It takes just a few minutes for someone to recognize Myah Epps while she's waiting in line at Chick-fil-A. An employee around her age gently wraps her arms around the Homestead High School senior, back brace and all, and says, "I pray for you every day."

Life in the spotlight isn't new for Epps, whose basketball talent has long preceded her. The 5-foot-10 combo guard amassed 1,560 points, 445 assists, and 217 steals over four seasons at Homestead. She led the Spartans to three consecutive sectional championships from 2023-2025 and a regional title in 2024—the program's first since 2017.

Committed to Louisville as a junior, named an Indiana All-Star after her senior season, and ranked 70th nationally by ESPN, Epps has always drawn people to her. Her parents, Lonnie and Danielle Epps, recall how their daughter would run around introducing herself to strangers during her older brothers' baseball games growing up.

"She always has a smile on her face. That's just her demeanor—I think she got it from her mom," Lonnie says with a smile. "Myah's never met a person she didn't like. She's just a very upbeat, very happy, and very outgoing kid."

But that radiant smile nearly faded forever on March 13, when a near-fatal car crash left Epps with two broken vertebrae and a cracked rib. Now, as she navigates physical therapy—dribbling a basketball as part of her recovery—she credits "the Lord and a seatbelt" for saving her life.

The crash has given Epps a new perspective on basketball and life. Every step, every dribble, every prayer from a Chick-fil-A employee reminds her that the game she loves is a gift she almost lost. For a player who has excelled under the bright lights of Indiana high school basketball, this season has taught her that the biggest victories aren't always on the scoreboard.