It’s hard to imagine that Keighley Davis, who has been starting for Princeton‘s varsity since her sophomore season and playing on it since she was a freshman, could up her game.

But she did. Big time.

When running mate Camryn Driscoll went down with a season-ending knee injury in early January, Davis took it upon herself to step up her game.

At the time of Driscoll’s injury, Davis was averaging 15.9 ppg with a 17.4% clip on 3-point shooting. In her next 13 games, Davis averaged 21.5 ppg and incredibly doubled her 3-point shooting to 34.6%.

She had 28 points in Princeton’s second full game without Driscoll in a win over Orion. She enjoyed eight games of 24 or more points, including an all-time PHS senior night record of 29 in a win over Marquette.

“It was hard at first, but I kind of adjusted not having (Driscoll) on the court as a valuable player, offensive scoring and defense. After a while we got used to not having her, but ... without her, it was hard,” Davis said.

Davis was a unanimous all-conference selection once again in the Three Rivers East and named special mention IBCA All-State. She led the area in scoring at 17.9 ppg and steals (4.5) while averaging 7.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists.

For all of her accomplishments, Davis is the 2025-26 BCR Girls Basketball Player of the Year. She was Co-Player of the Year in each of the last two seasons, last year with Driscoll.

Davis said receiving this award, “Means a lot to me. Shows how much hard work I put in, just not me, but for my teammates to help me get here to support me and my coaches and family to push me.”

“The thing I’m most proud of is the leader she was this season, especially when Camryn went down with the injury,” PHS coach Tiffany Gonigam said. “She understood what that meant and became the voice and heartbeat of our team. Her competitiveness and the way she inspired and motivated the team was admirable. She kept them believing in what we were doing and pushed them to overcome adversity in some tight games.

“Keighley leaves a legacy here that goes far beyond the stats and the records she set this year. The teammate, player and person she was this year will be remembered forever.”

Davis found herself with more responsibilities handling the ball with the loss of Driscoll, who is most adept at point guard.

“The year before I brought the ball up sometimes and had some guard experience. It was a lot more to take on, for sure,” she said.

“Hard knowing I have to be the feeder now. Like, I don’t have to run the floor anymore, which I was fine with. (It) was less running I had to do. It was good knowing some that I can rely on somebody else to, and I didn’t have to have all the pressure on me.”

She liked having the ball in her hands more ... until “I got doubled-teamed more,” she said with a laugh.

Davis, who made a living the last four years on fast-break layups, said she also knew she had to shoot better to give the Tigresses another outside threat.

“I started working on it more knowing that one of our big 3-point shooters was out and I needed to take it out on myself to score more and put more points on the board to help our team. Helps me knowing I can work anywhere on the floor,” she said.

Gonigam said Davis truly took her game to another level, becoming a “nightmare” for opponents.

“Teams now had to plan for a player who can truly do it all – shoot the 3, drive to the lane, post up,” Gonigam said. “Plus, she averages over three assists per game. She’s a great passer too and had kids around her that could make plays.

“She can do it all on both ends of the court.”

Davis said it just wasn’t the same playing without Driscoll the second half of the season.

“We played together since seventh grade, so we got used to each other and how our styles have grown together and how they’ve changed together,” she said. “Especially being on the same team, we’ve worked the same things, we’ve done the same things. We know what each other like to do and don’t do and how to work off each other.”

Davis, who will be playing soccer this spring, will turn to volleyball full-time at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa.