![]() He says just as long as his players continue to progress, he will be happy. White thinks this team has the potential to be the start of turning around the basketball program at Walkertown. Grier, who is a captain, plays great defense and does a lot for the team leadership wise. Pass first point guard Jalen Douglas has really distributed the ball well Bobby Grier is a sophomore combo guard who is somewhat of a Swiss Army knife because he is a do it all player that scores, rebounds and defends big man Noah Leak has totally had a turnaround season so far by rebounding and blocking shots and lastly guard K.J. The final goal for them is to win the conference, especially since they have stepped up to the 2A level.Įarly on, White has been impressed by a few players on the team so far. The second was to win the Lash/Chronicle Tournament at the end of the month. One was to go undefeated which he says is a reach but they still want to strive for it. White says he sat down with his team and they came up with three goals for the year. He thinks that experience of playing last year coupled with playing AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) basketball over the summer has given them a leg up. Walkertown returns five sophomores from last year’s team that have become starters this year. “I think the kids are really buying in to what I believe in to get better as a team and a program,” said White. He says they really are trying to rebuild the program at the school but knows it starts with the freshman and JV level. Sitting at 3-0, White says he feels that the kids are playing harder than he initially anticipated to start the season. I will say North Forsyth is well coached and they are a really great team.” We just got some key stops in the fourth quarter to seal the deal. “The game was great and both teams played very hard in my opinion,” said White. He says their win against High Point Andrews in their previous game gave them confidence going into the game against the Vikings. He was an assistant for the varsity team last year and takes over for Charles Thomas as head coach. ![]() Wolfpack head coach Rodney White is in his first year leading the JV team. Last week they faced off against the Vikings of North Forsyth and walked away with a 54-48 victory in a closely contested game. The Walkertown Wolfpack are off to a good start at 3-0 early on in this JV basketball season.
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