Gatorade 2015 - 2016: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - Indiana

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Jackie Young

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PRINCETON COMMUNITY HS
PRINCETON, INDIANA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT
Press Release

Peak Performance

34.9

Points per game

9.5

Rebounds per game

5

Assists per game

3.8

Steals per game
“Jackie has another gear that I've never seen in a high school girls basketball player. Everything makes her dangerous. However, by far Jackie's best attribute is that she makes everyone on the floor a better player.”
Brittany Maners
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot senior guard averaged 34.9 points, 9.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.8 steals per game this past season, leading the Tigers (27-1) to the Class 3A Princeton Community Sectional semifinals. A 2016 McDonald's All-American selection, Young was a 201

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Academic Achievement

Young has maintained a 3.87 GPA in the classroom.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Princeton High student council, she has volunteered locally on multiple fundraising campaigns to benefit cancer research and as a fitness instructor and youth basketball coach.