In front of a large crowd on Saturday afternoon, the Lebanon High School girls’ basketball program decided it was time to retire the jersey of the most outstanding player in program history.
Kelsey Winfrey’s No. 1 jersey will hang in the rafters of Boswell Auditorium forever, becoming the first-ever Lady ‘Jacket to get her respective jersey retired.
As a senior in 2017, Winfrey finished the year with a team-high 21.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 4.9 steals per game. She was also a Miss Show-Me Basketball finalist her senior year.
She finished her career with 2,052 points, 794 rebounds, 463 steals, and 316 assists while shooting 52 percent from the field. She earned first-team All-State in 2016 and 2017, led the Lady ‘Jackets to a 23-6 record her senior year, and recorded 69 wins over her four-year career.
After her senior year, she committed to play basketball at the University of Missouri, where she played two seasons and appeared in 27 games before transferring to Drury her junior season. According to Drury Athletics, in her first year with the Lady Panthers, she averaged 5.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.5 steals in 12.9 minutes per game. In 2020-21, she averaged 6.2 points per game and was a part of the National Runner-Up team.
For the complete story, see the Wednesday edition of the Laclede County Record.
