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Pickens Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees Roy
Cowart Inducted: 2013
Head Coach of Girls Basketball
Team for 32 years from 1969-
2001. Had a total career record of
692-211. Led the Dragonnettes to
15 state playoff berths, 9 region
championships and the State
Championship in 1973-74. Was
named Region Coach of the Year 9
times.
D.B.
Carroll Inducted: 2013
Basketball Coach at Jasper High
& Pickens County High before
1957 consolidation. Coached 3
State Championship teams and 2
state runner-ups. Starting in
1949, team won 187 consecutive
games. Named to the GACA and
GA Prep Sports Halls of Fame.
Chad
Wigington Inducted: 2013
Class of 2005 Graduate. Lettered
in Wrestling and Football. Won
the State Wrestling Championship
for heavyweights in 2005.
Finished 2nd in the State in 2004
and 3rd in State in 2003. Had a
career record of 151-13 with 127
career pins.
Fred
Anderson Inducted: 2013
Class of 1973 Graduate. Lettered
in Football, Baseball, and Track
& Field. Was an All-American in
Football in 1972 and named an
All-State player in 1970, 1971,
1972. 7,480 Career All-Purpose
Yards with 52 Career
Touchdowns. On the track, held
school record for 400m
Charlie
Chastain Inducted: 2013
Class of 1969 Graduate. Lettered in
Football, Basketball, and Baseball.
Was named an All-American and
All-State in Football in 1968. Set
every receiving record for season
and career during his football
career. These receiving records
lasted nearly 50 years before they
were broken.
Tommy
Pye Inducted: 2013
Class of 1987 Graduate. Lettered
in Football, Wresting, and Track
& Field. In Track & Field was a
State Champion in Shot Put in
1987. At the time, set the state
Shot Put record. Owns the School
record in Shot & Discus. Was a
key member of the 1986 football
team that finished 8-2-1.
Steve
Eubanks Inducted: 2013
Class of 1980 Graduate. Lettered
in Football, Basketball, and Golf.
Won the 1979 Individual Golf
State Championship in Class AA.
Shot a winning score of 72 at
Lakeview Country Club and won
championship by 2 strokes.
Keisha
Hall Inducted: 2013
Class of 1998 Graduate. Lettered
in Basketball, Softball, and Track
& Field. Was a State Champion
in the Long Jump in 1996. Scored
1784 career points in her
Basketball career and was named
an All-State player in the 1996-97
& 1997-98 seasons. Named to
the GA/TN All-Star team in 1998.
Pickens Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees Allison
Thomason Inducted: 2014
Class of 2000 Graduate. Lettered in
Basketball and Softball. Was an
All-State Basketball player in
1998-99 & 1999-00. Named to the
2000 Southern Hoops All-Star
Team. Led team to 4 consecutive
state playoff appearances and is the
All-Time leading scorer in PHS
Girls Basketball history.
Carlos
Hampton Inducted: 2014
Class of 1995 Graduate. Lettered
in Basketball. Was named an All-
State player 3 times. Holds the
career (2,582), season (1,001) and
game (62) scoring records.
Averaged 38.5 points/game in the
1993-94 season. Also holds
records for most 3-pointers made
in a game, season, and career.
Jeremiah
Boswell Inducted: 2014
Class of 2001 Graduate. Lettered
in Basketball. Was a 3-time
Region Player of the Year and
named All-State in 1999-00 &
2000-01. Scored 1958 career
points and set school record for
Free Throw percentage. Led team
to 3 straight state playoff
appearances and an Elite 8 finish
in 1999-00.
Alonzo
Hampton Inducted: 2015
Class of 1972 Graduate. Lettered
in Football, Baseball, Basketball,
and Track & Field. Was an All-
State Football player in 1971 and
held record receiving yards in a
game for over 40 years. Both
stood for years. In Track & Field,
held the High Jump school record
from 1971-96.
Cay
Roland Inducted: 2015
Class of 1974 Graduate. Lettered in
Basketball and Tennis. Was a key
member of the 1973-74 Girls
Basketball team that won the Class
A State Championship. Was an
All-State player in 1974 and scored
1640 Career Points in her
basketball career with the
Dragonnettes.
Linda
McAfee Inducted: 2015
Class of 1974 Graduate. Lettered
in Basketball. Was named State
Most Valuable player at the
conclusion of the State
Championship 1973-74 season.
Named to the All-State team in
1974. Scored 1239 points in her
career with the Dragonnettes.
Don
Howell Inducted: 2016
Class of 1978 Graduate. Lettered
in Football, Basketball, and
Track. Was All-State Football in
1977 and still holds school record
for career sacks. Was a part of the
1976 defense that set the school
record for pass yards allowed.
In Boys Basketball, scored 1239
career points.
Marty
Bridges Inducted: 2016
Class of 1990 Graduate. Lettered
in football, basketball, and track.
In Football was a four-year starter
at Running back and was a great
player on both sides of the ball.
Set the Freshman rushing record
in 1986 with 1169 yards. Scored
1099 career points in basketball.
Pickens Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees Don
Enis Inducted: 2016
Longtime coach in Football,
Baseball, and Basketball. As the
Head Football Coach for 8 years,
he coached 2 All-American and 8
All-State players. His 1971 team
was the first to win 8 games in a
season and set numerous defensive
team records that still stand. As a
baseball coach led the team to
back-to-back region titles in 1971
& 1972
Debbie
Deboard Inducted: 2016
Class of 1970 graduate. Lettered
in Basketball and Tennis. Set the
school record for points in a
season in basketball with 946 in
1969-70, averaging 38.6 points a
game. Set school record for
points in a game with 56. Scored
1276 career points. In Tennis
eared 1970 State berth as a
Singles player.
Katie
Frye Inducted: 2017
Class of 2001 graduate. Lettered
in Basketball, Softball, and
Tennis. In Basketball was All-
State, named a Georgia State All-
Star, and Region Player of the
Year in the 2000-01 season.
Scored 1904 career points and led
the team to 4 consecutive state
tournament appearances.
Don
Boggus Inducted: 2017
The “Voice of the Dragons”, was
a longtime public address
announcer for Pickens High
School Football from 1962-2000.
Was an active supporter of
athletics and the community.
Jordan
Shaw Inducted: 2017
Class of 2011 graduate. Lettered
in Football and Basketball. In
Football holds records for Total
Offense in a game and
Touchdowns in a game. Scored
1390 career points in basketball
and was named All-State in 2010.
Named to the All-Region Team 3
consecutive years from 2009-11.
Donyell
Benson Inducted: 2018
Class of 1982 Graduate. Lettered
in Basketball and Softball. In
Basketball, scored 1838 career
points and held the career scoring
record from 1982-97. 2nd team
All-State in 1981 and Honorable
Mention All-State in 1982. Also
led the team in rebounds in 2
years of her career.
Whitney
Propes Inducted: 2018
Class of 2004 graduate. Lettered
in Softball and Track & Field.
Was the 2003 AAA State Player
of the Year in Softball and led
team to the region championship.
Was a region champion in 4
events in Track & Field (100m,
200m, Triple Jump, 100m
hurdles)
Angie
Davis Inducted: 2018
Class of 1997 Graduate. Lettered
in Basketball, Track, and Softball.
In Basketball scored 2021 career
points to break the career scoring
record at the time. She was a
member of the 1996-97 Region
Championship team and was
voted team MVP 3 consecutive
years from 1995-97
Pickens Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees Harold
Culbreth Inducted: 2019
Coached Basketball, Baseball,
Football, and Girls Golf. Was the
Head Boys Basketball coach from
1994-07 and has the most wins of
any coach in school history (191).
Coached in 5 state tournament
games and led the 1999-00 team to
the region championship and an
Elite Eight finish.
Two-time region champion in Girls
Golf (2008 & 2009)
Matthew
Dunn Inducted: 2019
Class of 2002 Graduate.
Lettered in Baseball and
Basketball. Had a career batting
average over .400 and recorded
over 100 career stolen bases. In
Basketball, had 795 career points,
165 steals, and 347 assists. He
was a member of the 1999-00
Region Championship Basketball
team. Was named honorable
mention All-State.
Stephen
Hunter Inducted: 2019
Class of 2005 Graduate.
Letterman in Football, Basketball,
and Golf. Scored 1148 points in
Basketball with 518 career
rebounds. Was a member of the
2003 Golf Region Championship
team. In football, holds the career
interception record (9) and scored
7 TDs and had 862 receiving
yards in his career.
Lawson
Family Inducted: 2019
For decades the Lawson family
showed outstanding support and
contributions to Pickens High
Athletics.
Steve
Sewell To be inducted:
May 2020
Tyler
Craig To be inducted:
May 2020
Paula
Vansant To be inducted:
May 2020
Dunn Family/
Jasper Drug To be inducted:
May 2020
Pickens Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees 1973-74 Girls Basketball
Team Inducted: 2013
Won the 1973-74 Class A State Championship.
Defeated Haralson Co. 44-36 in State Championship Game.
Finished the season with a record of 29-2.
Sylvia Benson
Judy Bryant
Shelia Bryant
Sandra Haygood
Debbie Hubbard
Linda McAfee
Elaine Painter
Cindy Qualls
Debbie Qualls
Cathy Roland
Cay Roland
Nina Stancil
Casey Stanfield
Dolores Stewart
Jan Thomason
Head Coach: Roy Cowart
Asst. Coach Ron Byers
1949-50 Girls Basketball
Team Inducted: 2014
Won the 1950 Class B State Championship.
Defeated Glenville 40-30 in State Championship Game.
Beginning of a 187 consecutive regular season winning streak.
Sybil Anderson
Elise Bryant
Geraldine Barnes
Ruth Burgess
Jean Burton
Norma Jean Cagle
Anne Floyd
Roxie Jones
Frankie McJunkins
Doris Mosley
Virginia Moore
Jimmie McJunkins
Geneva Long
Coach: D.B. Carroll
1950-51 Girls Basketball
Team Inducted: 2014
Won the 1951 Class B State Championship.
Defeated Adrian 46-37 in State Championship Game.
Part of a 187 consecutive regular season winning streak.
Jean Burton
Frankie McJunkins
Doris Mosley
Carolyn Prather
Shirley Garland
Jimmie McJunkins
Sybil Westbrook
Peggy Taylor
Roxie Jones
Betty Sue Mills
Virginia Moore
Judy Mosley
Coach D.B. Carroll
1953-54 Girls Basketball
Team Inducted: 2014
Won the 1954 Class B State Championship.
Defeated Wrightsville 73-47 in State Championship Game.
Part of a 187 consecutive regular season winning streak.
Sue Anderson
Marie Kirk
Barbara Prather
Peggy Taylor
Frances Wigington
Kathryn Floyd
Shirley Long
Carolyn Prather
Marilyn Williams
Janet Johnson
Mary Parker
Janet Trippe
Ola Bell Stanacil
Coach: D.B. Carroll