2021 Season Preview: Miss Basketball
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Who are the favorites to join the elite company and be named Miss Basketball this season? Let’s break it down, shall we? The New Favorite: Harley Paynter Harley Paynter 5'7" | CG Boyd County | 2021 State KY , Boyd…
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Continue ReadingWho are the favorites to join the elite company and be named Miss Basketball this season? Let’s break it down, shall we?
The New Favorite: Harley Paynter Harley Paynter 5'7" | CG Boyd County | 2021 State KY , Boyd County
How she wins: Based on the informal twitter poll this week, Harley is by far the most popular choice for the award. And when you break it down, these awards generally go to the most popular player and not always the best player. Paynter is really good and everyone seems to like her. In a straight up vote, she could be the favorite.
The Previous Favorite: Brooklynn Miles Brooklynn Miles 5'6" | PG Franklin County | 2021 State #48 Nation KY , Franklin County
How she wins: Long thought of as the best player in the class, Miles has had the highest profile as a recruit and won a lot of games in her time for the Flyers. Likely the most complete candidate in the state, the award should be hers to lose but Paynter is almost guaranteed to have a bigger campaign behind her as she gets a lot of promotion in her area and state wide.
The Dark Horse: Mya Meredith Mya Meredith 5'10" | SF Scott | 2021 State KY , Scott
How she wins: Before her knee injury the WKU signee was putting up massive numbers and tracking as a high major recruit. Now back to 100% and ready for her Senior season, if Meredith can pick back up where she left off as a Sophomore, Mya will be in a position to put up huge scoring numbers that will have to impress voters.
Others in the mix:
- Macey Blevins Macey Blevins 5'11" | SG Wayne County | 2021 State KY , Wayne County
- Tiarra East Tiarra East 5'11" | PF Butler | 2021 State KY , Butler
- Brie Crittendon Brie Crittendon 5'9" | SG Ryle | 2021 State KY , Ryle
- Jacqueline Jackson Jacqueline Jackson 5'7" | SG Greenwood | 2021 State KY , Greenwood