Lady Hornet Jozie Allen named to 2026 Tom Leach All-Resilient Team

EDMONTON, Ky. – Coming off a year where she led her team in scoring and rebounding, one local student-athlete was named to the 2026 Tom Leach All-Resilient Team.

Metcalfe County girls basketball standout Jozie Allen is set to be recognized at the Kentucky Athletic Administrators Association Awards banquet for the honor.

The All-Resilient team celebrates high school athletes who have overcome adversity on their path to success.

For Allen, that adversity was a torn ACL during her sophomore year.

She played through the injury to help lead the Lady hornets to their fifth straight district title and an appearance in the regional finals.

Allen then underwent surgery to be back on the court for her squad the very next season.

“ I knew I wouldn’t be able to sit out because it’s always hard for me to sit out anyways, and so I knew that I was going to try my hardest to play,” Allen said.

She also spoke on how the injury has made her grow as a player.

“I definitely learned patience and how to count on my teammates to help me because I didn’t think I was going to be able to contribute as much as I was before,” Allen said. “Honestly, I probably contributed more with the injury than I did before, but I had to just count on my teammates to help me through it because I wouldn’t have been able to do it by myself.”