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Wilson Hall's Humphries, Ripley Region Player, Coach of the Year

Dennis Brunson hssr.com Associate Editor • March 31, 2025

Matthews, Wilder join Humphries on All-Region team

           Sumter Wilson Hall’s Hugh Humphries was selected as the SCISA Region 3-AAAA Player of the Year, while head coach Rip Ripley was named the Coach of the Year.

 

           Humphries, a senior, led the Barons in scoring at 14.6 points per game, rebounding at 8.4, steals at 1.6 and shared the lead in blocked shots at 1.7 to go with 1.6 assists.

 

           Ripley led Wilson Hall to a 20-10 overall record and the region regular-season championship. The Barons advanced to the quarterfinals of the state tournament.

 

           Humphries was joined on the All-Region team by fellow senior Sean Michael Matthews and junior Ford Wilder.

 

Matthews led Wilson Hall in assists at 3.8 and shared the blocks lead at 1.7 while averaging 12.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals. Wilder averaged 14.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals.

 

Humphries and Mathews are both 1,000-point career scorers.

 

After smoking Cardinal Newman 69-32 in the first round of the tournament, the Barons dropped a 66-58 decision to Pinewood Prep.

 

Against Cardinal Newman, Wilson Hall led 14-6 after one quarter before opening a 41-11 halftime lead. Wilder led the way with 20 points while Matthews and Michael Lauzon both had 12 points. Humphries and Caulder Williamson both had six points.

 

Against Pinewood Prep, Wilder led four Wilson Hall players in double figures with 21 points. Humphries added 15, while Matthews had 12 and Lauzon had 10.

 

 “I’m proud of the team. I love this group,” said Ripley, who just finished his third season as head coach, following the Pinewood Prep game. “I’m proud that we came out and fought hard. I hope that we’ll keep building.

 

“I’m super proud of what they’ve given to the program, not just on the court but off the court. We won three region championships in a row, we had three (first-round) playoff wins in a row. The first two (quarterfinal) games were not close. This year we gave them all we had.”

 

TWO LADY BARONS NAMED ALL-REGION

 

           Logan Mims and Lilly Grace Przybyla were the two Lady Barons selected to the All-Region team.

 

           Mims, a senior, led Wilson Hall in both scoring and rebounding with per-game averages of 14.7 points and 7.9 rebounds. Przybyla, a freshman forward, averaged 7.0 points.

 

           Wilson Hall went 9-17, losing to Augusta Christian School 52-39 in the first round of the playoffs.

 


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