Predicting 2023 Miss Basketball Finalists
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The regular season will be over for some in about a month and we’re cruising towards the postseason. With the postseason comes award season and it never hurts to predict who the regional players of the year will be. Remember,…
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Continue ReadingThe regular season will be over for some in about a month and we’re cruising towards the postseason. With the postseason comes award season and it never hurts to predict who the regional players of the year will be. Remember, these MUST be Seniors!
First Region:
Destiny Thomas Destiny Thomas 5'10" | SF McCracken County | 2023 State KY , McCracken County – Destiny is having a great season and McCracken is the heavy favorite to win the region.
Second Region:
Taylor Guess Taylor Guess 5'9" | CG Crittenden County | 2023 State KY , Crittenden County – Guess has been the best player in the region in the class for the entire 4 years.
Third Region:
Adylan Ayer Adylan Ayer 5'9" | SF Daviess County | 2023 State KY , Daviess County – Almost all of the talent in the 3rd is Juniors and below. Ayer is the best Senior.
Fourth Region:
Meadow Tisdale Meadow Tisdale 5'10" | PF Bowling Green | 2023 State KY , Bowling Green – Going with the “best player on the best team” theory here.
Fifth Region:
Emma Filiatreau Emma Filiatreau 6'2" | C Bethlehem | 2023 State KY , Bethlehem – Just like the 3rd region, so much of the 5th region talent is young but Emma has had a great career and is the best Senior in the region.
Sixth Region:
Amy Thompson Amy Thompson 6'1" | SF Whitefield Academy | 2023 State KY , Whitefield Academy – Another region dominated by young talent. Amy is the MVP for a very good Whitefield team.
Seventh Region:
Jakayla Thompson Jakayla Thompson 5'9" | CG DuPont Manual | 2023 State KY , DuPont Manual – Thompson is having a great year and has Manual in position to compete with SHA for a regional title.
Eighth Region:
Daveigh Reichenbach Daveigh Reichenbach 5'8" | SG Spencer County | 2023 State KY , Spencer County – Nearly averaging a double-double and helping to get Spencer near the top of the 8th, Daveigh has earned the honor.
Ninth Region:
Whitney Lind Whitney Lind 6'1" | PF Cooper | 2023 State KY , Cooper – Lind has had a long and decorated career and likely ends it as the Miss Basketball nominee for the 9th.
Tenth Region:
Brianna Byars Brianna Byars 5'11" | PF George Rogers Clark | 2023 State KY , George Rogers Clark – Byars is like Lind in a lot of ways. She should cap off a great career as the regional player of the year.
Eleventh Region:
Katherine Truitt, Lexington Catholic – The top talent in the 11th is all 2024 and below. Look for Truitt’s numbers to help her to the win.
Twelfth Region:
Love Mays Love Mays 5'8" | SG Danville | 2023 State KY , Danville – Love is having a monster season and has the Lady Ads in position to make a run to Rupp Arena in March.
Thirteenth Region:
Emily Sizemore, North Laurel – Emily falls under the “best player on the best team” category and is deserving of the award.
Fourteenth Region:
Courtney Hoskins Courtney Hoskins 5'7" | PG Leslie County | 2023 State KY , Leslie County – One of the most valuable small school players in Kentucky, Courtney has had a really great career at Leslie.
Fifteenth Region:
Kensley Feltner Kensley Feltner 5'9" | SF Lawrence County | 2023 State KY , Lawrence County – This one is a no brainer for voters. She leads the state in scoring and will be one of the favorites to win the award.
Sixteenth Region:
Haven Ford Haven Ford 5'5" | CG Rowan County | 2023 State KY , Rowan County – Another no brainer, I have Haven as the front runner for the award and it will likely be either her or Feltner holding the trophy at the end.