When mentioning teams that are on upward trajectories, one must also pay attention to Whale Branch. Two years ago, the Warriors won seven games and recently concluded a 2025-26 season that saw Whale Branch finish 17-7. Prejean was the key catalyst behind the Warriors’ stellar season. She competed in 24 games this past season and averaged 15.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.8 steals and 2.6 assists. Prejean concluded her second season at the high school level given she also played varsity as an eighth grader. Whale Branch competed in the 2A ranks the past two seasons but will return to the 1A realm beginning next year.

Prejean put her name firmly on the statewide map for 2A Whale Branch and has done more of the same in putting together a stellar freshman campaign for the Warriors. Her day at 1A Blackville-Hilda began by spearheading a Whale Branch rout of 1A Ridge Spring-Monetta with the final score being 52-19 with 22 points. Prejean was particularly effective from behind the 3-point line as she was true on four of her tries from distance. She is also a gifted rebounder who can make plays on either end of the floor. When she has the ball in her hands, Prejean understands how to take care of the ball, get downhill in a hurry, split defenses and finish emphatically at the cup. She added 25 in her team’s third-place win over host Blackville-Hilda.