Gatorade 2021 - 2022: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - Pennsylvania

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Kaylene Smikle

Guard
WESTTOWN SCHOOL
WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

22.5

Points per Game (average)

6.2

Rebounds per Game (average)

2.1

Steals per Game (average)
“Kaylene just dominated this year, both in the FSL and in the tough non-conference schedule that Westtown played. Even though I was coaching against her, she was fun to watch, because of her efficiency and her unselfish play.”
La’Keisha Sutton
Head Coach head coach at George School
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1 senior guard led the Moose to a 23-4 record and the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association state championship this past season. Smikle averaged 23.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 steals through 27 games. A First Team All-Friends Schools League honoree, she was an All-EYBL selection this past summer and is ranked as the nation’s No. 64 prospect in the Class of 2022 by ESPN.

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Academic Achievement

Smikle has maintained a B average in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at Rutgers University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A devoted member of her church community, Smikle has volunteered locally by feeding the homeless.