Defending 2A Champion White Oak Tries for Return Trip to Title Game in State Semifinal Matchup vs. Winnie East Chambers

Class 2A
State Semifinal

Winnie East Chambers (26-9)
vs.
White Oak (35-1)

8:30 a.m. Friday
Frank Erwin Center, Austin

Coaches

• East Chambers: Tramaine Hancock
• White Oak: Ron Boyett

Road To Austin

East Chambers

• First-round bye
• Region IV area playoff: def. Poth 54-52
• Region IV quarterfinal: def. Hitchcock 61-57
• Region IV semifinal: def. San Antonio Cole 50-38
• Region IV final: def. Aransas Pass 53-52

White Oak

• First-round bye
• Region III area playoff: def. Newton 71-48
• Region III quarterfinal: def. Palestine Westwood 69-57
• Region III semifinal: def. Salado 63-44
• Region III final: def. Tatum 66-47

Up next: Winner faces Idalou (34-3) or Brock (31-6) in Saturday's 1:30 p.m. Class 2A state championship.

State Tournament Appearances

• East Chambers: 3 (1963, 1996, 2013)
• White Oak: 5 (1953, 1957, 1958, 2012, 2013)

Players To Watch

Winnie East Chambers

• G/F Brennan Beckett, Jr., 6-4 (13 points in regional final vs. Aransas Pass)
• G Glenn Roberts, Sr., 5-8 (10 points in regional final vs. Aransas Pass)
• F/C Nick King, Jr., 6-0 (8 points in regional final vs. Aransas Pass)
• F Bryant Collier, Sr., 6-1
• G Darius Guillory, Fr., 5-6
• G Jarrod Guillory, Jr., 5-9

White Oak

• PG Kris Anderson, Sr., 5-7 (11.9 ppg, 5.9 apg, 2.7 spg)
• F/C Levi Yancy, Sr., 6-7 (12.2 ppg, 10.3 rpg)
• SG Skylar Sutton, Sr., 6-0 (14.0 ppg, 2.0 spg)
• F Hayden Nichols, Jr., 6-4 (10.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg)
• SG Slade Sutton, Jr., 5-8 (11.2 ppg)
• G/F Josh Benson, Jr., 6-1 (7.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg)

Did you know?

• White Oak is 72-2 since the start of the 2011-12 season.
• East Chambers' Tramaine Hancock is in his first season as a head coach. The Kountze native played at Panola College and Northwestern State.