Fresh off her historic 2025 KHSAA State Championship win, Sacred Heart Academy senior ZaKiyah Johnson was named Kentucky's Miss Basketball on Sunday, March 16th. ZaKiyah has continued to set records and lead Sacred Heart basketball in all of her four years at Sacred Heart:
- Sacred Heart Dynasty: first team in KHSAA history to win five consecutive state championships
- Named Sweet 16 MVP for four years in a row
- Named Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year for four years in a row
- Named 2025 McDonald's All-American
- First Valkyrie to score 3000 points
- Gold Medal in 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup
- Named to 2024 USA U18 National Team
ZaKiyah is committed to play at LSU next year. She is the third Sacred Heart player to be named Kentucky Miss Basketall; Crystal Kelly won in 2004 and Carly Ormerod in 2005.
Sacred Heart Academy's basketball team has cemented their dynasty in Kentucky high school athletic history. On Saturday, March 15th, 2025, the #1-ranked Valkyries defeated George Rogers Clark 65-60 to become the first team--boys or girls--to win five state titles in a row. This championship is the ninth for the SHA basketball program overall; they previously won in 1976, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Coach Donna Bender Moir '79 has been a part of each championship team, either as a player (1976) or a coach (2002-2004, 2021-2025).