District 12 Notebook (2A)
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Who will win District 12-2A?
District 12
Camden Central
Huntingdon
Stewart County
Waverly Central
Camden Central only lost one of their last 16 district games (15-1). They are joined by Waverly Central and Huntingdon in this newly aligned district. It would be a surprise if they lost a single game to either.
Huntingdon (Presumed starters*)
Head Coach Porsche McClerking
#1 Graham Bartholomew
#2 Jax Bennett
#3 Rayshaun Bailey*
#10 EJ Lewis (2025)
#12
Landon Bryant
Landon
Bryant
6'4" | SG
LaVergne | 2025
State
TN
#21 Caleb Ezell* (2026)
#23 Kenton Smith (2027)
#25 Cole Chafin (2025)
#32 Tayshawn Rivers
#35 Owen King (2026)
#54 Tycen Willis*
#71 Jason Postlethwait
Stewart County (Presumed starters*)
Head Coach Kevin Hargis
#0
Jacob Morgan
Jacob
Morgan
5'8" | PG
Stewart County | 2025
State
TN
* (2025) 6’0″
#5 Sam K’Meyer (2024)
#12 DJ Tourigny* (2025)
#15
Jacob Morgan
Jacob
Morgan
5'8" | PG
Stewart County | 2025
State
TN
* (2025)
Kyrick Wallace
Kyrick
Wallace
5'11" | PG
Stewart County | 2027
State
TN
(2027)
#32
Hayden Wallace
Hayden
Wallace
6'2" | PF
Stewart County | 2024
State
TN
* (2024) 6’2″ PF
Starters Lost (3): Bradley Brainard, Sawyer Wallace, Garrett Maria.
Key Newcomer:
Kyrick Wallace
Kyrick
Wallace
5'11" | PG
Stewart County | 2027
State
TN
.
Reigning District Defensive MVP Hayden Wallace Hayden Wallace 6'2" | PF Stewart County | 2024 State TN is back and expected to lead the Rebels.
“Best player on the team,” raved Head Coach Kevin Hargis via phone call. “One of the best players in the district. District Defensive MVP. 16p, 8r. Back-to-the-basket threat.”
Look for a breakout year from junior Jacob Morgan Jacob Morgan 5'8" | PG Stewart County | 2025 State TN .
“ Jacob Morgan Jacob Morgan 5'8" | PG Stewart County | 2025 State TN has gotten a lot better,” said Coach Hargis. “Gets to the rim strong. Being more of a leader. More aggressive.”
Though Morgan did not begin the 2022-2023 year starting he finished in the first 5. Jacob’s final 2022-2023 stats were: 5.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 0.7 spg.
The team will be best when Morgan and fellow junior DJ Tourigny (1.8 ppg) are active. Coach Hargis labeled Tourigny “one of the better athletes on the team.”
“I think we are going to be very coachable,” said Coach Hargis. “Hard-nosed. Disciplined. Try to play through the post. I am excited about the season.”
Last spring Stewart County played incredible on-ball defense, each and every player. Unfortunately, almost all of those individual defenders graduated. Will their tradition be carried on with the new team?
“I think Jacob can play great on-ball defense,” said Coach Hargis. “I had a couple of guys that came back out and play that can play great defense. We are going to play 2-3 but really get up and pressure.”
Waverly Central (Presumed starters*)
Head Coach Les Trotter
#0
Landon Cunningham
Landon
Cunningham
6'1" | PG
Waverly | 2024
State
TN
* PG
#10 Hobby Griffin
#11 Braylon Wilson SF/PF
#20 Nate Wiser (2023) SG
#21 Hayden Waggoner (2025)
#22 Tucker Rawlings* (2025) PG/SG
#23 Jaden Lambdin (2025) C
#24 Landon Hewitt (2025)
#33 Karson Hedin* (2025)
#34 Chris Ballard (2026)
Aiden Ralston (2026)
Starters Lost: Bryce Stanfield Bryce Stanfield 6'0" | PG Waverly Central | 2024 TN , Trey Maples. Mikey Primm Mikey Primm 6'2" | SG McEwen | 2025 State TN .
Landon Cunningham Landon Cunningham 6'1" | PG Waverly | 2024 State TN will be critical to the team’s success. Potential District MVP.
Would-be three-year starter Bryce Stanfield Bryce Stanfield 6'0" | PG Waverly Central | 2024 TN elected not to play for his senior season. Mikey Primm Mikey Primm 6'2" | SG McEwen | 2025 State TN transferred from Waverly to McEwen.
Waverly Central added and then lost a transfer in Trey Guthrie from Houston County. In June, TG averaged 16 ppg, 12 rpg, 4 bpg. This fall he elected to transfer to Florida Coastal Prep Sports Academy in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
Camden (Presumed starters*)
Head Coach David Roberts
#22 Ridge Bruce (2024)
#32 Aidan Pierce (2024)
Isaac Moore (2025)
Trenton McNeal (2025)
#33 C Hayden McCormick (2024)
#34
Ayden Melton
Ayden
Melton
6'0" | PG
Camden Central | 2025
State
TN
* (2025)
#44
Nowah Porter
Nowah
Porter
6'5" | C
Camden | 2025
State
TN
(2025)
Ayden Melton Ayden Melton 6'0" | PG Camden Central | 2025 State TN is a star.
May 2023 PrepHoops EvalThere was an uncanny spatial awareness after his swivel that he utilized to hit jumpers on recovering defenders. Ayden will lead Camden Central after their fantastic senior class graduated. Ayden is really creative when he gets to 12′.
2022 DISTRICT STANDINGS
Camden Central | 8-0 | 25-8 |
Waverly | 6-2 | 18-5 |
Hickman County | 4-4 | 10-17 |
Stewart County | 3-5 | 16-14 |
East Hickman | 0-8 | 4-21 |
2023 Postseason Recapture
#1 seed Camden (73) vs. #4 seed Stewart County (34)
#2 seed Hickman County (50) vs. #3 seed Waverly Central (37)
District Finals
#1 seed Camden (41) vs. #4 seed Hickman County (39)
2022 Postseason Recapture
#4 seed Stewart County (56) vs. #5 seed East Hickman (52)
#1 seed Camden (69) vs. #4 seed Stewart County (61)
#2 seed Waverly (49) vs. #3 seed Hickman County (43)
#1 seed Camden (56) vs. #2 seed Waverly (54)
#4 seed Stewart County (44) vs. # seed Hickman County (27)
Prediction
(1st) Camden Central |
(2nd) Waverly Central |
(3rd) Stewart County |
(4th) Huntingdon |