BRODHEAD - If Kylie Moe were a superhero she could easily fit Wonder Woman's shoes.
Like Wonder Woman, Moe, a senior sharpshooter for the Brodhead High School girls basketball team with a penchant for knocking down clutch 3-pointers, relies on strength, agility and sharp reflexes in her role as one of the top players in the state.
The accolades and the accomplishments she has achieved on the basketball court are stunning. Moe, the daughter of Greg and Emily, is a three-time first-team all-conference selection in basketball and the reigning Rock Valley South Conference Player of the Year. She may indeed win that honor again this season after leading Brodhead to a 19-3 record and a sixth straight conference championship.
Moe, who is averaging a conference-leading 22.7 points and 8.5 rebounds per game this season, will go down as one of the premier players in the history of Brodhead basketball and its most prolific scorer. Moe has set a school record for career points, eclipsing 1,400 to break the all-time scoring record previously held by Carly Mohns. Mohns now plays college basketball at the University of Iowa.
"I will take the team accomplishments first," Moe said. "It's something that will always be with me and can't be taken away from me. I'm proud of that. I had no idea I was getting close to Carly's record. It's nothing I thought or worried about."
She has the school career record in 3-pointers with 141. She has made 41 3-pointers this season and is shooting 41 percent from 3-point range. She won the inaugural WIAA 3-point contest last year.
"I take a lot of pride in my 3-point shooting," Moe said. "I loved the 3-point shot since I was younger."
She broke the 3-point record of former Brodhead player Meg Duffield, who made 113 and graduated in 2014.
"She was a great shooter," Moe said. "The girls around me helped me get to this point. It's a team effort."
Brodhead coach Brian Kammerer has seen Moe develop from a shooter who averaged 8 points a game as a freshman into a one of the top players in the state with the ability to drive and set up teammates for open shots.
"Kylie is our go-to player," Kammerer said. "She is one of the best shooters I have ever seen."
Moe doesn't want her senior season to end yet. Brodhead, ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press Division 3 state poll, received a No. 3 seed for the tournament, and the Cardinals are eying a return to the regional championship game.
Moe honed her basketball skills playing on the Randolph girls club, where her play caught the attention of college recruiters including Division II Winona State in Minnesota and UW-Oshkosh.
"I definitely worked on creating shots for myself off the dribble instead of when I was just open," she said. "That has helped. Coach Kammerer wants us to shoot 30 to 50 free throws a game. We are not the tallest team so being aggressive going to the basket has helped us win games this year."
The only losses for Brodhead this year are to defending Division 3 state champion Whitewater (21-1), defending Division 4 state champion Cuba City (20-2) and Walworth Big Foot, which shared the conference title with the Cardinals.
Moe was named first-team Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-State last year and, on the eve of the opening of the tournament this season, is looking forward to the challenge of trying to win a fifth straight regional title and gain a berth in the sectional.
"I think we have been playing our best basketball lately," Moe said. "It's the position we want to be going into the tournament. This season has been a lot of fun. I can't even put it into words."
Moe enjoys every time she takes the court. Moe and senior Amber Pickel are four-year varsity players.
"I have played with Amber since my freshman year," she said. "We have sat down and talked about being a part of winning six conference championships. We want to keep our streak and win a fifth straight regional championship."
Three other teams in Brodhead's Sun Prairie sectional are ranked. Whitewater, ranked No. 1, Lakeside Lutheran (19-3), No. 6, and Marshall (22-0), No. 2, all could provide stumbling blocks for the Cardinals. Madison Edgewood (16-6), a Badger South team, also could be in the mix to make a sectional run.
"Any of the top five teams could come out of our sectional," Moe said. "We can't take anyone lightly."
Moe starred as a volleyball player - she was a three-time first-team all-conference selection - but will give up the sport when she attends UW-Oshkosh and turns her athletic focus solely to basketball.
"The coach is a big part of it," she said. "I get along with him and have played basketball with the team. Everything just kind of felt right. I had to go with my heart and gut."
Like Wonder Woman, Moe, a senior sharpshooter for the Brodhead High School girls basketball team with a penchant for knocking down clutch 3-pointers, relies on strength, agility and sharp reflexes in her role as one of the top players in the state.
The accolades and the accomplishments she has achieved on the basketball court are stunning. Moe, the daughter of Greg and Emily, is a three-time first-team all-conference selection in basketball and the reigning Rock Valley South Conference Player of the Year. She may indeed win that honor again this season after leading Brodhead to a 19-3 record and a sixth straight conference championship.
Moe, who is averaging a conference-leading 22.7 points and 8.5 rebounds per game this season, will go down as one of the premier players in the history of Brodhead basketball and its most prolific scorer. Moe has set a school record for career points, eclipsing 1,400 to break the all-time scoring record previously held by Carly Mohns. Mohns now plays college basketball at the University of Iowa.
"I will take the team accomplishments first," Moe said. "It's something that will always be with me and can't be taken away from me. I'm proud of that. I had no idea I was getting close to Carly's record. It's nothing I thought or worried about."
She has the school career record in 3-pointers with 141. She has made 41 3-pointers this season and is shooting 41 percent from 3-point range. She won the inaugural WIAA 3-point contest last year.
"I take a lot of pride in my 3-point shooting," Moe said. "I loved the 3-point shot since I was younger."
She broke the 3-point record of former Brodhead player Meg Duffield, who made 113 and graduated in 2014.
"She was a great shooter," Moe said. "The girls around me helped me get to this point. It's a team effort."
Brodhead coach Brian Kammerer has seen Moe develop from a shooter who averaged 8 points a game as a freshman into a one of the top players in the state with the ability to drive and set up teammates for open shots.
"Kylie is our go-to player," Kammerer said. "She is one of the best shooters I have ever seen."
Moe doesn't want her senior season to end yet. Brodhead, ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press Division 3 state poll, received a No. 3 seed for the tournament, and the Cardinals are eying a return to the regional championship game.
Moe honed her basketball skills playing on the Randolph girls club, where her play caught the attention of college recruiters including Division II Winona State in Minnesota and UW-Oshkosh.
"I definitely worked on creating shots for myself off the dribble instead of when I was just open," she said. "That has helped. Coach Kammerer wants us to shoot 30 to 50 free throws a game. We are not the tallest team so being aggressive going to the basket has helped us win games this year."
The only losses for Brodhead this year are to defending Division 3 state champion Whitewater (21-1), defending Division 4 state champion Cuba City (20-2) and Walworth Big Foot, which shared the conference title with the Cardinals.
Moe was named first-team Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-State last year and, on the eve of the opening of the tournament this season, is looking forward to the challenge of trying to win a fifth straight regional title and gain a berth in the sectional.
"I think we have been playing our best basketball lately," Moe said. "It's the position we want to be going into the tournament. This season has been a lot of fun. I can't even put it into words."
Moe enjoys every time she takes the court. Moe and senior Amber Pickel are four-year varsity players.
"I have played with Amber since my freshman year," she said. "We have sat down and talked about being a part of winning six conference championships. We want to keep our streak and win a fifth straight regional championship."
Three other teams in Brodhead's Sun Prairie sectional are ranked. Whitewater, ranked No. 1, Lakeside Lutheran (19-3), No. 6, and Marshall (22-0), No. 2, all could provide stumbling blocks for the Cardinals. Madison Edgewood (16-6), a Badger South team, also could be in the mix to make a sectional run.
"Any of the top five teams could come out of our sectional," Moe said. "We can't take anyone lightly."
Moe starred as a volleyball player - she was a three-time first-team all-conference selection - but will give up the sport when she attends UW-Oshkosh and turns her athletic focus solely to basketball.
"The coach is a big part of it," she said. "I get along with him and have played basketball with the team. Everything just kind of felt right. I had to go with my heart and gut."
