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<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BARBOURVILLE \u2014 These are exciting times for Knox Central Lady Panther fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Steve Warren\u2019s squad enters the 2024-25 campaign as the 13th Region\u2019s top ranked team after posting a 23-10 mark last season while advancing to the 13th Region Tournament semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The defending 51st District champions return a loaded roster along with the 13th Region\u2019s top ranked player \u2014 senior Halle Collins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Collins is a double-double machine, averaging 22.9 points per game and 13.1 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Laurel transfer Shelbie Mills gives Knox Central one of the best guards\/players in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mills led the Lady Cardinals with an 18 point scoring average last season while hitting a team-best 100 3-pointers and shooting a team-best 89 percent (89-of-100) from the free throw line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also returning for Knox Central is 3-point threat Timberly Fredrick, who averaged 8.4 points per game while hitting 74-of-201 3-point attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McKenzie Hensley (5.9 points per game), Sydney Hurst (4.5), Hannah Melton (4.4), and Kelsie Smith (3.0) will also be big contributors to the Lady Panthers\u2019 success this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Laurel transfer, eighth grader Kylie Smith, will also look to contribute. She averaged 2.8 points per game as a Lady Cardinal last season while hitting a team best 46.3 percent of her 3-point attempts (19-of-41).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Knox Central plays another challenging schedule that will prepare the Lady Panthers for a deep postseason run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n