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Wolfenbarger named Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year

( Charlie Kaijo)

Fort Smith Northside guard Jersey Wolfenbarger looks to make a play against North Little Rock during the state tournament at Fayetteville High School.

Arkansas freshman Jersey Wolfenbarger has been named Arkansas Girls Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year.

She also won the award as a junior.

Wolfenbarger, 6-6, of Fort Smith Northside, was an ESPN 5-star prospect, the No. 1 wing and No. 7 overall player in the 2021 class.

She chose the Razorbacks over more than 30 scholarship offers from schools such as Oregon, Oregon State, Baylor, Southern Cal, Florida, Mississippi State, Texas, Miami and Notre Dame.