Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Arizona

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GIRLS SOCCER

Bella Leonard

Midfielder
XAVIER COLLEGE PREP
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

10

Goals

11

Assists
“Bella is a dynamic player who can play anywhere. She is dangerous in any spot on the field.”
Jen White
Head Coach - head coach of Pinnacle High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior midfielder led the Gators to a 16-0 record and a third-straight Conference 6A state championship this past season. Leonard scored 10 goals and passed for 11 assists, including a pair of helpers in Xavier Prep’s 4-1 win over Perry High in the state final. A three-time Conference 6A First Team All-State selection, she is ranked as the nation’s No. 62 recruit by TopDrawerSoccer.com. 

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Academic Achievement

Leonard has maintained a weighted 4.31 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Notre Dame this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Leonard spearheaded the St. Vincent DePaul canned food drive that produced more than 600,000 cans and over $60,000 in cash donations. She has also volunteered locally at a food bank and shelter for the unhoused in addition to donating her time as a youth soccer coach.