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Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - Kentucky

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Maddie Scherr

Guard/Forward
LARRY A. RYLE HS
UNION , KENTUCKY
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

15.8

Points per game

7.6

Rebounds per game

5.8

Assists per game

2,276

Career points
“Maddie can score just about anywhere on the court. If you pressure her, she will drive by you. If you sag and try to stop the drive she will hit a jumper. She is also a team player on top of all her personal skills that she brings to the court.”
Nicole Levandusky
Head Coach - Head coach of Cooper High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade State Player of the Year, the 5-foot-11 senior guard and forward had led the Raiders to a 19-11 record and a berth in the Region 9 Tournament quarterfinals at the time of her selection. Scherr averaged 15.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 3.1 steals and 1.8 blocks through 30 games. Ranked as the nation’s No. 17 recruit in the Class of 2020 by Prospects Nation, Scherr is a two-time First Team All-State honoree and was the MVP of the 2019 state tournament. A McDonald’s All-American Game selection, she entered the regional quarterfinals with 2,276 points, 1,083 rebounds, 664 assists and 532 steals in her prep basketball career.

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Academic Achievement

Scherr has maintained a weighted 3.82 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Oregon this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A self-taught guitarist, Scherr has volunteered locally with Master Provisions, which provides clothes and food to needy countries, and she has donated her time on behalf of Young Life.