By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

Hays High senior Brady Werth won’t have far to travel when he heads to college next fall. The 6’7″ center signed his National Letter of Intent to play basketball in Hays for Fort Hays State University.

Werth said he realized his freshman year that he would potentially have the opportunity to play on the collegiate level.

 

Werth has scored 825 points in his career and currently ranks 9th in career scoring. Matt Stramel is the all-time scoring leader with 1,025 points. His 418 rebounds rank 8th. The all time mark is held by Ward Kroeger at 570. He has 195 blocks and 41 double-figure scoring games in 68 games.

He has been honored as the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year as both a sophomore and junior. Werth was also named the Most Inspirational Player at the 2013 Dodge City Tournament of Champions, which the Indians won for the first time since 1955.

Werth plans on majoring in Geology.

Coach Rick Keltner is glad Werth was able to make his decision before the season started.

 

The Hays High Indians finished 4th at the class 5A state tournament last year, finishing with a 23-2 record.

The Hays High season tips off on December 4th as they take on DeSoto to open up the Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout.