Marion Harris, as the story goes, saw a little Girl looking for something to do Harris suggested that she give Basketball 🏀 a try. As they say in Hollywood, the rest is History !
For more on the Day that Miss Ervin had, please click on the link below.
Now, getting back to the Day that Marion had on Saturday over in Southwest Virginia and then back on The Hill.
From Marion :
Yesterday was truly a great day for FCA All Star Senior Volleyball Games at Central Wise high school. Not only did we do one Senior All Star game, we did two! With nearly forty high school seniors from nearly twenty different high schools we did something we had never done. It required much more work and coordination but with the help of many great coaches and volunteers God really blessed us. One of the highlights was our pregame devotions led by players themselves. They were amazing. Then the athleticism displayed on the court had the fans in awe. Talent and skill powerfully executed.
Four All Star Senior teams brought lots of friends and families together for one last opportunity for faith, fellowship and fun! Thanks to all who played a part in one amazing day! From Gary Maggard FCA Rep and organizer of the games
When Marion isn’t discovering talent or helping run FCA events, he stays busy raising three Daughters.
After Volleyball 🏐 yesterday, the youngest of the Harris Sisters had to rush back to The Hill for her part in an ensemble cast for a performance 🎭 under the guidance of Patricia Lineberry.
More from Marion :
” Our three seniors helped bring together players from five different high schools. Our ladies played their hearts out. Two of the three played out of position and did not miss a beat. Callie Half Pint Harris played right side and teamed up with a future teammate of hers from Bland County Tinley Worley. Tinley was the 1A Libero of the year for VHSL.
The two of them will be a great combo in the fall!!! Callie continued to play at a high level throughout the whole match. Brooke Webb also was out of position but did not blink an eye and played lights out!!! She was able to shut down the offense of the other team with some great blocks!!!
Her play lead to the coaches from Abingdon and Central to pick her as MVP!!! The last senior we had playing was Laiken Burnett. This game meant a lot to all these players but with Laiken this was a chance for her to finish her career on the floor and not in street clothes. She broke her hand halfway through her senior year and was cleared last week to play. She played great and even shared her story with the gym after the game was over!!!
And for our two coaches they had a blast bring five schools together to play a great game and to glorify our Lord and Savior on the court!! I also enjoyed reffing this game and just loved watching these great athletes play the game they love!!!!”
We will let Marion catch his breath and then we will see 👀 if we have everything as it should be.
Furman University Sophomore and former Lady 👩 Cavalier, Alyssa Ervin was in the starting lineup today and she wasted no time in taking advantage of the new found opportunities !
Twenty one seconds into the contest Ervin drilled a straight away 3-pointer and at the 8:00 remaining mark she added an offensive rebound and put back basket 🧺! Two minutes played and the score became Ervin 5, Mars Hill 0.
Mars Hill is a D2 School and Furman should secure a comfortable victory over the visitors in a game where both teams start the day at 4-6.
The game is being televised by ESPN+ for those who have the service.
Furman University leads 22-2 late in the first quarter.#ProudMom
End of 1st quarter : Furman 28 – 6
Check back for a full breakdown later in the day !
The highlights of the opening quarter :
Starting lineup ✔
5 points scored ✔
Offensive Rebound ✔
Steal ✔
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Halftime score, 50 -21
14 points scored, 5-9 floor with three of the four misses going in and out of the basket 🧺.
Second quarter stretch :
3:32 – 3-pointer from right wing
2:38 – Forced turnover
2:05 – 3-pointer from right side
1:54 – Blocked 🚫 a shot
0:38 – 3-pointer that rolled around the inside of the rim forever before finally rimming out.
3rd quarter went 41-5 and it happened with Furman flipping the lineup. Score now 91-26 with 10 minutes to play. Not sure how many minutes Ervin will see in the 4th but its already been quite a day !
Career high 19 points ➕ strong 💪 defensive effort !
Corner 3 Ball takes the number of points up to 22 !!!
Furman University hits 100+ and the starters are done.
Stat Line – 23 minutes, 22 points on 7-14 shooting (5-10 from Deep). 3 rebounds, an Assist, a Block and a handful of deflections
108 – 34 with 90 seconds to play…
Just now noticed that the Mars Hill jerseys say ” The Hill ” #Priceless
A.S.P.N on The Hill 