Bella Fontleroy set out to make a name for herself and make her own imprint on Ozarks basketball. She did so while becoming one of the more talented girls basketball players to ever come through the area.
After a standout senior year, Fontleroy has been named the 2021-22 News-Leader's 2021-22 Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
Fontleroy, an outgoing Kickapoo senior and Baylor signee, ended one of the area's great careers with a senior year that earned her nearly every major accolade the state has to offer.
- Gatorade Player of the Year
- Miss Show-Me Basketball
- Class 6 All-State
- Co-Ozark Conference Player of the Year
- First Team All-Ozark Conference
- Class 6, District 5 All-District
Her decorated career ended with her averaging 23.