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December 24, 2020
Nettes head into Christmas break at 6-2
Amanda Nelson led the Nettes in scoring with 14 points
in the Trion game.
Tis the season of changing
schedules. With the original
tournament planned for the
Nettes canceled, they picked
up a couple of pre-Christmas
games at Gordon Lee on De
cember 17th & 18th against
Christian Heritage & Trion.
The Nettes would travel to
Chickamauga for the match
ups at less than full strength
as quarantines make their im
pact felt, not only on the
Nettes, but also the Dragons
and many other teams around
the state.
Thankfully, games were
played and the Nettes found
themselves facing a 4-1
Christian Heritage team
boasting eight seniors. With
no fear, the Nettes jumped
out to a 20-14 lead after one
quarter on the hot hand of
Cassidy Richards who
opened the game with back
to back threes and finished
with 4 threes on the after
noon. The Lady Lions of
Christian Heritage were not
rattled though, and they
locked down on defense in
the second quarter and edged
ahead just before the half, 26-
21. The Nettes found them
selves down as much as nine
in the third quarter before
making a run of their own.
Caroline Mullins would
score seven points in the
third to lead the Nettes come
back. A half-court 3 at the
end of the third put Christian
Heritage back in front by 3
going into the final quarter.
The Nettes played strong
in the 4th, winning the quar
ter 16-8. A free throw by Is
abella Howell put the Nettes
up by three with less than a
minute to go and 2 more free
throws by Madison Powell
sealed the 54-49 win. Caro
line Mullins would lead the
Nettes with 13 points, fol
lowed by Cassidy Richards
12. Amanda Nelson added 9
points, 10 rebounds, and 7
assists in the effort.
The win moved the Nettes
season record to 5-2.
The following day, the
Nettes were even more short-
handed as they faced the
Trion Lady Bulldogs who
boasted a 6-1 record coming
into the game. The Nettes
continued their strong play
from the previous day by
having a solid first half.
They took a 30-17 lead into
the locker room. The Lady
Bulldogs of Trion shaved two
points off the lead after a 13-
11 third quarter, but that’s as
close as they would get as the
Nettes finished the game
with a 51-40 win. Amanda
Nelson led the Nettes in scor
ing with 14, while all eight
Nettes that played enjoyed
adding points to the score-
board.
Cassidy Richards con
tributed a tidy nine points
and nine rebounds while Is
abella Howell pulled down a
season high 11 rebounds.
The Nettes closed out
their pre-Christmas games
with two wins, and moved
their record to 6-2.
The schedule will con
tinue to fluctuate as teams
move in and out of quaran
tine and games get shuffled
around. Check the most cur
rent schedule for the Nettes
as their website, nettesbas-
ketball.com.
Isabella Howell pulled down a season high 11 rebounds.
Jr. Nettes wrap up 1 st half of the season
The 8th grade Nettes hosted the Lady
Rebels of Fannin in a region match up at
PJHS Gym on Thursday, December 16.
Fannin jumped out on Pickens by making
three baskets beyond the 3 point line in the
first quarter to take a 9-2 lead. The Nettes
turned up the pressure forcing four consecu
tive steals to cut the lead to 1. At the end of
the first quarter, the Lady Rebels led 11-10.
In the second quarter, Pickens created
many turnovers that turned into easy baskets
and outscored Fannin 18-8 to take a 28-19
lead into halftime. The second half was more
defensive for both teams. Fannin outscored
Pickens 8-6 in third quarter. Going into the
fourth quarter Pickens led 34-27. The fourth
quarter was almost dead even with the Nettes
narrowly outscoring the Lady Rebels 7-6.
Pickens held on to beat Fannin 41-33.
Pickens Junior High Nettes then traveled
to White County for a region contest. In the
8th grade game, Pickens kept it close in the
first quarter trailing by only two at the end of
the quarter 8-6. The second quarter belonged
to White County as they outscored Pickens
12-2. White proved to be too much for the
Nettes in the second half outscoring Pickens
16-9. White County defeated Pickens 36-
17.
The seventh grade Nettes kept it close
with White County trailing by only 4 going
into the fourth quarter with a score of 25-21.
The Lady Warriors of White County went on
the offensive in the fourth quarter outscoring
the Nettes 14-3 to win the game 39-24. Mad-
die Mooney was the hot hand for the Nettes
scoring 13 points while connecting on three
outside 3 point shots.
Help with Monarch conservation
Volunteers asked to report
winter sightings
Submitted by Ga. DNR
Each fall, thousands of monarch
butterflies stream across the southern
U.S. on their journey to wintering
grounds in central Mexico. In the
spring, this eastern population of
monarchs returns to the U.S. and
Canada to breed.
But not all monarchs migrate to
Mexico. Some breed throughout the
winter in the southern U.S., and scat- Keep your eye peeled as researchers believe some
Monarchs may overwinter in Georgia, though likely
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= This week in
Sports History
by Ethan Swiech
December 20 -
December 26
December 20th:
On this day in 1995, the
Vancouver Canucks took the
ice for their 2,000th game in
franchise history, where they
faced the Los Angeles Kings.
Although Scott Walker
scored the go-ahead goal in
the third and Kirk McLean
made 38 saves, the Nucks let
this one slip away. Wayne
Gretzky tied the score with
less than two minutes re
maining and the contest
ended in a 2-2 tie.
December 21st:
On this day in 1891, the
very first basketball game,
which was organized by in
ventor, Dr. James Naismith,
took place at the local
YMCA in Springfield, Mas
sachusetts. This initial con
test featured 18 students,
peach baskets instead of rims
and nets and a soccer ball.
Shortly after the game, Nai
smith stated that "it was the
start of the first basketball
game and the finish of the
trouble with that class". This
quote referenced Naismith's
failed attempts at establish
ing an indoor activity before
basketball came to mind. He
tried football, soccer and
lacrosse, but those sports
were considered too physical
for inside standards. When it
was all said and done, bas
ketball ended up being the
perfect game for Naismith
and his students.
December 22nd:
On this day in 1917, for
the first time in National
Hockey League history, three
different players logged hat
tricks in the same game.
These hatties came courtesy
of hockey hall of famer Reg
Noble along with Corb Den-
neny and Harry Meeking, all
of whom played for the
Toronto Arenas. Noble
posted a hat trick three days
earlier against the Montreal
Wanderers before doing the
same to the Ottawa Senators.
Denneny and Meeking added
theirs as well during
Toronto's 11-4 rout of the
Sens.
December 23rd:
On this day in 1951, the
National Football League
had its first televised cham
pionship game, which fea
tured the Los Angeles Rams
and Cleveland Browns. Iron
ically, the Rams' last title
came in 1945, when the fran
chise played its home games
in Cleveland. Now, the Rams
faced Cleveland's current
team, which edged them out
for the league title the year
before. This contest got off to
a shaky start for Los Angeles
as the Browns, led by quar
terback, Otto Graham, took a
10-7 halftime lead. The
Rams' defense eventually put
the clamps on Graham, sack
ing him five times while in
tercepting three of his passes.
LA's own quarterback, Bob
Waterfield, was mainly inef
fective, completing just nine
of 24 passes with a pair of
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Sports
Fanatic
By
Tommy
Gartrell
Columnist
Loyalty
Does it bother you as
a fan to read that many
college seniors and
draft eligible football
players are “opting out”
of their team’s bowl
games? That trend has
grown in recent years,
but is it a lack of loyalty
to the football program
or loyalty to them
selves?
We learned on Sun
day that the ninth
ranked Georgia Bull
dogs (7-2) earned a
berth in the Peach Bowl
against unbeaten and
eighth ranked Cincin
nati (9-0), however
multiple players an
nounced their intentions
last week. These guys
begin preparations for
the NFL combine and
subsequent draft. Line
backer and defensive
captain Monty Rice, of
fensive guard Ben
Cleveland, safety
Richard LeCounte, cor-
nerback D.J. Daniel and
tight end Tre’ McKitty
are on a growing list of
UGA players.
Such moves spark
considerable debate.
Detractors say that
these folks committed
to playing football and
they should finish the
drill.
This senior class
holds a 43-9 record
which is comparable to
the best in school his
tory. Last year’s gradu
ating class went 44-12
over its four years. The
best record by any grad
uating class was the
1983 class (43-4-1).
Shouldn’t they stay for
one more game to ce
ment this class’s legacy
with a 44th win?
Injury and the poten
tial loss of draft status
and the money which
comes with it is much
to risk by playing an
other game though. The
top pick (Joe
Burrow)from last year
got a four year deal
with an average of $6.6
million per year for a
total of over $35 mil
lion. The salaries drop
sharply thereafter
though. By the end of
the first round which in
cludes 32 selections,
the salary falls to about
$11 million over four
years.
This sharp decline
continues throughout
the successive rounds.
For example, Jake
Fromm went in the fifth
round in 2020 (167th
pick) and signed a four
year contract for $3.6
million with only about
$900,000 in guaranteed
money. Later picks get
even less money, but
the pros pay a salary
which colleges do not.
Proponents of leaving
early or forgoing games
point directly at money
first. Moreover, college
coaches chase money
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