By Cooper Chadwick
Being a starter since his sophomore year, senior Jace Humphrey is looking to make his last season playing high school basketball a memorable one with the Cougars.
Humphrey, who has surpassed 500 career points at Salina South, last year averaged 11 points per game, but has now bumped that up this year to 16 points as well as six rebounds. Due to Humphrey’s experiences he is one of the leaders for the Cougars.
“Jace is a great young man. He has been a great player and leader for our program for several years,” head coach Jason Hooper said. “He is a difficult match up for other teams with his size and his ability to score from all three levels.”
During the summer Humphrey played in a Pro 16 league where he focused on improving his confidence as a player.
“Some ways I worked on this were finding my roles, and being the best at them,” Humphrey said.
Humphrey has been around the Cougar program his whole life, participating in the Junior Cougs summer program since second grade.
“I have really enjoyed having Jace in our program and watching him grow and mature,” Hooper said. “When he finishes his career here at South, I will really miss having him around.”
To make his last year really matter Humphrey knows that he has to step up big for his team and lead them to a deep playoff run.
“My goal for this year is to make all AVCTL division one first team, and to make a run into the playoffs,” Humphrey said. “My role on my team is to be the glue guy, and be a center part of the offense.”
