Vote for Louisville-area midseason girls basketball player of the year before polls close

At the halfway point of the 2024-25 KHSAA basketball season, Courier Journal readers can vote on the girls midseason basketball player of the year.

The poll closes at 6 p.m. Jan. 21, and the winner will be announced Jan. 22.

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Here are the nominees:

ZaKiyah Johnson, Sacred Heart basketball

Senior ZaKiyah Johnson averages 21.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. The Valkyries are 7-2 and were ranked No. 1 in the first Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Media Poll of the season.

Noel Smith, Whitefield Academy basketball

Senior Noel Smith averages 21.1 points per game, shooting 60% from the field, and grabs a team-high seven rebounds per game.

McKenzie Doss, Kentucky Country Day basketball

Sophomore McKenzie Doss averages 11.7 points per game and has a state-best 15.3 rebounds through six games.

Gwynnie Franz, Whitefield Academy basketball

Senior Gwynnie Franz is lighting it up from beyond the 3-point line. She is second in the state for made 3-pointers, shooting 38.7% (55 of 142) from beyond the arc and averaging 4.6 3-pointers per game.

Leah Stinson, Valley basketball

Junior Leah Stinson is averaging 18.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game for the Vikings.

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