Kentucky’s Best Inside-Out Duos
Kentucky is full of talented guards and post players but they aren’t often on the same team. Here’s a look at the best inside-out duos in the state. Franklin County’s Brooklynn Miles Brooklynn Miles 5'6" | PG Franklin County |…
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Continue ReadingKentucky is full of talented guards and post players but they aren’t often on the same team. Here’s a look at the best inside-out duos in the state.
Franklin County’s Brooklynn Miles Brooklynn Miles 5'6" | PG Franklin County | 2021 State #48 Nation KY and Patience Laster Patience Laster 5'10" | PF Franklin County | 2022 State KY – The two key cogs in the 11th region championship team last season, Miles is our top ranked 2021 and Patience is our fourth ranked 2022. There likely isn’t a better duo in the state and they’ll have the Lady Flyers on several state championship contender lists.
Pineville’s Raigan King Raigan King 6'0" | C Pineville | 2021 State KY and Whitney Caldwell Whitney Caldwell 5'8" | CG Pineville | 2021 State KY – The best duo in the mountains, King will is a strong post player who excels around the rim while Caldwell is a slashing guard who can score the ball from anywhere on the court. Combined, they’re a threat to win the All A state tournament this season.
Manual’s Kennedy Lee and Jakayla Thompson Jakayla Thompson 5'9" | CG DuPont Manual | 2023 State KY – Lee is a versatile forward with D1 offers and Thompson is a super talented young guard who is among the top players in her class and already earning college offers. Manual has a lot of talented depth and is a real threat to win the state tournament this season.
South Laurel’s Rachel Presley Rachel Presley 6'2" | C South Laurel | 2022 State KY and Bree Howard – Many think South Laurel could slip after losing 3 long time starters but Presley and Howard are back to keep the Lady Cards at the top of the mountain in the 13th region. Presley should see a huge uptick in stats with more touches and Howard is going to get a lot of the shots that used to go to Collett, Steele and Hall.
Bullitt East’s Gracie Merkle Gracie Merkle 6'6" | C Bullitt East | 2022 State KY and Emma Egan Emma Egan 5'8" | SF Bullitt East | 2022 State KY – Egan has D1 offers and high upside as a Junior. Merkle is the tallest girl in the state as far as I know and was getting all sorts of D1 interest before AAU got postponed. Expect Emma and Gracie to be on this list for the next two years and have the Lady Chargers ready to get to Rupp Arena.
Bethlehem’s Amelia Hodges Amelia Hodges 5'6" | SG Bethlehem | 2021 State KY and Xaviara Smalley Xaviara Smalley 6'3" | C Bethlehem | 2023 State KY – Smalley is a transfer from E-Town who hasn’t yet suited up for the Banshees but Hodges is a shifty scoring point guard who is among the top players in the 5th region this season. Add Ella Thompson Ella Thompson 6'0" | PF Bethlehem | 2021 State KY to the group and there may not be a better trio in the state.