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Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - Missouri

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Hayley Frank

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

Peak Performance

22.8

Points per game

13

Rebounds per game

7.2

Assists per game

2945

Career Points
“Hayley is one of the best leaders I have ever seen. I got to see her in the locker room hallway before the [district] championship game—to listen to her was mesmerizing and inspirational. She plays the total game, so singling out what she does well … you can’t.”
Dan Jones
Head Coach - Head coach of Clever High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 6-foot-2 senior guard and forward had led the Indians to a 31-0 record and a berth in the Class 3 state tournament semifinals at the time of her selection. Frank averaged 22.8 points, 13.0 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 2.1 blocks and 2.0 steals through 31 games. In its bid for a fourth straight state title, Strafford entered the semifinals riding a state-record 113-game win streak. Missouri’s all-time leader in rebounds, field-goal percentage, 3-point field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage, Frank entered the state semifinals ranked fifth all-time with 819 assists and ninth on the career scoring list with 2,945 points.

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Academic Achievement

Frank has maintained a weighted 4.11 GPA in the classroom and ranks No. 1 in her class. She has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Missouri beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

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