Midseason Miss Basketball Predictions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The season is already past the halfway point and we are a month away from postseason basketball kicking off. Ballots for 2025 Ms. Basketball are out and votes are being sent in. Let's breakdown what the race looks like at this point.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">The Favorite: [player_tooltip player_id='254273' first='ZaKiyah' last='Johnson'], Sacred Heart</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["254273"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67965509518fd"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Z is still the heavy favorite to win the award but [player_tooltip player_id='254279' first='Leah' last='Macy'] is having a GREAT Senior season that should not be overlooked. If you interpret the award as a career award, Johnson wins. If you only look at the Senior season, she still wins but Macy makes things closer. It all depends on how the voters interpret the award but it's hard to deny the best player on the team that has won state every year of her high school career so far.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">The Second Favorite: [player_tooltip player_id='254279' first='Leah' last='Macy'], Bethlehem</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["254279"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6796550951973"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Averaging 26 points and 13 rebounds per game while shooting 62% from the field is remarkable and no one should overlook the career that Leah has had. As of this writing, she's competing for a Class A state title today and should be at Rupp Arena to compete for the overall state title in March. As mentioned above, I do think Macy has a puncher's chance of winning the award but it's likely to go to Johnson. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Predicting Regional Players of the Year:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1st Region - [player_tooltip player_id='254285' first='Skylar' last='Waller'], Marshall County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2nd Region - [player_tooltip player_id='555974' first='Riley' last='Sword'], Madisonville-North Hopkins</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3rd Region - [player_tooltip player_id='254562' first='Peyton' last='Bradley'], Meade County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='885318' first='LaReesha' last='Cawthorn'], Franklin-Simpson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='254279' first='Leah' last='Macy'], Bethlehem</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='254282' first='Noel' last='Smith'], Whitefield Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='254273' first='ZaKiyah' last='Johnson'], Sacred Heart</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='254281' first='Lainey' last='Johnson'], Anderson County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='320855' first='Marissa' last='Green'], Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='311967' first='Ciara' last='Byars'], George Rogers Clark</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='502279' first='Nataya' last='Strader'], Madison Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='403464' first='Grace' last='Mbugua'], Danville Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>13th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='631212' first='Brooke' last='Nichelson'], North Laurel</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>14th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='502134' first='Kyra' last='McAlarnis'], Perry County Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='780845' first='Sophie' last='Adkins'], Lawrence County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16th Region - Diamond Wills, Rowan County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->