Walker Valley’s Kolten Gibson looks for an open teammate Saturday as he leads a fast break against the Sonoraville Phoenix in the Chatt-Town Classic tournament at Chattanooga State.Jordan Munck isn’t one to make excuses, so when the Walker Valley High School point guard had a below-par game in the Mustangs’ Chatt-Town Classic opener at Chattanooga State on Friday, he owned up to it and vowed to make up for it.
And that he did, much to Sonoraville’s chagrin. Munck got the Mustangs rolling with three early 3-pointers, and they rolled to a 67-43 win Saturday. They hit the holiday break 12-1 and feeling good about themselves.
“We’re in good shape as far as where we want to be,” Walker Valley coach Will Campbell said. “In the preseason we talked about our goals, and this is where we want to be. We want to give ourselves in the second half of the season a chance to compete, and I think we’ve done that.
“Tonight, we just hit some shots in the first half. Jordan, my point guard, didn’t play his best game yesterday. He got off to a slow start, and he’s his own worst critic, and he apologized after the game and told me he would play much better today. He hit those three 3s right off the bat to get us going.
“That’s just the kind of kid he is – a competitor and a winner who will hold himself accountable – and that’s what you want in a leader.”