9TH Region Memory Lane

[All Play No Work]

Walz was a great High School player. Did she play Division 1 college and if so were they ranked nationally? http://www.bluegrasspreps.com/ubb/confused.gif

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Before Title IX players were not promoted as they are now. The coaching is better today (because now they are paid competively to the mens coaches and more qualified people compete for the job). There were not organized girls basketball leagues until they tried out for H.S. and playing on a boys team was unheard of. Around Title IX players practiced once a week after the 6th grade boys B team was finished.

 

The added three point line is a great equalizer as well as having the opportunity to play as a 7th grader.

 

Hummm. Can you compare apples to oranges? I think your overlooking some of the great players: Murphy, Lyons, Ryan, Edgington.

 

Walz:

 

Achievements

 

Famous Recipe All Tournament (92,93,94,95,96)

 

Famous Recipe MVP (94,96)

 

Famous Recipe Star of Stars (95,96)

 

36th District All Tournament (92,93,94,95,96)

 

9th Region All Tournament (92,93,94,95,96)

 

9th Region MVP (94,95,96)

 

1st Team NKAC All Conference (92,93,94,95,96)

 

1st Team KY Post All Stars (92,93,94,95,96)

 

1st Team NKHSGCA All Opponent Team (92,93,94,95,96)

 

Player of the Year NKAC (92,93,94,95,96)

 

Player of the Year NKHSGCA (93,94,95,96)

 

Player of the Year KY Enquirer (93,94,95,96)

 

Player of the Year KY Post (94,95,96)

 

1st Team All State Associated Press (93,94,95,96)

 

1st Team All State Courier Journal (93,94,95,96)

 

KY Player of the Year Associated Press (95,96)

 

KY Player of the Year Lexington Herald (95,96)

 

KY Player of the Year Courier Journal (95,96)

 

KY Female Athlete of the Year (1995)

 

LaRosa's Female Athlete of the Year (1995)

 

GENKWSA Female Athlete of the Year (1996)

 

Athlete of the Month Sports Illustrated (Feb. 1996)

 

3rd Team All American PARADE MAGAZINE (1995)

 

1st Team All American USA TODAY (1996)

 

National Player of the Year GATORADE (1996)

 

National Player of the Year PARADE MAGAZINE (1996)

 

Miss Kentucky Basketball (1996)

 

9th Region Scoring Leader:

 

1992 24.3 ppg

 

1993 24.3 ppg

 

1994 27.8ppg

 

1995 34.4 ppg (Kentucky Scoring Leader)

 

1996 27.0 ppg

 

All Time Kentucky & National Scoring Leader for Career (4,948)

 

 

Highlands High Career Records

 

Points- 4948

 

Rebounds- 1766

 

3 Point Goals- 539

 

Assists- 1354

 

Steals- 1004

 

Record over six years: 146 Wins 49 Losses

 

 

College: Western Kentucky University (1996-2000)

 

1,000 Point Club @ WKU (1,044)

 

Top 10 in 3 Pointers Made for Career (182)

 

Top 10 in Assists (336)

 

Top 10 in Free Throw Percentage (75.6)

 

3 - NCAA Tournament Appearance (1997, 1998, 2000)

 

All Sun Belt Conference Team 2000

 

All Sun Belt Tournament Team 2000

[Scoopdawg]

Did I mention the use of the small ball also???????

 

I don't remember the Famous Recipe Tournament in the 70's. All that's right they didn't have the tournament nor did they have many of these other awards you mentioned. Like I said the players, or the sport were not promoted in the 70's like they have been in the last 15 years. http://www.bluegrasspreps.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

 

Murphy was nails!http://www.bluegrasspreps.com/ubb/thumb%5B1%5D.gif

:thumb:

 

 

 

 

Walz:

 

Achievements

 

Famous Recipe All Tournament (92,93,94,95,96)

 

Famous Recipe MVP (94,96)

 

Famous Recipe Star of Stars (95,96)

 

36th District All Tournament (92,93,94,95,96)

 

9th Region All Tournament (92,93,94,95,96)

 

9th Region MVP (94,95,96)

 

1st Team NKAC All Conference (92,93,94,95,96)

 

1st Team KY Post All Stars (92,93,94,95,96)

 

1st Team NKHSGCA All Opponent Team (92,93,94,95,96)

 

Player of the Year NKAC (92,93,94,95,96)

 

Player of the Year NKHSGCA (93,94,95,96)

 

Player of the Year KY Enquirer (93,94,95,96)

 

Player of the Year KY Post (94,95,96)

 

1st Team All State Associated Press (93,94,95,96)

 

1st Team All State Courier Journal (93,94,95,96)

 

KY Player of the Year Associated Press (95,96)

 

KY Player of the Year Lexington Herald (95,96)

 

KY Player of the Year Courier Journal (95,96)

 

KY Female Athlete of the Year (1995)

 

LaRosa's Female Athlete of the Year (1995)

 

GENKWSA Female Athlete of the Year (1996)

 

Athlete of the Month Sports Illustrated (Feb. 1996)

 

3rd Team All American PARADE MAGAZINE (1995)

 

1st Team All American USA TODAY (1996)

 

National Player of the Year GATORADE (1996)

 

National Player of the Year PARADE MAGAZINE (1996)

 

Miss Kentucky Basketball (1996)

 

9th Region Scoring Leader:

 

1992 24.3 ppg

 

1993 24.3 ppg

 

1994 27.8ppg

 

1995 34.4 ppg (Kentucky Scoring Leader)

 

1996 27.0 ppg

 

All Time Kentucky & National Scoring Leader for Career (4,948)

 

 

Highlands High Career Records

 

Points- 4948

 

Rebounds- 1766

 

3 Point Goals- 539

 

Assists- 1354

 

Steals- 1004

 

Record over six years: 146 Wins 49 Losses

 

 

College: Western Kentucky University (1996-2000)

 

1,000 Point Club @ WKU (1,044)

 

Top 10 in 3 Pointers Made for Career (182)

 

Top 10 in Assists (336)

 

Top 10 in Free Throw Percentage (75.6)

 

3 - NCAA Tournament Appearance (1997, 1998, 2000)

 

All Sun Belt Conference Team 2000

 

All Sun Belt Tournament Team 2000

[NEERFAN]

I regret never seeing Walz in action but some of the best I've seen in person would be Celeste Hill, Christie Osbourn, Kim Warfield and Kelly Tomlin. I have a 2 DVD set "Great Balls of Fire" that chronicles Ky hoops, and from what I saw Donna Murphy was a baller.

[Latch]

Did I mention the use of the small ball also???????

 

I don't remember the Famous Recipe Tournament in the 70's. All that's right they didn't have the tournament nor did they have many of these other awards you mentioned. Like I said the players, or the sport were not promoted in the 70's like they have been in the last 15 years.

 

Murphy was nails!:thumb:

 

 

Are you saying jamie wasn't good? The paper recently put jamie number 1 all time and that included Cincinnati players. She was pretty good and I think it would be very hard if not impossible to argue that there has been a better player in the 9th region. I've admittedly never seen Murphy play, but reality is Jamie almost scored 5,000 points and was the high school player of the year in the country.

[WideOpen314]

Darla Orr

[cougarfan427]

Kim Warfield has to be the premier shooter. She could outshoot anyone, girl or boy, when she was in highschool. She could pass as well. If she doesn't injure her knee going into her senior year she picks her college. A little trivia for you on her she maybe the only person to "redshirt" in high school. Not sure how she got around it but she did it. Not taking anything away from Walz because I would pick her first as well. Warfield 2nd.