ZaKiyah Johnson
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Akeem Webb | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
The LSU commit and 2025 Miss Basketball left it all on the floor and made sure her squad walked away with the “W”. She made an impact from the jump, creating off the dribble, drawing contact, and getting to the line early. In the first quarter, she ripped down a rebound with authority and followed it up with a big-time block. Her offensive rhythm picked up in the second quarter with a short jumper and a corner triple. ZaKiyah continued to finish strong at the rim and made another three late in the first half to trim the lead to just two. Her perimeter defense was outstanding, and she showed her court-vision with a crisp lead pass to spark a fast break in the third. Then she took over in the fourth, burying a dagger corner three off an inbound play, followed by another one from the wing to put the nail in the coffin. ZaKiyah scored from everywhere on the floor, crashed the boards, and played with a clear will to win.
Stats:
28 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
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ZaKiyah Johnson
ZaKiyah
Johnson
6'0" | SF
Sacred Heart | 2025
State
KY
completed her legendary high school career with a phenomenal senior season, averaging a team-leading 21.2 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. The McDonald’s All-American and 2025 Miss Basketball winner led Sacred Heart to their fifth straight state championship, earning MVP honors for the fourth consecutive year. Highly regarded as the greatest girls’ basketball player in Kentucky high school history, ZaKiyah scored 3,870 career points, placing her fifth all-time in the KHSAA record books. Her list of accolades also includes 4x Gatorade Player of the Year and a USA Gold Medalist. ZaKiyah is taking her talents to the SEC, where she is expected to make an immediate impact at LSU.
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Read EvaluationAkeem Webb | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Zakiyah Johnson had a masterful performance in the 7th Region Championship, posting a dominant 30 points and 18 rebounds while shooting an impressive 11/19 from the field and 4/5 from deep to lead Sacred Heart to a 77-61 victory. The Valkyries are headed back to Rupp Arena in pursuit of their fifth straight state championship.
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Read EvaluationSteve Quattrocchi | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Z is still the heavy favorite to win the award but
Leah Macy
Leah
Macy
6'3" | PF
Bethlehem | 2025
State
KY
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.
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ZaKiyah Johnson
ZaKiyah
Johnson
6'0" | SF
Sacred Heart | 2025
State
KY
is on a mission to become the best high school girls’ basketball player in KHSAA history. The LSU commit put up 26 points and ripped away 5 rebounds in the home-opener against Campbell County, and she just went off for a game-high 25 points and added 13 rebounds in a win over Owensboro Catholic the other night. The Valkyries are 3-1 on the season.
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ZaKiyah Johnson
ZaKiyah
Johnson
6'0" | SF
Sacred Heart | 2025
State
KY
the 3x State Champ, 3x State Tourney MVP, 3x Gatorade Player of the Year, 1x U18 Gold Medalist, and #13 ranked prospect in the country announced her commitment to LSU on Instagram Live earlier today. Kim Mulkey lands the most decorated high school player in Kentucky girls’ basketball history.
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Read EvaluationAkeem Webb | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Sacred Heart Academy won their fourth straight state title, giving them eight in total in program history. The Valkyries now have a state tournament record of 33-4, and have won 73 straight games against in-state competition. The 2023-2024 Kentucky MaxPreps HS girls basketball player of the year and #5 ranked junior in the nation
ZaKiyah Johnson
ZaKiyah
Johnson
6'0" | SF
Sacred Heart | 2025
State
KY
was on a mission in the Sweet 16. She went off in the championship game finishing with 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and a steal and went on to win her third consecutive state tournament MVP.
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Read EvaluationAlyx White | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Johnson always puts on a show, but the way she played so selfless in the opening round further spoke to how special of a player she truly is. Despite facing double-teams, she stayed calm and collected and found the open teammate. The way she can elevate over defenders to knock down jumpers is extremely tough to stop, no matter how athletic the defender is. She finished with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals.
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Read EvaluationNeam Baattai | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Bishop McNamara and Sacred Heart played a really good game to start the day. Bishop McNamara won this game 66-60, and Sacred Heart battled back from an early deficit to make this game close. Sacred Heart Junior G/F ZaKiyah Johnson was tremendous throughout the game. She was aggressive as a driver all game and did a great job as a cutter. Her commitment to getting to the rim and not settling was why she could get to the line as much as she did. She rebounded the ball well and was active on defense. ZaKiyah finished with 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals.
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Read EvaluationSteve Quattrocchi | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Not a surprise here as Zakiyah has been the top 2025 in the state since the class starting making an impact. Johnson is the highest ranked player to come from Kentucky for as long as I can remember and has narrowed her list of colleges from over 40 to a top 12.
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