Some Top Performances Across the Bluegrass

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are officially in week 3 of high school basketball in Kentucky and there have been some very impressive performances early on this season. While I want to highlight some of the ones I've been made aware of, I am going to try to not repeat any that have previously been written about on here. This is by no means an exhaustive list that includes all of the top performances, so I apologize if I missed you below! However, here are some of the players making waves in the start of this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["257275"],"_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_0_evaluation":"It's only right to start this article off by talking about one of the most eye-opening performances I've seen so far this season. [player_tooltip player_id='257275' first='Dea' last='Bradley'] put up a school-record 54 points in a win over Grayson County earlier this week. To make that accomplishment even more impressive, I want to add a few more things. First, the entire opposing team scored 53 points. Bradley legitimately scored 1 more point than the entire opposing offense scored throughout the game. Second, she wasn't just scoring. She also had 8 rebounds, 6 steals, and an assist in the victory. Third, she shot 73% from the field and 81% from the free throw line. Through Hart County's 1st five games, Bradley is averaging 32.6 PPG and 5.8 RPG while shooting 62.4% overall, 53.3% from 3, and 74.4% from the free throw line.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_1_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='871202' first='Whitley' last='Biddle']","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_1_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_1_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_1_player_details_position":"12120","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_1_player_details_school":"Gallatin County","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_1_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_1_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_1_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Biddle can definitely fit the description of a walking double-double. Through 4 games, she is her team's leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 20.2 PPG and 11.5 RPG. She is also shooting a team-best 56.8% from the field. In a win over Eminence last week, Biddle had a 30 point, 18 rebound double-double. To take that impressive performance a step further, I want to note that her team scored 44 total points, so she really helped carry them to that victory. She followed that game up with a game in which she went 13-for-14 (92.9%) from the free throw line, helping lead her team to another win.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["557203"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Marshall is another player who can be described as a walking double-double. She is one of the best rebounders you'll find, no matter what class you're looking at, and that is saying u003cemu003ea lotu003c/emu003e considering she is only a freshman. After 6 games, Marshall is her team's leading scorer and rebounder. She is averaging 14.8 PPG and 12.8 RPG. Marshall also is a stat stuffer, doing much more than just scoring and rebounding. 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