Xavier High School senior Hayley Deutmeyer is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Deutmeyer, a 5-foot-9 guard, is the leading scorer for the Xavier girls basketball team at 13.8 points and she shares the rebounding lead at 4.7 per game. She also has 33 steals, 21 assists and four blocked shots for the Saints, who are ranked No.11 in Class 4A.

Deutmeyer helped Xavier win the Class 4A state title last year as a junior when she averaged 7.6 points and 3.9 rebounds. She is also the starting shortstop for the Xavier softball team and hit .292 with 16 RBIs last season.

Here is our Question-&-Answer session with Hayley Deutmeyer:

MSR: What is your favorite individual highlight in sports?

HAYLEY: My favorite individual sports memory would be having a career-high 26 points this year.

MSR: What is your favorite team high highlight in sports?

HAYLEY: My favorite team memory would be when the buzzer went off last year in the 2013 4A state championship game and we were ahead. Then finding the seniors and hugging them for everything they did for the program.

MSR: Who has had the biggest influence on your sports career?

HAYLEY: My parents have had the biggest impact on my sports career because they have been the ones that have coached and pushed me through my whole life.

MSR: What are your future goals in sports?

HAYLEY: My future goals in sports would be to play as soon as I can at Loras and help others to better their skills in sports.

MSR: What has been your favorite community service project?

HAYLEY: My favorite community service project would be when we all go out as a school and rake leaves in the community.