella Hopkins and Caroline Mullins, the Nettes picked up a 67-45 win over the Lady Tigers.

 

The Lady Tigers, got things going to start the ball game with a three from Kindra Coker to give them an early lead. After a tough layup by Hopkins to cut the lead to 1, Morgan Chester and Abby Samples-Slaton would make back to back layups to stretch the lead to 7-2. A three by Hopkins would cut the lead to 7-5. After a bucket by Eva Bishop, the Nettes would go on an 8-0 run with Hopkins and Mullins to take the lead, 13-9.

A three by Samples-Slaton would cut the lead down to 1. The Nettes, would end the first quarter with a 5-0 run as Mullins made a layup, and Hopkins hit her second three to make it 18-12 going to the second quarter.

 

Hopkins, continued her offensive onslaught to begin the second quarter as she hit a three, and completed an and-1 play to make it 24-12. Bishop, broke what ended up being an 11-0 run by the Nettes with a basket to cut the lead to 10. The Nettes, would answer with an 8-0 run as Bella Martin would hit a three, then Ellison Steinhauer would make back to back layups and a free throw to make it 32-14.

A 4-0 run by Bishop and Chester would cut the lead down to 32-18. After a basket by Steinhauer, Chester would go on a 4-0 run to make it 34-22. Back to back threes from Hopkins closed out the first half as the Nettes took a 40-22 lead into the break.

 

Bishop, started the second half with a bucket to make it 40-24. Mullins would answer back with a layup of her own. After Steinhauer split a pair of free throws, Ava Roberson would get her name into the score book with a layup to make it 43-26. Hopkins, would then score her first points of the second half to make it a 19-point game. The two teams would then trade baskets as Martin would hit her second three to make it 52-32.

The Lady Tigers, would end the third quarter on a 6-0 run as Chester, Anna Ayers, and Heather Burt would help cut the lead down to 52-38 going to the fourth.

 

After a couple of fouls and turnovers by both teams, Steinhauer began the fourth quarter scoring with a three to make it 55-38. Hopkins, would then complete an and-1 to make it 58-38. Samples-Slaton, would end the 5-0 run with a bucket to make it 58-40. A 5-0 run from Martin would give the Nettes a 63-40 lead. A three by Coker would cut the lead to 63-43.

Mullins, would make back to back layups to make it 67-43. Chester, would score the final points of the game with a layup as the Nettes come away with the 67-45 victory.

 

Scorers for the Nettes:

Bella Hopkins: 27 points (5 threes)

Caroline Mullins: 16 points

Ellison Steinhauer: 13 points

Bella Martin: 11 points

 

The Nettes, will now turn their focus to Saturday, February 17th as they face off against the Wesleyan Lady Wolves for the 7-AAA Region Championship. Wesleyan defeated the White County Lady Warriors 87-55 to advance to the region title game. Tip off is set for 6 pm and will be played at Lumpkin.

Steinhauer scores 31 as Nettes sweep Lady Warriors

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Cleveland, Ga — It was game 3 of a 4 game region road trip on Friday, February 2nd as the Pickens Dragonettes, traveled up to Cleveland, Georgia to take on the White County Lady Warriors in another massive game in 7-AAA. Coming into the game, the Nettes were 20-2. 7-2 in 7-AAA, and ranked #4 in AAA. The Lady Warriors, came into the game 16-6, 5-4 in 7-AAA, and ranked #5th in AAA. Sophomore Ellison Steinhauer, led the way with a game high 31 points to help the Nettes secure a 78-54 win.

 

To begin the first quarter, Kylie Watkins would hit a long two pointer to put the Lady Warriors up 2-0. A lay in by Caroline Mullins, would tie things up. Aaliyah Anderson and Steinhauer would trade baskets as the game would remain tied. After a pair of free throws by Mya Yeh, the Nettes, would go on an 8-0 run to take a 12-6 lead. A bucket by Aubrey Free would end the run and cut the lead down to 4.

The Nettes, would close out the first quarter with an 11-0 run. Included in that run was a three pointer by a debuting Bella Martin, who was returning from a knee injury. Going to the second quarter, the Nettes led the Lady Warriors, 23-8.

 

The second quarter started with Emma Lightsey hitting a three to cut the lead to 12. Both teams spent the majority of the second quarter trading baskets as both squads weren’t able to string any runs together. That was until the end of the first half as Watkins outscored the Nettes 6-2 to close out the second quarter. Going to halftime, the Nettes led the Lady Warriors, 38-24.

 

Much like the start of the second quarter, the third quarter began with a three pointer from Lightsey to cut the lead to 11. The Nettes, would counter with a 5-0 run as Steinhauer hit a three, and Mullins made a bucket to stretch the lead out to 16. Watkins, would end the run with a basket to cut it to 14. After Mullins split a pair of free throws, the Lady Warriors would go on a 7-0 run to cut the Nettes lead down to 8.

The Nettes, would close out the third quarter on a 5-0 run to stretch the lead back up to 13. Going to the fourth quarter, Pickens led White County, 49-36.

 

Steinhauer, started the fourth quarter by extending the run the Nettes were on to close out the third quarter as it ended up being a 9-0 run as that pushed the lead up to 53-36. Bree Burkett, would end the run with a bucket to make it 53-38. The Nettes, would then go on a 4-0 run to make it 57-38. After both teams traded three pointers, the Nettes would go on a 7-0 run to stretch the lead to 67-44. A three by Lightsey would make it a 20 point game.

Steinhauer and Watkins, would trade baskets, then Steinhauer would hit a pair of free throws to make it 71-49. After a bucket by Anderson, Steinhauer would split a pair of free throws and Martin would sink both to make it 74-51. Another three by Lightsey would make it a 20 point game. The Nettes, would close out the game with a 4-0 run as Brylee Deering turned a steal into points and Ashaela Buchanan would add a pair of late free throws as the Nettes won it, 78-54.

 

Scorers for the Nettes:

Ellison Steinhauer: 31 points

Caroline Mullins: 19 points

Bella Hopkins: 14 points

Bella Martin: 5 points

Brylee Deering: 4 points

Reagan Ludington: 3 points

Ashaela Buchanan: 2 points

 

7-AAA Region Standings:

#2 Wesleyan: 18-3 (10-0)

#4 Pickens: 21-2 (8-2)

#7 Dawson: 15-8 (7-3)

#5 White County: 17-6 (5-5)

Lumpkin County: 9-15 (4-7)

Gilmer: 7-15 (2-9)

West Hall: 1-19 (0-10)

 

The Nettes, will be back on the road on Tuesday, February 6th as they end their four game road trip with a stop at Wesleyan to take on the Lady Wolves. This was a close one the last time these two met in Jasper a couple of weeks ago. Tip off set for 6 pm.

Nettes go toe to toe with nationally ranked Wesleyan

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Jasper, Ga — One of the biggest games in the state of Georgia took place on Friday, January 12th as the Pickens Dragonettes hosted the Wesleyan Lady Wolves in a battle of top ranked teams. Coming into the game, the Nettes, were 17-0, 4-0 in 7-AAA, ranked 3rd in 3A, and 4th in the state of Georgia on MaxPreps. The Lady Wolves, came into the game 12-1, 4-0 in 7-AAA, ranked 2nd in 3A, ranked 3rd in the state of Georgia on MaxPreps, and ranked in the top 25 nationally. The Lady Wolves, pulled away late to pick up a 62-54 win.

 

The first quarter began with the Lady Wolves going on a 6-0 run as Johanna Potter and ’24 4-star Ga Tech signee Chazadi “Chit-Chat” Wright combined for the run. ’24 Valdosta State signee Bella Hopkins, got the Nettes on the board with a layup to cut the lead to 4. A 4-0 run by Potter and ’24 4-star Texas signee Bryanna Preston, stretched the lead out to 10-2. The Nettes, answered with a 5-0 run as Hopkins got another basket to fall and Ellison Steinhauer hit a three to make it 10-7.

Wright, ended the run with a three pointer to make it 13-7. A bucket by ’24 UVA-Wise signee Caroline Mullins cut the lead to 4. After a pair of free throw makes by the Lady Wolves, the Nettes would close out the first quarter on a 4-0 run as Mullins and Caleigh Hoffard made back to back layups to make 15-13 going to the second quarter.

 

A basket by Steinhauer tied the ball game at 15 to start the second quarter. After a three pointer from the Lady Wolves, Hopkins would make a jumper, and Steinhauer would split a pair of free throws to tie it at 18. A bucket by Wesleyan pushed them ahead by 2. Steinhauer, hit a three to give the Nettes their first lead of the game. Potter, gave the lead back to the Lady Wolves with a layup as both teams were trading baskets. A 4-0 run by Steinhauer gave the Nettes a 25-22 lead.

Preston, would then drive in for a layup to cut the Nettes lead down to 1. Back to back three pointers from Freshman Reagan Ludington and Steinhauer gave the Nettes their biggest lead at 31-24. Another layup from Preston cut the Nettes lead to 31-26. A three by Steinhauer increased the lead 34-26. Potter, split a pair of free throws to close out the first half as the Nettes took a 34-27 lead into the break.

 

Potter, began the second half by again splitting a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 34-28. Another three pointer from Steinhauer increased the lead to 37-28. For the rest of the third quarter, both teams would trade baskets as the Nettes maintained the lead over the Lady Wolves. Going to the fourth, the Nettes led Wesleyan, 48-40.

 

The Lady Wolves, started the scoring in the fourth quarter after a couple of fouls as Wright and Shayla Bahr combined for a 5-0 run to cut the lead down to 48-45. A bucket by Hopkins stretched the lead back to 5. A 9-0 run led by Preston and Wright, gave the Lady Wolves a 54-50 lead. A basket by Mullins put an end to the run and cut the lead down to 2. Potter and Mullins would then trade buckets as the Lady Wolves led it, 58-54. Wright, closed out the game hitting four free throws as the Lady Wolves came away with a 62-54 victory.

 

Scorers for the Nettes:

Ellison Steinhauer: 24 points

Caroline Mullins: 14 points

Bella Hopkins: 11 points

Reagan Ludington: 3 points

Caleigh Hoffard: 2 points

 

7-AAA Girls Basketball Standings:

#2 Wesleyan: 13-1 (5-0)

#3 Pickens: 17-1 (4-1)

#5 White County: 15-3 (3-2)

#6 Dawson: 10-7 (3-2)

Gilmer: 7-8 (2-4)

Lumpkin: 5-11 (1-4)

West Hall: 0-13 (0-5)

 

The Nettes, will be back on the road on Tuesday, January 16th as they take on the West Hall Lady Spartans. Tip off is set for 6 pm.

Nettes outlast Lady Warriors in top 5 battle

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Jasper, Ga — While the weather was less than ideal, the action inside the Dragons Den was more than exciting as the Pickens Dragonettes hosted the White County Lady Warriors on Tuesday, January 9th. The Nettes, came into the game 16-0, 3-0 in 7-AAA play, and ranked 3rd in 3A. The Lady Warriors, came into the game 14-2, 2-1 in 7-AAA play, and ranked 5th in 3A. As you can imagine, the game was tightly played the whole way with the Nettes coming away with a 58-52 win.

 

The Nettes, would win the tip and get on the board first with a Bella Hopkins bucket to make it 2-0. The Lady Warriors, would take their first lead of the game after back to back baskets from Kylie Watkins and Aaliyah Anderson. After both teams took turns scoring, the Lady Warriors went on a 7-0 run to make it 16-9. Ellison Steinhauer, would put an end to the run by hitting a pair of free throws to make it 16-11.

Anderson, would then convert the hoop and the harm to stretch the lead to 19-11. Steinhauer, ended the first quarter scoring by splitting a pair of free throws to make it 19-12 White County heading to the second quarter.

 

Emma Lightsey, got the second quarter started with a bucket to make it 21-12. Back to back three pointers from Steinhauer cut the Lady Warrior lead down to 21-18. After a basket by Watkins, Steinhauer and Caroline Mullins led a 10-0 run to give the Nettes a 28-23 lead. Mya Yeh and Mullins would trade buckets as the first half came to an end with the Nettes leading, 30-27.

 

Lightsey, just like she did in the second quarter, began the third quarter with a basket to cut the Pickens lead down to 1. Hopkins, got the layup to fall and converted the free throw to make it 33-29. The Lady Warriors, would go on a 6-0 run to retake the lead, 35-33. A three pointer by Steinhauer gave the Nettes a 36-35 lead. A free throw make by Anderson, and a layup by Zoe Burkett, put the Lady Warriors in front, 38-36.

After a pair of free throws from Steinhauer tied it at 38, Lightsey gave the Lady Warriors the lead right back with a bucket to make it 40-38. Mullins, closed out the third quarter with a 4-0 run to give the Nettes a 42-40 lead heading to the fourth.

 

Mullins, continued her run to begin the fourth quarter. In total, Mullins went on a personal 10-0 run to give the Nettes a 48-40 lead. A three pointer by Watkins ended the Mullins run and cut the Pickens lead down to 48-43. A layup by Steinhauer stretched the lead to 50-43. A 4-0 run by Anderson and Burkett cut the lead down to 50-47. Steinhauer, pushed it back up to a two possession lead with a layup to make it 52-47.

After Anderson made a layup, Mullins would make a layup of her own and Hopkins would connect on a pair of free throw attempts to make it 56-49. A three pointer by Lightsey would cut the lead to 56-52. A pair of free throws by Steinhauer would seal the win for the Nettes, 58-52.

 

Scorers for the Nettes:

Ellison Steinhauer: 27 points

Caroline Mullins: 22 points

Bella Hopkins: 9 points

 

Scorers for the Lady Warriors:

Emma Lightsey: 19 points

Kylie Watkins: 11 points

Aaliyah Anderson: 10 points

Zoe Burkett: 6 points

Mya Yeh: 6 points

 

The Nettes, will now turn their focus to a massive game on Friday, January 12th as they host the #2 ranked team in 3A, the Wesleyan Lady Wolves in another top 5 match up. Tip off is set for 7 pm.

Nettes fall to Wesleyan; will be #4 seed in upcoming region tournament

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Jasper, Ga — After a big region win over 3A #5 White County last Friday, the Pickens Dragonettes looked for another one on Tuesday, February 7th as they welcomed the #3 team in 3A, the Wesleyan Lady Wolves. Wesleyan, defeated the Nettes earlier in the season, so the Nettes were looking to split the season series and move up in the region standings. In what was a good game overall, the Lady Wolves pulled away in the end and came away with a 58-46 win.

 

In the first quarter, the Lady Wolves got the scoring going with a basket by Audrey Ekoue-Bla to make it 2-0. Caroline Mullins, responded with a bucket to tie things up, then Ellison Steinhauer made a pair of free throws to give the Nettes a 4-2 lead. After a layup by Johanna Potter tied things up again, Bella Hopkins gave Pickens the lead back with a basket to make it 6-4 Nettes. Wesleyan, then went on a 7-0 run to retake the lead, 11-6.

A three pointer by Steinhauer cut the lead down to 11-9. Potter, answered with her own three pointer to make it 14-9. Ellie Hollis, cut the Lady Wolves lead down to 2 with a three pointer making it 14-12. After a timeout, the Lady Wolves went on a 5-0 run to stretch the lead out to 19-12. A bucket by Mullins cut the Wesleyan lead down to 19-14 as we headed to the second quarter.

 

Wesleyan opened the second quarter on a 4-0 run to make it 23-14. A basket by Hopkins ended the run to make it 23-16. Both teams then traded baskets as the Lady Wolves continued to lead, 25-18. Wesleyan, would then go on an 8-0 run to stretch the lead to 33-18. Emma Gleason, ended the run and also ended the first half scoring with a layup to make it 33-20 Lady Wolves going into the half.

 

Much like both the first and second quarters, Wesleyan opened the scoring in the third quarter with a layup by Potter to make it 35-20. After a bucket by Mullins, Eva Garabadian, made her first two point shot as she made a pair of three point shots in the first half. Mullins, then went on a 4-0 run to cut the Lady Wolves lead down to 37-26. A basket by Londyn Walker ended the mini Mullins run and made it 39-26 Wesleyan. Stienhauer, again made a pair of free throws to cut it down to 11 once again, 39-28.

Chazadi Wright, made a layup to make it 41-28. The Nettes, then went on a 5-0 run as Hopkins hit a three and then got to the basket for the lay in to make it 41-33. Walker, ended the Hopkins run with a bucket to make it 43-33. A three by Steinhauer cut it to 43-36 with just a few seconds left in the third. That would be enough time for Garabadian to hit her third three of the game just before the horn sounded at the end of the quarter to make it 46-36 Wesleyan going to the fourth.

 

The Lady Wolves, made it 4-4 starting the quarter scoring as Desiree Davis made a layup to stretch the lead to 48-36. Pickens, then answered with a 5-0 run as Mullins got the shot to go and Steinhauer hit a three to cut the lead to 48-41. Walker, would end the run by making the layup and then completing the and-1 making it 51-41. Mullins, made her first three of the game to cut it down to 7, 51-44. Walker and Steinhauer then traded buckets and it remained a 7 point game, 53-46. After a timeout was called by Wesleyan with under a minute to go in the game, the Nettes had to go into foul mode. The Lady Wolves, were able to hit some free throws at the end of the game to get the 58-46 win.

 

Leading scorers for the Nettes:

Caroline Mullins: 17 points

Ellison Steinhauer: 15 points

Bella Hopkins: 9 points

Ellie Hollis: 3 points

Emma Gleason: 2 points

 

The Nettes, are locked in as the #4 seed in next week’s 7-AAA region tournament. They will take on the #5 seed Dawson Lady Tigers on Monday, February 13th at 4:30 for a chance to go to the 3A State Tournament. There’s still one more regular season game left before that as Pickens will travel to West Hall to take on the Lady Spartans on Friday, February 10th. Tip off is set for 6 pm.

 

 

 

 

Nettes get big win over 3A #5 White County

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Jasper, Ga — After a tough loss to the #2 team in 3A and the defending state champions in 3A, the Lumpkin County Lady Indians on Tuesday, January 31st, the Pickens Dragonettes looked to rebound at home as they took on another top 5 ranked region foe, the White County Lady Warriors. Their first meeting earlier in the season came down to a last second shot in overtime as the Lady Warriors picked up the win at their place. The Nettes, got a great team effort and earned a 56-44 victory over White County.

 

In the first quarter, the Lady Warriors got the scoring started with a layup by Claire Beckman. Caroline Mullins, tied the game up with a layup and Ellison Steinhauer split a pair of free throws to give the Nettes their first lead of the game at 3-2. Mullins, extended the lead with her second bucket of the game to make it 5-2. Beckman, ended the 5-0 run with another layup to cut it to 5-4. After Mullins split a pair of free throws, White County went on their own 5-0 run as Chandler Weaver made a basket and Naomi Roberts hit a three to make it 9-6.

Pickens, ended the first quarter with a 6-0 run as Steinhauer made a layup, Madison Powell hit a three pointer, and Mullins split a pair of free throws to make it 12-9 Nettes going to the second quarter.

Nettes on offense early on

Steinhauer, kept the momentum from the first quarter going as she opened the second quarter with a bucket to make it 14-9. Weaver, hit a pair of free throws to cut the Pickens lead down to 14-11. Emma Lightsey, got her first points of the game with a three to tie things up at 14. Aaliyah Anderson gave the Lady Warriors the lead back with a basket to make it 16-14. Steinhauer, made both free throws to tie it back up at 16. Roberts, retook the lead for White County with a layup, then Lightsey, hit her second three pointer of the quarter to make it 21-16.

After Bella Hopkins got her first points of the game with a layup, Lightsey, made her third three pointer of the quarter to make it 24-18 Lady Warriors. Mullins and Hopkins then combined for back to back baskets to cut it down to 24-22. Roberts, split a pair of free throws just before the end of the first half to make it 25-22 White County heading into the break.

Nettes on defense against White County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mullins, began the second half with a layup to cut the Lady Warriors lead down to 25-24. Lightsey, continued her hot shooting night with her fourth three pointer of the game to make it 28-24. Another bucket for Mullins cut it down to 28-26. Both teams then traded baskets and that made it 32-28 White County. The Nettes, would then go on a run. Steinhauer, would get the hoop and the harm as she completed the and-1 to make it 32-31.

Emmie Moore, then hit a three pointer for her first points of the game to make it 34-32 Pickens.  Lightsey, not to be outdone, hit her second three pointer of the quarter and her fifth overall just before the end of the frame to give the Lady Warriors a 35-34 lead going to the fourth.

Nettes running an inbounds play

The Nettes, took the lead to start the scoring in the fourth quarter as Mullins hit a three pointer to make it 37-35. After several fouls, Mullins split a pair of free throws to make it 38-35. White County, then went on a 5-0 run as Roberts made the shot and the free throw to tie it up, and Weaver gave the Lady Warriors the lead with a bucket to make it 40-38. Ellie Hollis, tied the game back up as she got the layup to go. That layup to tie the game would spark Pickens to go on a game changing run.

That layup started what would end up being a 13-0 run as Mullins, Steinhauer, and Hopkins all contributed points after the Hollis layup to make it 51-40. Maci Shelnut, ended the run with a basket to make it 51-42. Steinhauer, then made a pair of free throws to make it 54-42. Roberts, made a pair of free throws for White County to make it 54-44. Steinhauer, then finished the game with another pair of free throws to give the Nettes a 56-44 win.

 

Leading scorers for the Nettes:

Caroline Mullins: 21 points

Ellison Steinhauer: 21 points

Bella Hopkins: 6 points

Emmie Moore: 3 points

Madison Powell: 3 points

Ellie Hollis: 2 points

 

The Nettes, will be back in action again on Tuesday inside the Dragons Den as they face a third straight top ten team in 3A and another region opponent in the Wesleyan Lady Wolves. Wesleyan, won the first match up earlier in the season at their place, and Pickens will look to earn the split. Tip off set for 6 pm.

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