Unsung Players at Season's Midpoint

This conversation came up with a 9th Region head coach and I in the stands the other day, but there are a number of girls in the area that aren't necessarily their team's best player, nor the one that everyone talks about, but they are having a very solid start to the season.  I thought I would take a moment and highlight some of those "unsung heroes" here in this thread.  Feel free to add some, I only picked one per team on our Top 10 to give some well-deserved attention to.

From Simon Kenton, and while she isn't "unsung" like some others, Haylie Webb is having a great start to the season.  Brynli and Anna get a lot of attention and love, and deservedly so, but Haylie is averaging 14.5 and 9.8 this year and is a big reason SKLP are where they are.  

Sarah Young at Notre Dame is averaging 10.8 and 9.1 and has been a real bright spot for Notre Dame this year.  

Alivia Scott has been a fixture in NKY for several years on the varsity level, and she is having a great start to the season to help the Lady Jags navigate a coaching change and a very tough schedule.  Noel is unquestionably the best player in the area, but kudos to Alivia who is averaging 10.2 and 4.2 boards, while also shooting 38% from the arc!

Campbell County is Izzy's team, everyone knows that and gets that, but shoutout to Kendall Augsback, one of my favorite players in the area, who is averaging 11.1 points on the season.  When Izzy was out for a period, Kendall was terrific in their road win at Ryle.

D'Myah being out for Holy Cross is a huge blow to them, but the Youngstown State commit will continue to be around the team and leading from the sideline.  In her absence, Jai Johnson will likely ascend to the role of the Indians' best player, so I want to shoutout Alyssa Arlinghaus, who is averaging 12.5 points, but also leading the Indians in rebounds from the wing at 5.7 per game.

Brossart is off to a great start this year under Aaron Stamm, and Smith gets most of the headlines, but how about the start to the year for Greylee Kramer.  The junior is averaging 12.5 points while shooting 40% from three with 32 made triples on the year.  There also aren't a lot of young ladies that have more fun playing, always smiling, propping up her teammates, and doing whatever needs to be done.

Jones and McClain get a ton of love for Ryle, two D1 kids who deserve all of it, but how about Emerson Dowell, a freshman, averaging 8.6 points per game against a brutal schedule!  Emerson is only going to get better, and she and McClain could be a deadly duo for the next 3.5 seasons!

Highlands lost a ton to graduation, then lost Orme before the season, and Kaylee Mills gets most of the attention for the Birds now.  They have several that I could have mentioned, but I want to give some recognition to Katie Bucher who is averaging 7.7 and 4.8 for the Birds.  Avery Barber would have been another likely candidate here, both have been great, but I leaned towards Katie.

Elin Logue gets most of the attention for Walton-Verona, and deservedly so, as she is fantastic player!  I want to mention another Freshman, Ava Hargett, who is averaging 11.3 and 5.8 for the Bearcats!

St. Henry doesn't have an easy choice, but I think most look at Joey Powers as their best player, so I wanted to call out Gia Jones, who is averaging 9.4 and 4.2 for the Cru.  The Beechwood transfer a couple of years ago is known as a sharpshooter, and while her shot hasn't been as hot as normal, she has rounded out her game and developed a lot of other skills and ways to help the Cru keep getting wins.

Again, feel free to add yours that you think I may have overlooked, love shouting out those players that don't get as much attention as the many D1 and high-level recruits around the area leading their teams.