Replacing Top 2025s: Regions 9-12

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Class of 2025 is now in the rearview but it was one of the best high school classes that Kentucky has ever seen, from top to bottom. The top of the class is in the discussion for the best group of female hoopers that has come out of the Commonwealth. Looking ahead, there is a lot to replace after graduation and here are some players who could replace those top graduating Seniors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Ninth Region</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Regional POY: [player_tooltip player_id='403469' first='Caroline' last='Eaglin'], Newport Central Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Next Up: [player_tooltip player_id='880427' first='Brooklyn' last='Cole']. Newport Central Catholic is going to be in a rebuilding year and likely to be very young. Brooklyn is the leading returning scorer at over 6 points per game and her supporting cast is going to be full of freshmen and sophomores. Cole will be relied upon as much for her veteran leadership as anything next season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Tenth Region</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Regional POY: [player_tooltip player_id='254277' first='Nicole' last='Archibald'], Bracken County; [player_tooltip player_id='311967' first='Ciara' last='Byars'], George Rogers Clark; [player_tooltip player_id='470571' first='Brooklyn' last='White'], Paris</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Next Up: [player_tooltip player_id='1057191' first='Kailey' last='Sharp'], Bracken County. As a freshman, Sharp was right behind Archibald at 14 points per game and led the Polar Bears in three point shooting at 31% from deep.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='376806' first='Teigh' last='Yeast'], George Rogers Clark. Yeast has been a reliable scorer going back to her days at Mercer County and this could be a breakout season for her as she will be looked at to score more than she has so far for Coach Graham's squad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='903459' first='Molly' last='Mason'], Paris. Mason is a good player who could become a great player in the next two years. Capable of averaging 15 and 10 or better this season, Molly should be one of the breakout stars in the 10th region next season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Eleventh Region</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Regional POY: [player_tooltip player_id='502279' first='Nataya' last='Strader'], Madison Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Next Up: [player_tooltip player_id='724187' first='Jordynn' last='Miles']. Central is about to be reloading after graduating nearly 55 points per game this spring. Miles is the leading returner in almost every statistical category for the Lady Indians and will have her hands full as she and Skylar Collinsworth are the two returners with real experience on the roster.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Twelfth Region</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Regional POY: [player_tooltip player_id='403464' first='Grace' last='Mbugua'], Danville Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Next Up: [player_tooltip player_id='913408' first='Amauri' last='Blackford']. DCA should not fall off as badly as some may expect because they got valuable experience playing without Mbugua last season when she was recovering from her ACL tear. Blackford is a Junior who averaged 11 points and 10 rebounds per game last year on shooting splits of 47/28/56 and all of those numbers should improve as a Junior if she's working on her game this offseason.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->