Brayden Sadler of Udall was voted as the Wichita-area Player of the Month for January. Sadler received over 27,000 votes, which was nearly 6,000 votes more than second place.

“It feels great knowing that I have a group of people who not only support me, but also believe in me,” Sadler said. “I wouldn’t be in the position I am right now if it weren’t for my family and friends pushing me to be the best I can be.”

This season has been a significant turnaround for Sadler and Udall, which had gone 21-42 over the past three seasons. This year the Eagles are one of the top teams in Class 1A.

Sadler not only leads Udall is scoring, but he is also one of the leading scorers in the state, averaging 27.8 points per game.

He has scored 30 points or more seven times, with his season and career-high of 48 points coming against South Haven on February 11.

But it was actually two other games this season that stood out for Sadler as the most important ones.

“There are two games this year that stand out the most for me,” Sadler said. “(Those are) defeating Attica and Caldwell in our annual matchups. In my high school career these are two teams I have never beaten and we got the job done my last go around.”

Sadler would like to play basketball in college and plans to get into either business marketing or sports studies.