Name: Kaycie Reffner
School: Altoona
Age: 17
Grade: Senior
Sport: Basketball
Athlete of the week achievement: Reffner scored 20 points and hit three 3-pointers late in the fourth quarter of the Lady Lions' victory at Bishop Guilfoyle. She also had nine points in a regular-season finale victory over Williamsport.
Season update: Reffner averages nearly 10 points and five assists per game for the 15-7 Lady Lions.
Coach Jill Helsel's quote: "[The BG game] was probably her best overall game from a standpoint of directing her teammates and staying under control and hitting the open kid. At the end of the game, she hit some tough shots, one with a hand in her face. She decided that she was going to be the leader that night."
Favorite teacher: Mrs. Martin
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite movie: "Pitch Perfect"
Favorite food: Chicken stir fry
Favorite song: "Nothing Like Us" by Justin Bieber
Outside interests: Playing soccer
Favorite professional team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite college team: Duke
Pro athlete most admired: Kobe Bryant
Best athlete I ever played with: Lauren Hippo
Best athlete I ever competed against: No preference
Most influential person on my athletic career: My coaches and my brother, Shane
Proudest athletic achievement: Getting a Division I scholarship at Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C.
How I got my start in basketball: "I was put in a [Central Blair Recreation Commission] league in second grade and have been playing ever since."
Future goal: "Own my own interior design store."
