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Gatorade 2021 - 2022: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - Kentucky

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

ZaKiyah Johnson

Guard/Forward
SACRED HEART ACADEMY
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
FRESHMAN
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

17.400

Points per Game (average)

7.8

Rebounds per Game (average)

3.2

Assists per Game (average)

1.9

Steals per Game (average)
“ZaKiyah is one of the hardest-working players I have ever coached,. She’s an elite talent, but still practices every day with the intent of getting better. Her knowledge of the game far exceeds players of the same age. On the court, there is nothing she can’t do.”
Donna Moir
Head Coach - head coach of Sacred Heart Academy
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot freshman guard and forward had led the Valkyries to a 31-3 record and a berth in the 7th Region Tournament championship game at the time of her selection. Johnson averaged 17.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.0 blocks per game through 34 games. A member of the HoopGurlz Class of 2025 Watch List, she transferred to Sacred Heart this year from Shelby County High, where she led the Rockets in points, rebounds, assists and blocks during the 2020-21 season as an eighth-grader.

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Academic Achievement

Johnson has maintained a 3.29 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her sophomore year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Johnson has volunteered locally with the Kiwanis Club and the Salvation Army. She has also donated her time as a youth basketball coach and referee.