Midseason D6-3A MVP and Top Players

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: Red Bank team</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The expansive District 6-3A features seven teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hixson<br>Red Bank<br>Signal Mountain<br>Soddy Daisy<br>East Ridge<br>Brainerd<br>Chattanooga Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">2025-2026 Class 3A District 6 Standings</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Rank</td><td>Team</td><td>District Games</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Red Bank</td><td>5-0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Soddy Daisy</td><td>5-2</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Signal Mountain</td><td>1-1</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Brainerd</td><td>1-2</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>East Ridge</td><td>1-2</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Central</td><td>1-3</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Hixson</td><td>0-4</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Soddy Daisy</strong> Starters*<br>#1 [player_tooltip player_id='3350146' first='Evan' last='Coleman']*<br>#10 [player_tooltip player_id='2342285' first='Aidan' last='Haile']*<br>#14 Brayden Maynor*<br>#23 Noah Berry* (2028)<br>#25 Skyler Johnson* (2027)<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Red Bank</strong><br>#0 [player_tooltip player_id='2477739' first='DJ' last='Wilbur']*<br>#1 Taylor McDuffie*<br>#2 [player_tooltip player_id='2684092' first='Mike' last='Alex']*<br>#4 [player_tooltip player_id='3353427' first='Austin' last='Jones']* (2027)<br>#11 [player_tooltip player_id='2957067' first='Marcus' last='Jones']* (2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Signal Mountain</strong><br>#1 Zach Isaac*<br>#2 Pelham Shoemate<br>#3 John Zimmerman*<br>#4 Camden Johnston* (2028)<br>#5 Colton Johnston (2027)<br>#10 Dan McMillan (2027)<br>#11 Max Rackel*<br>#12 Nicholas Harwood (2027)<br>#13 Daniel Shoemate* (2028)<br><br><strong>East Ridge</strong><br><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brainerd</strong><br>#1 [player_tooltip player_id='2477732' first='Kobe' last='Jackson']*<br>#22 [player_tooltip player_id='3241476' first='Damoney' last='Bell']* (2028)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chattanooga Central</strong><br>[player_tooltip player_id='2780262' first='Thomas' last='Snow']* (2027)<br>#3 Taevion Akins* (2027)<br>#5 Perry Bates* (2027)<br>#24 MJ Bell* (2027)<br>#42 Kelijah Holmes*<br><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Projected Order of Finish</strong><br>1. Red Bank<br>2. Signal Mountain<br>3. Soddy Daisy<br>4. East Ridge<br>5. Brainerd<br>6. Central<br>7. Hixson</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Analysis:</strong> The favorite Red Bank pummeled Soddy Daisy and will win the regular season. Soddy Daisy and Signal Mountain are capable of making the Regional Tournament final, but again Red Bank is the favorite. Chattanooga Central owns a little talent, while East Ridge and Brainerd are very small in the frontcourt. Brainerd's team speed can create problems and [player_tooltip player_id='2477732' first='Kobe' last='Jackson'] is a true volume scorer. Hixson remains outmatched among this bunch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":3353539,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/1000005055-crop-3521x2312-1768418915.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/1000005055-crop-3521x2312-1768418915.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-3353539" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Midseason D6-3A MVP [player_tooltip player_id='2477739' first='DJ' last='Wilbur']</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Player of the Year</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2477739' first='DJ' last='Wilbur'], Red Bank: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2477739' first='DJ' last='Wilbur']'s greatest challenger for District MVP might be breakout teammate [player_tooltip player_id='2957067' first='Marcus' last='Jones']. Jones is the better athlete though Wilbur is the better basketball player thanks to his technical skills and post-season experience. Wilbur can score anywhere on the floor and makes teammates better. If Soddy Daisy could dethrone Red Bank, then [player_tooltip player_id='2342285' first='Aidan' last='Haile'] becomes the MVP. In the team's first meeting of 2026 the Lions mauled SDHS. [player_tooltip player_id='2477739' first='DJ' last='Wilbur'] averages 16.3 ppg with 5.5 rpg, 5.0 apg and 2.0 spg.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>All-District Team Projections</strong></span><br>[player_tooltip player_id='2477739' first='DJ' last='Wilbur'] (Red Bank)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2957067' first='Marcus' last='Jones'] (Red Bank)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3353427' first='Austin' last='Jones'] (Red Bank)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2342285' first='Aidan' last='Haile'] (Soddy Daisy)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3350146' first='Evan' last='Coleman'] (Soddy Daisy)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2780262' first='Thomas' last='Snow'] (Central)<br>Jarrion Tate (East Ridge)<br>John Zimmerman (Signal Mountain)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Unheralded</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2026 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684092' first='Mike' last='Alex']</strong>, Red Bank</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">All Ranked Players</span><br>[player_tooltip player_id='2477739' first='DJ' last='Wilbur']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2342285' first='Aidan' last='Haile']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2957067' first='Marcus' last='Jones']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3353427' first='Austin' last='Jones']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2883626' first='Keenan' last='Hambrick']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2495163' first='Benjamin' last='Craig']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2477732' first='Kobe' last='Jackson']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2684092' first='Mike' last='Alex']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2780262' first='Thomas' last='Snow']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3241476' first='Damoney' last='Bell']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3241489' first='Justin' last='Munfort']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3350146' first='Evan' last='Coleman']<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewForce8">@AndrewForce8</a>.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->