COLUMBIANA, OH – The Columbiana Clippers have always had a rich tradition of basketball success and great senior classes that have gone on to do incredible things on and off the hardwood, one senior this season has been at the front row for the majority of his career and has learned from those before him on how to lead by example. That man is Dalton Whitehair.

Like many seniors before him, Dalton has taken the role of senior leader this season and ran with it! Whitehair has been someone who Coach Johnson looks to in crunch time to rally the team and get them all on the same page, he has been able to step up when the Clips need a bucket or key defensive stop, but also in the classroom Dalton is able to show how to be a student-athlete. Although a lot of people in the community talk about Whitehair’s play, he is the first to give credit to his teammates around him and his coaches for always supporting him and putting him in the best position to succeed. Whitehair never takes credit for himself as he has a team-first mentality and a win at all costs style of play. Dalton and fellow senior, Tyler Andersen, are currently leading a Clippers team that is looking to do some damage in the second half of the regular season- then the playoffs!

YSN’s own, DJ Yokley, was able to sit down via video chat this week with Dalton to talk about the Clippers season so far, how his senior season has been going, what his plans are for after high school, what the Clippers need to do to prepare for the second half of the season, and much much more!

Take some time to check out this exclusive interview with Columbiana Clippers senior star, Dalton Whitehair!

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