The 5-foot-6 senior forward and midfielder scored 32 goals and passed for 13 assists this past season, leading the Gaels (21-3-1) to the Class 4A Sunset Region Tournament semifinals. Jones was an All-American selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and participated in the High School All-American Game in North Carolina in December. She missed five games in October to compete in the Women's International Cup in Belfast, Ireland, with the U.S. Soccer Under-18 Women's National Team and is rated as the nation's No. 23 recruit in the Class of 2017 by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
Jones has maintained a weighted 3.34 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Southern California beginning this fall.
Jones has volunteered locally as part of multiple community-service initiatives with the National Charity League and as a youth soccer coach. "Arlie is an exciting and talented player to watch who truly makes an impact on both sides of the ball," said Catherine Davis, head coach of Green Valley High. "She is an extremely talented attacker but also transitions very well to defense."