E’liyah Strode

A season of first… until next season 🖤🏀♥️ @grc_hoops

Congrats to @Teighy12, @KennedyStamper1, and @eliyahstrode on being named to the All-State Team! @grc_hoops

GRC Hoops gets 3 on the @heraldleader All-State Team: @Teighy12 - 1st Team @KennedyStamper1- 1st Team @eliyahstrode - Honorable Mention @CoachRDG @GRC_Athletics_ @CCPSGoCards @GRCStudentMedia @MatthewPCizek

Deuces wild for Ashland in 1928: Almost 2 good to be true? Read below about the feat that GRC Hoops and WinCity has matched almost a century later! markmywords2.com/2020/02/24/deu… @CoachRDG @GRC_Athletics_ @CCPSGoCards @GRCStudentMedia @MatthewPCizek

E8 Highlight: The Lady Cards move the ball down the court quick, finishing with a basket by @eliyahstrode following the bounce pass by @kyleighstakelin. @grc_hoops

E8 Highlight: After a steal from @eliyahstrode, @KennedyStamper1, who’d just got the scoring started with an opening three, delivers the underhanded pass back to Strode for two points. @grc_hoops

FF Headlight: Early in the 3Q, @grc_hoops goes on a 6-0 run in less than 30 seconds. Following a drive and score by @Teighy12, @eliyahstrode retreats on defense and steals the would-be completed pass. @KennedyStamper1 scores, and again after stealing the inbounds pass.

Final Four Highlight: Heeding the advice of @CoachRDG, @eliyahstrode comes up with the defensive rebound against Simon Kenton. @KennedyStamper1 scores on the opposite end for the game’s first points. @grc_hoops

One of the top 2030’s in Kentucky in a loaded class🔥 Averaged 10 PPG & 6.3 RPG (GRC’s leading rebounder) on 54.8% shooting as an 8th grader starting for the 2026 State Champions @grc_hoops who went 33-2 this season

Second Varsity season.. We made history 💍 @grc_hoops

SCG Highlight: @eliyahstrode comes up with the defensive rebound and the GRC faithful can sense that a state championship is near. @grc_hoops

SCG Highlight: GRC’s @eliyahstrode grabs the pass and uses the backboard to give GRC a six-point lead with just over three minutes remaining. @grc_hoops

SCG Highlight: Leading scorer ⁦@eliyahstrode⁩ gets open in the paint for two more. The Lady Cards’ troublesome defense then emerges, with ⁦@KyleighChestnut⁩ getting into the passing lane for a steal. ⁦@grc_hoops⁩

SCG Highlight: With the Lady Cards down by seven points early on, ⁦@eliyahstrode⁩ comes up with a big block. After driving near the baseline, @KennedyStamper1 then dumps off the pass to Strode, who cuts the deficit to five with a basket. ⁦@grc_hoops⁩

SCG Highlight: ⁦@anaya_chestnut⁩ drops off the pass to ⁦@eliyahstrode⁩, who finishes with the basket to cut the early 3Q deficit to two. Following a steal by @Teighy12, Chestnut herself gets open for two points and ties the game. ⁦@grc_hoops⁩

State Championship Game Highlight: @eliyahstrode makes an athletic play to keep the ball from going out of bounds and delivers the pass to @anaya_chestnut for GRC’s first points. @grc_hoops

With @grc_hoops holding an early 4Q lead, @eliyahstrode fights off a group of Assumption defenders and gets the rebound. Amid traffic, MVP @Teighy12 drives the lane and scores. The reaction from the crowd and bench, including @kyleighstakelin, tells the story.

GRC’s ⁦@eliyahstrode⁩ is an eighth grader. She led ⁦@grc_hoops⁩ in the state title game with 15 points and 9 rebounds, just shy of a double-double. In the 3Q, after forcing a tough shot and getting the defensive rebound, she gives the Lady Cards their first lead.

Starting lineup: Final Four vs. Simon Kenton @grc_hoops @KennedyStamper1 @KyleighChestnut @Teighy12 @eliyahstrode @anaya_chestnut

Starting lineup at Rupp Arena: Elite Eight vs. Franklin-Simpson @KennedyStamper1 @KyleighChestnut @Teighy12 @eliyahstrode @anaya_chestnut

Starting lineup at Rupp Arena: Sweet 16 against North Laurel @KennedyStamper1 @KyleighChestnut @Teighy12 @eliyahstrode @anaya_chestnut