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Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - Tennessee

Gatorade Player of the year

Jayla Hemingway

Guard
HOUSTON HS
GERMANTOWN, TENNESSEE
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

22.7

Points per game

7.5

Rebounds per game

3.2

Steals per game

2540

Career Points
“Jayla Hemingway is a tireless worker and a fantastic person. She is the most talented player that I have ever coached.”
Ben Moore
Head Coach - Head coach of Houston High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior guard had led the Mustangs to a 29-2 record and a berth in the Division I, Class AAA state tournament quarterfinals at the time of her selection. Hemingway averaged 22.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 1.9 assists through 31 games. A two-time First Team All-State selection, Hemingway was the district tournament MVP as a freshman and sophomore, and was named the region tournament MVP as a junior. Ranked as the No. 19 recruit in the Class of 2019 by ProspectsNation.com, she entered the state quarterfinals with 2,540 points in her prep basketball career.

Academic Achievement

Hemingway has maintained a weighted 3.79 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Mississippi State University beginning this fall.

Exemplary Character

A member of the Future Farmers of America, Hemingway has volunteered locally as part of multiple community service initiatives through Houston High’s Leadership Academy.