Meet the Sun Herald Boys Player of the Week

The Harrison Central Red Rebels will play in the Class 6A state quarterfinals on Saturday and junior guard Dajon Whitworth played a big role in making sure they got there.

Whitworth scored 24 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, in Harrison Central’s 81-69 win over Oak Grove Friday night. Those numbers make Whitworth the Sun Herald Boys Player of the Week.

Harrison Central will play Callaway at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at Jackson State’s Williams Assembly Center.

Whitworth is averaging 12.3 points this season for the Red Rebels (23-7).

Callaway carries a record of 21-10 into Saturday’s contest.

This story was originally published February 27, 2017 at 3:47 PM with the headline "Meet the Sun Herald Boys Player of the Week."