Akeem’s Best Games: New Year’s Week Recap
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Madison Southern vs Bryan Station This game came down to the wire! Both teams played hard from start to finish! Madison Southern was short-handed in this matchup missing one of their best players in Hadley French Hadley French 5'4" |…
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Continue ReadingMadison Southern vs Bryan Station
This game came down to the wire! Both teams played hard from start to finish! Madison Southern was short-handed in this matchup missing one of their best players in
Hadley French
Hadley
French
5'4" | PG
Madison Southern | 2026
State
KY
but the Lady Eagles made no excuses and gave Bryan Station all they could handle for 32 minutes.
Impact Players for Madison Southern
Ashlan Estep played with energy on both ends and made a tremendous effort to rebound the ball. She also shot well from the perimeter going 4/7 from the field, finishing the game with 9 points and 7 rebounds.
Laci Sandlin
Laci
Sandlin
5'9" | SF
Madison Southern | 2026
State
KY
pushed the pace on offense, displayed excellent court-vision and willingness to make the extra pass. She made her presence known on the defensive end by blocking shots and coming up with steals that led to coast to coast buckets. Sandlin also hit shots from the perimeter and capitalized at the free throw line. Finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Impact Players for Bryan Station
Albertine Cyuzozo
Albertine
Cyuzozo
6'0" | C
Bryan Station | 2025
State
KY
was a force in the interior and scored at will around the rim. She was also a work horse on the glass and pulled down a ton of offensive rebounds, that provided second chance scoring opportunities. “AB” finished with a team-high 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Kailyn Gentry did a great job finishing strong with contact inside. I like the way she received the entry pass down low and went right up with it. Gentry finished with 9 points and 4 rebounds.
Akiyah Wade
Akiyah
Wade
5'6" | CG
Bryan Station | 2026
State
KY
played good on ball defense and applied pressure that made ball handlers uncomfortable. She also attacked the basketball off the dribble, which led to points in the paint or a trip to the free throw line. Wade ended the game with 8 points, 3 rebounds and went 4/4 at the line.
Elayna Ward made one three early in the game then came through in the clutch making the game winning three-pointer with 2.0 seconds on the clock that helped Bryan Station get the win.
End Game Results: Bryan Station wins at the buzzer 40-41
Simon Kenton vs Scott
This game was a highly anticipated matchup against two talented programs out of Northern Kentucky. Both teams played very well through the month of December. Simon Kenton went undefeated at the Billy Hicks Classic and went 2-2 at the Queen of the Commonwealth, while Scott was fresh off of winning the 4 Bank Winter Classic.
Impact Players for Simon Kenton
Anna Kelch
Anna
Kelch
5'11" | SF
Simon Kenton | 2026
State
KY
made a huge impact in this game, showing her ability to stretch the floor going 4/9 from downtown and she also got to the rim on occasion for points inside. She led the way for the Lady Pioneers with 24 points, 8 rebounds and achieved 100 made 3-pointers in her career.
Impact Players for Scott
Kaia Peterson
Kaia
Peterson
5'9" | PF
Scott | 2025
State
KY
made an impact on both ends of the floor, she did a great job drawing contact that led to a bunch of trips to the free throw line, where she made 6 out of 11 of her attempts. She led the way with 10 points and secured 4 rebounds.
End Game Results: Simon Kenton cruised in this one 60-43
LCA vs Paul Laurence Dunbar
This game was a rematch of two teams that are making some noise in the 43rd district this season. Paul Laurence Dunbar came into this game with confidence due to the fact that they beat LCA in early December 50-44. Lexington Christian Academy headed into to this matchup on a 5 game winning streak and looked to avenge last month’s defeat.
Impact Players for LCA
Claire Roberts
Claire
Roberts
5'8" | CG
Lexington Christian Academy | 2025
State
KY
came into this game fresh off of scoring a career-high 28 points before the New Year against Prestonsburg. She still had the hot hand and led the way for the Lady Eagles with 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Chapel Brown
Chapel
Brown
5'8" | SG
LCA | 2025
State
KY
played aggressive on both ends, and did a good job driving to the basket for points in the paint. Brown finished with 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Jentry Bertram crashed the boards hard and finished with a team-leading 10 rebounds.
Impact Players for PLD
Layla Flynn
Layla
Flynn
5'7" | PG
Dunbar | 2027
State
KY
carried the scoring load for PLD with her ability to blow past defenders and get to the rim, where she either finished through contact or got sent to the free throw line. Flynn finished with 12 points and 5 rebounds.
Eriyaune Daniels
Eriyaune
Daniels
5'5" | SG
Paul Laurence Dunbar | 2027
State
KY
showed off her long range shooting ability, knocking down 3 out of 4 of her shots from deep.
End Game Results: LCA redeem themselves and got the victory 43-35 extending their win streak to 6 in a row.