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Kentucky High School

The top verified class-of-2026 names from Kentucky across our desks — 7 names we can prove, anchored by the Gatorade Kentucky Players of the Year. Every list publishes at its honest depth: deep where the evidence runs deep, shorter where it doesn't, never padded.

As of October 12, 2026

Football — Top 1 verified in Kentucky

  1. 1 Evan Hampton RB · Owensboro High School (KY) → Vanderbilt

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Basketball — Top 1 verified in Kentucky

  1. 1 Jake Feldhaus F · Madison Central HS (KY) → South Florida

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Girls Volleyball — Top 1 verified in Kentucky

  1. 1 Jessica Smallwood RS/MB · Elizabethtown High School (KY) → University of Pittsburgh

Full Kentucky girls volleyball list (1) →

Girls Softball — Top 1 verified in Kentucky

  1. 1 McLaine Hudson SS · South Warren HS (KY) → Undecided*

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Girls Soccer — Top 3 verified in Kentucky

  1. 1 Joanna Bryant F · Lexington Catholic HS (KY) → Undecided*
  2. 2 Amira Hendrick GK · Sacred Heart Academy (KY) → Undecided*
  3. 3 Ellery Taylor M · Boyle County HS (KY) → Undecided*

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