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Five high school basketball players from the Springfield area have been named best in their classes.
The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association put forth its 2017 all-state selections at the conclusion of the high school basketball season. Twenty players are selected from each classification, and one of those 20 in each class is named Player of the Year.
Strafford sophomore Hayley Frank scored 22.5 points per game for the 33-0 Class 3 state champions and took home player of the year honors in Class 3 girls basketball. Her father, Strafford coach Steve Frank, won Coach of the Year.