Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - Kentucky

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Maddie Scherr

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

Peak Performance

15.4

Points per game

6.9

Rebounds per game

4.600

Assists per game

1784

Career Points
“Maddie Scherr can do it all. She can shoot, handle, pass and defend.”
Josh Leslie
Head Coach - Head coach of Eastern High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11 junior guard and forward had led the Raiders to a 29-5 record and a berth in the state tournament at the time of her selection. Scherr averaged 15.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 3.2 steals and 1.4 blocks through 34 games. A First Team All-State selection as a sophomore, she entered this year’s state tournament with 1,784 points and 837 rebounds in her prep basketball career.

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Academic Achievement

Scherr has maintained a weighted 3.63 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Scherr has volunteered locally with Master Provisions, which provides clothes and food to impoverished nations, and she has donated her time on behalf of the faith-based Young Life youth group.