[jammin' jamey]

If I'm not mistaken, they give the award to a senior considering the rewards money and scholarship looking at past winners.

Kim Akers played on a district champion for Coach Casandra Akers.
Thomas and Cline were on district runner-up teams under Mark Martin.

with that being said, since Betsy Layne does not have a senior on the list, I am going to say Player of Year will be between Whitaker of Prestonsburg and if South Floyd were to beat Betsy Layne in the opening round Heather Dean would have to be considered...

The award is simply based on the kind of season they had this year - performance and sportsmanship. Also, they must be a senior to be considered for the award. That stipulation was added after the scholarship award came into play for us.