Meet the top 30 Kentucky high school girls basketball players, ranked by coaches in state
Here is The Courier Journal’s ranking of the top 30 high school girls basketball players in Kentucky, based on a statewide vote of coaches. A total of 82 coaches returned ballots. First-place votes are in parentheses.
1. ZaKiyah Johnson (74)
School: Sacred Heart
Height: 6-0
Class: Junior
PPG: 22.5
College: TBA
2. Leah Macy (5)
School: Bethlehem
Height: 6-2
Class: Junior
PPG: 25.0 (at Mercy)
College: TBA
3. Ciara Byars
School: George Rogers Clark
Height: 6-2
Class: Junior
PPG: 18.2
College: TBA
4. Reagan Bender (1)
School: Sacred Heart
Height: 5-10
Class: Senior
PPG: 15.2
College: TBA
5. Trinity Rowe (2)
School: Pikeville
Height: 5-7
Class: Senior
PPG: 16.2
College: Southern Mississippi
6. Shaelyn Steele
School: Russell
Height: 5-6
Class: Senior
PPG: 19.8
College: Penn State
7. Claire Johnson
School: McCracken County
Height: 5-9
Class: Senior
PPG: 17.0
College: Samford
8. Peyton Bradley
School: Meade County
Height: 5-9
Class: Junior
PPG: 21.9
College: TBA
9. Mariah Knight
School: Butler
Height: 5-7
Class: Senior
PPG: 15.1 (at Christian Academy)
College: TBA
10. Ramiya White
School: Butler
Height: 6-3
Class: Senior
PPG: 8.6
College: Kentucky
11. Destiny Jones
School: Central
Height: 5-9
Class: Senior
PPG: 20.5
College: West Georgia
12. Ayanna-Sarai Darrington
School: Frederick Douglass
Height: 6-2
Class: Senior
PPG: 13.0
College: Central Michigan
13. Audrey Biggs
School: Boyd County
Height: 6-0
Class: Senior
PPG: 12.0
College: Pittsburgh
14. Angelina Pelayo
School: Sacred Heart
Height: 6-3
Class: Senior
PPG: 11.7
College: North Carolina-Wilmington
15. Lainey Johnson
School: Anderson County
Height: 6-0
Class: Junior
PPG: 22.2
College: TBA
16. Niah Rhodes
School: Frederick Douglass
Height: 5-7
Class: Junior
PPG: 17.7
College: TBA
17. Quinn Eubank
School: Ryle
Height: 6-0
Class: Senior
PPG: 14.3
College: Belmont
18. Kennedy Stamper
School: George Rogers Clark
Height: 5-2
Class: Freshman
PPG: 8.7
College: TBA
19. Dea Bradley
School: Hart County
Height: 5-5
Class: Senior
PPG: 26.1
College: TBA
20. Brooke Nichelson
School: North Laurel
Height: 5-10
Class: Junior
PPG: 14.9
College: TBA
21. Sydney Martin
School: Pulaski County
Height: 5-11
Class: Senior
PPG: 22.7
College: Union (Tennessee)
22. Hayden Barrier
School: Montgomery County
Height: 5-7
Class: Senior
PPG: 17.3
College: Youngstown State
23. Halle Collins
School: Knox Central
Height: 5-11
Class: Junior
PPG: 27.1
College: TBA
24. Liz Freihofer
School: Cooper
Height: 6-1
Class: Senior
PPG: 10.3
College: Eastern Kentucky
25. Sarah Baker
School: Ryle
Height: 6-2
Class: Senior
PPG: 11.0
College: Youngstown State
26. Anna Hamilton
School: Conner
Height: 5-7
Class: Senior
PPG: 15.9
College: Northern Kentucky
27. Ashlinn James
School: Manual
Height: 5-5
Class: Sophomore
PPG: 8.0
College: TBA
28. Carlie Thurmond
School: Bethlehem
Height: 5-7
Class: Senior
PPG: 17.2
College: Morehead State (soccer)
29. Grace Mbugua
School: Danville Christian
Height: 6-4
Class: Junior
PPG: 22.2
College: Liberty
30. Julia Hunt
School: Covington Holy Cross
Height: 6-2
Class: Senior
PPG: 13.2
College: Washington (volleyball)
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky high school basketball top players, voted on by KHSAA coaches
