After playing his middle school ball at Paducah, and playing a huge role in their run to the KYMSFA D2 State Championship Game, Jaheim Southward Jaheim Southward 6'1" | 150 lbs | WR/DB Bowling Green | 2029 KY will be at Bowling Green High School this upcoming season. He checks every box athletically and joins a scary group of skill players for the Purples — with four WRs listed in my Top-15.

Rounding out the 2025 8th Grade Kentucky Future Stars Wide Receiver group is none other than Jaheim Southward Jaheim Southward 6'1" | 150 lbs | WR/DB Bowling Green | 2029 KY . Southward will be joining his regular season teammate Jake Brown Jake Brown 5'8" | 130 lbs | WR/DB Paducah Tilghman | 2029 KY (listed above) and was also highlighted in my recent article about the future talent in the Paducah Tilghman program. He’s a very good looking athlete with the potential to become something really special on the next level if he continues to work towards it. Look for him to stretch the field a bit vertically, and if nothing else, he should draw double coverage at times.

Most teams have a Swiss Army Knife, or a special Chess Piece type of player, that can be moved around and lined up in various positions–depending on formation. Southward checks that box for Paducah. A long, lean athlete, Southward was one of the most dangerous weapons on the 2024 Blue Tornado squad and scored touchdowns as a Running Back, Wide Receiver and as a Returner during his eighth-grade campaign. Additionally, he has also proven to blanket the opposition as a Defensive Back. Southward is a long-strider and multi-sport athlete that looks to have a tremendously bright future in athletics. He culminated his season with a Division 2 Regional Player of the Year Honorable Mention nod and this spring, was selected to play for Region 1 in the KYMSFA Battle of the Regions.