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Way Too Early 2026 Miss Basketball Preview

Way Too Early 2026 Miss Basketball Preview
Steve Quattrocchi
Steve Quattrocchi April 29, 2025 @ 05:00 AM
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Taylor Couch
Taylor Couch 5'2" | PG | 2026
KY
Taylor King
Taylor King 5'10" | PG/SG | 2026
KY
McLaine Hudson
McLaine Hudson 5'5" | PG | 2026
KY
Lauren Partin
Lauren Partin 6'1" | C/PF | 2026
KY
Jaelyn Jones
Jaelyn Jones 5'10" | CG | 2026
KY
Hadley French
Hadley French 5'4" | PG | 2026
KY
Sayler Lowe
Sayler Lowe 6'0" | SG | 2026
KY
Abby Reitzel
Abby Reitzel 5'8" | CG/SG | 2026
KY
Atylia Green
Atylia Green 5'7" | PG/SG | 2026
KY
Naomi Maynard
Naomi Maynard 5'8" | SG | 2026
KY
Destiny Scott
Destiny Scott 6'2" | C | 2026
KY
Kennedy Lane
Kennedy Lane 5'8" | SG | 2026
KY
Madison Young
Madison Young 5'9" | PF | 2026
KY
Teigh Yeast
Teigh Yeast 5'6" | CG | 2026
KY
Ashlinn James
Ashlinn James 5'9" | PG | 2026
KY
Kylie Alvin
Kylie Alvin 5'3" | PG | 2026
KY
<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the AAU season underway and summer basketball around the corner, let's take a minute to look ahead to next high school season and do some early handicapping of the field for 2026 Miss Basketball award. Here's an early look at contenders for the award.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Favorite:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='494359' first='Sayler' last='Lowe'], Calloway County - Lowe led the Lady Lakers in nearly every statistical category and has been chosen as a Junior All Star. She checks a lot of boxes for voters and chances are good that Calloway will be very good next season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Second Favorite:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='376789' first='Ashlinn' last='James'], Assumption - Our top ranked 2026, Ashlinn has been an impact player for several years now and is one of the best guards in the midwest. She's already committed to Indiana and will be the leader of an Assumption roster that will threaten for a state title next season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Predicting Regional Players of the Year:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1st Region - [player_tooltip player_id='494359' first='Sayler' last='Lowe'], Calloway County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2nd Region - [player_tooltip player_id='493155' first='Atylia' last='Green'], Henderson County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3rd Region - [player_tooltip player_id='376799' first='Kennedy' last='Lane'], Daviess County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='1038042' first='McLaine' last='Hudson'], South Warren</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='418066' first='Destiny' last='Scott'], North Hardin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='493154' first='Abby' last='Reitzel'], Mercy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='376789' first='Ashlinn' last='James'], Assumption</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='376802' first='Madison' last='Young'], South Oldham</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='571230' first='Jaelyn' last='Jones'], Ryle</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='376806' first='Teigh' last='Yeast'], George Rogers Clark</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='494367' first='Hadley' last='French'], Madison Southern</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='1050997' first='Taylor' last='King'], Rockcastle County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>13th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='897386' first='Lauren' last='Partin'], Lynn Camp</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>14th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='1093165' first='Taylor' last='Couch'], Perry County Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='376765' first='Kylie' last='Alvin'], Pikeville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='419638' first='Naomi' last='Maynard'], Raceland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

With the AAU season underway and summer basketball around the corner, let's take a minute to look ahead to next high school season and do some early handicapping of the field for 2026 Miss Basketball award. Here's an early look at contenders for the award.

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    Ashlinn James

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    Assumption

    Indiana
  • 2
    Sayler Lowe

    Sayler Lowe

    Calloway County

    North Alabama
  • 3
    Brianna Wilkins

    Brianna Wilkins

    Sacred Heart

  • 4
    Teigh Yeast

    Teigh Yeast

    George Rogers Clark

  • 5
    Madison Young

    Madison Young

    South Oldham

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