Shaylee Gonzales, who led Gilbert Mesquite to the 5A Conference championship, has been chosen the Gatorade Arizona Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
The 5-foot-10 junior guard averaged 19.8 points, 6.6 assists and 5.7 steals, as the Wildcats went 31-1, losing their only game early in the season to 4A champion Chandler Seton Catholic.
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She was selected the San Tan Region Player of the Year.
Academics and community service also play a big part in the Gatorade award. Gonzales, who is coached by her mother Candice, has a 3.94 grade-point average. She volunteers in the Feed My Starting Children program and has worked a camp for special-needs children.
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Gonzales has committed to play basketball at BYU.
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