DAWSONVILLE - Pickens swept Dawson in the final regular season game of the 2025-2026 season. The evening opened up with Dawson Lady Tigers allowing an uncontested layup, which was reciprocated by Pickens allowing Dawson Senior Maddie Suita, whose season ending earlier this year with a torn ACL, to score an uncontested shot to finish out her Dawson career.

GIRLS: Pickens 43 Dawson 38

Pickens, behind 22 Ellison Steinhauer points, held off several Lady Tiger rallies. After Pickens extended to a 26-24 Q3 lead, thanks to a 10-0 run, Dawson went on a 10-0 run, behind 7 Ava Roberson points in the fourth, to cut the score to 36-34 with 4:20 remaining in the game. After swapping baskets for the next two minutes, Pickens was able to secure the win, hitting 5-of-6 freethrows. Pickens only Q4 points came from the charity stripe.

Leading scorers: Dawson-Lilly Abbott 12, Ava Roberson 9. Pickens-Ellison Steinhauer 22.

BOYS: Pickens 65 Dawson 56

Pickens was able to hold off multiple Dawson County second half runs to finish the regular season with a region win and secure the region tournament 2-seed. Trailing 33-22 at the half, Dawson opened the third quarter with an 8-2 run to get to a 35-30 score, but Pickens would explode out to a 50-34 lead. Dawson trailed 57-42 going to the fourth and made won final run to cut the score to 57-50.

Leading Scorers: Dawson-Landon Lee 18, Cayson Chester 10. Pickens McCord Purdy 30, Brody Bryant 18

CLERMONT - Dawson County and North Hall split a Region 6AAA matchup on Tuesday Night

GIRLS: Dawson 60 North Hall 50

The Lady Tigers swept the season series with North Hall after taking a 4-2 lead, Dawson rushed out to an 18-10 first quarter lead, 33-24 at the half. In the second quarter, Dawson built leads that hit a dozen and held off some late Trojan runs. Senior post Ava Roberson had a dominate game, tallying 25 points. Kadence Rhodes continued to have solid product as she added 13 points along with Lilly Abbott's 13. North Hall was let by Tallulah Ball with 12.

BOYS: North Hall 81 Dawson 80

The Trojans shaved away an 8-point deficit behind Gunner Spain's record setting 54 points to avenge an earlier season blowout to the Tigers. Spain hit a 3-pointer with just over a minute remaining to take an 81-78 lead. Dawson cut the score to 81-80 with 31 seconds, then forced a North Hall turnover to get a chance for a game winning basket at time ticked off. Dawson was led by Landon Lee's 26 points. Mason Harvey finished with 14, Jack Ledbetter with 13, and Corbin Cantrell with 10

DAWSONVILLE: DAWSON SPLITS WITH WHITE COUNTY IN 6AAA MATCHUP; LEE TIES SCHOOL RECORD FOR 3'S IN A GAME.

Girls-White 51 Dawson 42. White County held off several Dawson County runs to take the region win. White went on a 9-0 run after Dawson took a 4-3 in the game, but the Lady Tigers would rally to cut the score to 24-22 to open the third quarter. White answered with a 13-0 run and held off a fourth quarter rally by Dawson. Dawson cut the score to 47-42 with 1:08 remaining. White went 16-26 from the free throw line while Dawson went 4-7. The Tigers committed 27 TOs in the game.

Scoring Leaders: Dawson-Lilly Abbott 17, Laila Woody 9, Kadence Rhodes 6. White-Ella Kate Shedd 23, ten from the freethrow line. Ansleigh Vandiver 9, Matelyn Allison 6.

Boys-Dawson 65 White 55. It was a Landon Lee / Blayne Gunter shootout in a key 6AAA boys matchup that will impact tournament seeds. Lee would tie a school record with seven 3-pointers and score 39 points. Gunter ended the game with 38 points.

Dawson jumped out to a 20-11 first quarter lead behind 14 Lee points and 3 3-pointers. White would battle back to trail 36-35 midway through the third quarter on a 12-3 run that dated back to their closing first half basket. Dawson responded by pushing the score up to 50-42 at the end of the third, but White would keep shaving down Dawson ten point leads twice in the half. White's final push to 59-54 with 2:49 remaining, but Dawson would close with a 6-1 run to remain in the 4-seed position.

In a Region 6AAA rival game, Lumpkin County swept Dawson County. Lumpkin girls led wire to wire in a 49-39 victory. Lumpkin boys rallied in an exciting game 59-50