Walker Valley-White County Players to Watch
Walker Valley and White County meet Saturday night with no real favorite. Both teams can score in the halfcourt or run with purpose. Scan the Region 3AAA draw and the path ahead for the ultimate winner of the WVHS/WCHS game.…
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Continue ReadingWalker Valley and White County meet Saturday night with no real favorite. Both teams can score in the halfcourt or run with purpose. Scan the Region 3AAA draw and the path ahead for the ultimate winner of the WVHS/WCHS game.
Grant Slatten (White County) scores in bunches.
Scoring punch: White County runs out two elite scorers (Grant Slatten, Masyn Winningham) with a skilled senior guard Kegan Dodson and a few bigs worth worrying about.
The Path: White County, like each of the four higher seeds, hosts the quarterfinal. Unlike the other higher seeds, White County will host all of the subsequent games in the regional, should they win. That advantage can not be minimized.
History:
Dec. 12 2019 | White County at Walker Valley |
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Walker Valley won 79-64 |
Jan. 10 2020 | Walker Valley at White County |
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White County won 77-65 |
The Mustangs and Warriors split this regular season. It was an anomaly for sure, as the two teams last met in 2013. Each team won their home game.
Boys’ Basketball Summary (Courtesy TSSAA)
Championship Record: 12-9
Appearances (11): 2015, 1999, 1998, 1981, 1980, 1972, 1962, 1960, 1954, 1952, 1929
Finals Appearances/Runners-up (2): 1999, 1998
Championships (2): 1999, 1998
Former PrepHoopsTN Campers:
Three current White County players (Slatten, Winningham, Dodson) and one Walker Valley player (Sam Belau) camped with PrepHoopsTN in the last two years. All four earned placement in their respective PrepHoopsTN All-Star Games. Read about Dodson’s camp performance.
Masyn and Grant attended a year apart from each other. Grant was a top 3 camper in 2018 and Masyn was a top 3 camper a year later in fall 2019.
White County Past Awards
Year | Award | Name | Class | ||
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1998 | Most Valuable Player | Brent Jolly | Class AAA | ||
1999 | Mr. Basketball | Brent Jolly | Class AAA | ||
1999 | Most Valuable Player | Kyle Gribble | Class AAA |
Players to watch
*2021 Grant Slatten (PrepHoopsTN #12), White County 6AAA District MVP
*2020 Masyn Winningham (PrepHoopsTN #75), White County
*2021 Kade Clark, White County
2020 Shimier Davis, Walker Valley
2020 Noah Duprey, Walker Valley
2020 Sam Belau (PrepHoopsTN #77), Walker Valley
2020 Blake Campbell, Walker Valley
*All-Tournament Team