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Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - Missouri

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Hayley Frank

Guard/Forward
STRAFFORD HS
STRAFFORD, MISSOURI
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

24.9

Points Per Game

12.7

Rebounds Per Game

7.1

Assists Per Game

3.3

Steals Per Game
“Hayley is more polished in her skill development than any player I’ve had the opportunity to coach against. She is also as good a cerebral player as she is a skilled player. She is the total package.”
Denny McHenry
Logan-Rogersville High Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2 junior guard and forward led the Indians to a 33-0 record and a third straight Class 3 state championship this past season. Frank averaged 24.9 points, 12.7 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 3.3 steals and 3.0 blocks per game as Strafford extended its winning streak to 82 games. Rated as the nation’s No. 44 recruit in the Class of 2019 by espnW, Frank was the Class 3 Player of the Year as a sophomore. She concluded her junior year with 2,293 points and 1,213 rebounds in her prep basketball career.

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Academic Achievement

Frank has maintained a weighted 4.05 GPA in the classroom, ranks No. 1 in her class and represents one of the state’s top academic candidates in meeting the Gatorade award’s broad criteria. She has made a verbal commitment to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Missouri beginning in the fall of 2019.

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Exemplary Character

An All-State infielder on the Strafford softball team and a state qualifier for the Indians’ golf team, Frank has volunteered locally as a peer tutor and youth basketball coach. The vice president of her junior class, she has also donated her time to multiple community service initiatives as part of her school’s National Honor Society.