Christian Fellowship’s Gracie Howard signs to play basketball for Brescia University

Gracie Howard, joined by her parents Nathan and Miriam and Head Coach Trevor Jackson, signed on Monday to continue her basketball career at Brescia University.  Photo provided

Christian Fellowship’s Gracie Howard signed on Monday to continue her basketball and academic career at Brecia University in Owensboro. Howard became the all-time scoring leader in the First Region among girls and boys this season and finished her career at CFS with 3,329 points.

Howard finished her senior season ranked second in the state of Kentucky with 835 points, an average of 28.8 points per game which ranked first in the First Region. For the season, Howard shot 48 percent from the field, 34 percent from three-point range and 75 percent at the free throw line.

Howard helped lead the Lady Eagles to a Fourth District runner-up and first-ever First Region Tournament appearance her junior season. She is a member of the 2023 and 2024 All-District Teams, 2023 All-Region Team and selected to the All-Purchase Team.

The Brescia Bearcats play in the NAIA as part of the River States Conference.

CFS Head Coach Trevor Jackson and Gracie Howard at Monday’s signing. Jackson was head coach of the Lady Eagles for seven seasons and has coached Howard since the sixth grade. Photo provided