SALYERSVILLE — Magoffin County junior guard Walker Russell has been honored for reaching a pair of milestones earlier in the 2024-25 boys’ high school basketball season.
The milestones Russell reached were 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.
On Thursday, Feb. 6, Russell received plaques commemorating the milestones.
Russell is among the top boys’ high school basketball players in the 15th Region. Highly productive, Russell has led Magoffin County throughout the 2024-25 boys’ high school basketball season. Currently, Russell is averaging 27.9 points and 9.5 rebounds per game for the Hornets. Russell leads Magoffin County in both scoring and rebounding.
A longtime standout for the Hornets, Russell is the lone returning starter from Magoffin County’s 2023-24 15th Region boys’ basketball championship team.
