Whitehaven High football through the years

These Mid-South players are set for the All-America High School football game on August 9, 1951 at Crump Stadium. They are West players from this territory in the inner circle: Eddie Bradford (77), Little Rock; Coleman Lannum (7) Osceola, Arkansas; Robert Reid (30) Blytheville, Arkansas. and Frank Edmonds (12) Brownsville. Outer Circle, East's stars, Left to Right: Freddie Williamson, South Side; David Ransom, Whitehaven; Harold Brown, Central; Lea Pasley, Sardis, Mississippi; Bill Zimmerman, Natchez, Mississippi; Charles Byrd, Clinton, Mississippi; John "Buddy" Leake, CBC and Bobby Luna, Huntsville, Alabama.

Whitehaven players celebrate with their trophy after defeating Oakland 12-9 in the Division I Class 6A Tennessee high school football championship game Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, in Cookeville.

Whitehaven coach Rodney Saulsberry signals to his players during a 2016 playoff game.

Whitehaven running back Kylan Watkins (left) runs for a first down against Cordova.

Cordova receiver Edward Johnson (left) is upended by Whitehaven defender Deniro Tillman.

Whitehaven quarterback Lesley Mosby (right) runs past several Cordova defenders.

Maryville's Patton Robinette (4) is sacked by Whitehaven's Evan Robinson (38) during a 2011 championship game.

Donte Vaughn announces his commitment to Notre Dame during a signing day event held for football players at Whitehaven High School in February 2016.

Flanked by the school's championship trophies, Whitehaven High School football player Gerald Perry II signs paperwork formalizing his intent to attend Vanderbilt University in February 2013.

Whitehaven's Mark Dodson (7) outruns Maryville's Dylan Jackson in the first half of the Div. I Class 6A championship high school football game on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Cookeville, Tenn.

Whitehaven senior Mark Dodson commits to the University of Mississippi during an assembly recognizing the school's recent state football championship in December 2012.

Whitehaven's Derwin Martin (left) is tackled by White Station's Brandon Farmer in September 2013.

Whitehaven junior Kenneth Garrett sprints outside against a wall of Houston defenders in September 2015.

The Whitehaven football team prepares to enter the field before the start of a 2017 game at Cordova High School.