Conference 54 will be an extremely well-balanced conference with multiple teams bringing back their leading scorers. Franklin is coming into the season bringing back their three leading scorers from last year. They are also bringing in a transfer from Highlands High School who led his team in scoring last season. North Henderson is bringing back almost their entire starting 5 in hopes of winning the conference championship. West Henderson had a rough season last year going 2-12 but will be returning their scoring duo in Nick Pate (18 PPG) and Lukas Kachilo (10 PPG). West Henderson will be a team that puts up lots of points because of their ability to score the ball. Teams like Pisgah and Tuscola will be underdogs looking to win some big-time upset games. Looking forward to seeing how this conference plays out.
Projected Standouts
Miles McClure (Franklin)
Griffin Green (Franklin)
Trey Penland (Franklin)
Brent Sleight (Franklin)
Micah Pierce (North Henderson)
Brayden Corn (North Henderson)
Jaylen Croft (North Henderson)
Carter Whiteside (North Henderson)
Nick Pate (West Henderson)
Lukas Kachilo (West Henderson)
Lawson Sullivan (West Henderson)
Jackson Lyda (West Henderson)
Truitt Manuel (West Henderson)
Jett Benson (Tuscola)
Jared Penland (Tuscola)
Caden Robinson (Pisgah)
James Lee (Pisgah)
Bailey Stockton (Pisgah)
Jed West (Smoky Mountain)
Brylen Conlin (Smoky Mountain)
Max Buchanan (Smoky Mountain)
Angelo Syverson (East Henderson)
Isaac Burleson (East Henderson)
Tyler Adams (East Henderson)
Projected Players
1.Franklin
Miles McClure Sr, Griffin Green Sr, Trey Penland Sr, Brent Sleight Sr, Kellen Stiles Sr, Keagen Pollock Sr, Dawson Green Sr, JJ Postell Jr, Bradley Stiles Sr, Grant Adams Sr, Skyler Hill Sr, Max McClure Fr
2.North Henderson
Micah Pierce Jr, Brayden Corn Sr, Jaylen Croft Sr, Carter Whiteside Sr, Zaire McDaniel Sr, Daniel Dalton Sr, Marvin Williams Sr, Matt Rhymer Sr, Andrew Erickson Sr
3.West Henderson
Nick Pate Sr, Lukas Kachilo Jr, Lawson Sullivan Jr, Jackson Lyda So, Truitt Manuel So, Trey Nash Sr, Cameron Mason Sr, Steve Carroll Sr, James Brittain Sr, Joshua Strickland Sr, Tyler Nash Fr
4.Tuscola
Jett Benson Jr, Jared Penland Sr, Jacob Broom Sr, Hayden Stanberry Sr, Bryce Cope Sr, Sawyer Belue Fr
5.Pisgah
Caden Robinson Jr, James Lee Sr, Bailey Stockton Sr, Macon Haider Sr, Evan Loftis Sr, John Paul-Pless Sr, Jake Lowery Fr
6.Smoky Mountain
Jed West So, Brylen Conlin Sr, Max Buchanan Sr, Matthew Brown Jr, Tanner Gerrety Jr, Brett Richmond Jr, Nacoma Driver Sr, Zeke Sink Jr, Dev Hari Jr, Lincoln Sutton So
7.East Henderson
Angelo Syverson Sr, Isaac Burleson Jr, Tyler Adams Jr, Casey Merritt Jr, Landon Henderson Sr, Bryce Taylor Sr, Caiden Brewer Fr
Key:
Underline=10 Points or above last season
Bold/italic=5-10 Points last season
Regular=5 Points or less last season
