Dragonettes burn Chestatee

GAINESVILLE - Senior Jenni Weaver poured in 20 points to lead the Pickens County girls basketball team to a 61-46 win over Chestatee Tuesday night at the Chestatee gym.<br> <br> The game was the Region 7-AAA North opener for both teams.<br> <br> Chestatee (3-9, 0-1 in subregion) never led and the game was tied just once at 2-2 before the Dragonettes (8-6, 1-0) went on an 11-3 run to grab a lead they would never relinquish.<br> <br> Pickens coach Donnie Byrom called it a gutsy effort by his squad, which had just eight players dressed.<br> <br> &#34;We have some injuries, some adcademic things, some kids sick and to come on the road in this region and get a win is huge,&#34; Byrom said. &#34;The girls showed a lot of heart out there. I was very proud of them.<br> <br> &#34;We needed a good start to the subregion because I think it&#39;s going to be a close race and we need all the wins we can get.&#34;<br> <br> Sophomore Meagan Stephens had 10 points and 8 assists for Pickens and Tifani Smith added 11 and Kala Turner 10 for the Lady Dragons.<br> <br> Chestatee trailed just 25-21 at halftime but Pickens used an 11-4 run to take a 36-25 lead.<br> <br> The Lady War Eagles cut the lead to 40-33 by the end of the third quarter but Pickens used an 8-1 run to open the fourth quarter to put the game away.<br> <br> Erika Rylee led Chestatee with 14 points. Nicole Lackey had 9 and Tiffany Haynes 7 for the Lady War Eagles.<br> <br> (By Jeff Hart)

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