Kaylah Keys, Commercial Appeal Player of the Week

Kaylah Keys, Harding Academy basketball: Keys, a sophomore, scored 29, 30 and 45 points in three games this week. She helped the Lions win all three games and improve to 13-0 in divisional games and 17-6 overall.

Commercial Appeal's John Varlas highlighted some players and teams earlier this week. This is what he said about Kaylah. 

Kaylah Keys, Harding, sophomore: Mr. and Miss Basketball talk is already well under way, and Keys will definitely be in the conversation in Division 2-A.

Keys played a pivotal role as a freshman last season when Harding won the state title -- averaging 15 points and six assists per contest -- and has elevated her play a notch or two this year.

Through Tuesday, she was the leading scorer in the area, averaging 23 points per contest. Her top performance so far this season was a 37-point, nine-rebound effort in a 61-44 victory over SBEC on Jan, 14.

She's also a disruptive defensive force, averaging 4.7 steals per game.