Jeff Cade II found out he would be starting only the night before Homewood-Flossmoor’s game against Lincoln-Way East on Jan. 9 in the south gym.
The junior guard’s been a role player so far this season, providing a little scoring punch off the bench. But minor injuries forced the Vikings to take on the Griffins without a few players, including starters Darrius Hawkins Jr. and Danny Ruffin. That meant Cade would have to step up.
