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Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - Alaska

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

Sophie Lentfer

Guard/Forward
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

21.3

Average Points (per game)

9.300

Average Rebounds (per game)

3

Average Steals (per game)

2.300

Average Assists (per game)
“Sophie is much more than a one-position player. She has the skill to play any position on the floor. She has played—with much success—from the point to the post, offensively and defensively, for the last three years.”
Pete Johnson
Head Coach - head coach of Grace Christian High
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of her selection, the 6-foot junior guard and forward had led the Grizzlies to a 21-3 regular-season record and a berth in the Peninsula Conference Tournament. Lentfer averaged 21.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.0 steals, 2.3 assists and 1.2 blocks through 24 games and was named Tournament MVP in three separate in-season events. She was also the 2023 Class 3A Player of the Year and is a two-time All-State selection. Her father, Jeff, was the 1990-91 Gatorade Alaska Boys Basketball Player of the Year at Service High.

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Academic Achievement

Lentfer has maintained a 3.97 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Lentfer has volunteered locally at a homeless shelter and as a youth basketball coach. She has also donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through her church youth group.