Family feat
Jenkins joins dad as 1,000-point scorers at Uniontown
YORK RUN 无毛视频� Dierre Jenkins remembers when he scored his 1,000th career point while playing for Uniontown.
无毛视频淭hree in the corner against Woodland Hills,无毛视频� said the 2002 Uniontown graduate, who finished his Red Raiders career with 1,244 points. 无毛视频淚 remember Mr. (Dave) Shuck came and told me there无毛视频檚 a good chance you might get your 1,000th tonight. That game I was hot, I think I had like 25.无毛视频�
Thursday night might be even more embedded in Jenkins无毛视频� memory from now on.
Now the head coach of Uniontown无毛视频檚 girls basketball team, he had the opportunity to watch his daughter, Lady Raiders senior Aierra Jenkins, match him with her 1,000th career point.
Aierra needed just four points to reach the milestone in her team无毛视频檚 Section 4-5A opener at Albert Gallatin and took care of business quickly, scoring Uniontown无毛视频檚 first two baskets. Points No. 999 and 1,000 game on a shot inside with 6:17 left in the first quarter. Play was stopped and Aierra posed with a group of teammates, coaches, relatives and friends behind a banner noting her achievement.
She finished the night with a game-high 21 points as Uniontown fought off the gritty Lady Colonials, 48-18, to extend its winning streak to four.
无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 great to do it like my dad did and at the same school,无毛视频� Aierra Jenkins said. 无毛视频淚 was proud of myself. I无毛视频檝e been pushing myself for this moment.无毛视频�
Jenkins is the first Lady Raider to reach 1,000 points since Mya Murray during the 2019-20 season.
无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 incredible,无毛视频� Dierre said. 无毛视频淵ou have your moments, you have your battles, but that right there is something I无毛视频檒l never ever forget, me being on the sidelines watching her do that.
无毛视频淵ou remember the journey, taking her to all the workouts and all those things, watching her continue to grow as a player and a person. Then seeing her score 1,000 无毛视频� it无毛视频檚 a special moment and I无毛视频檓 really proud of her.无毛视频�
Another subplot to Thursday无毛视频檚 game was a third relative mixed into the occasion as Lady Colonials coach Shandon Marshall pointed out.
无毛视频淒ierre is my uncle and Aierra happens to be my little cousin,无毛视频� Marshall said with a smile. 无毛视频淗e had Aierra and those girls ready to play.无毛视频�
Both are first-year coaches although uncle Dierre has a bit more talent and experience than nephew Shandon.
Uniontown (1-0, 4-1) jumped out to a 19-2 lead midway through the second quarter but Albert Gallatin (0-1, 1-4) out-scored the Lady Raiders 8-4 the rest of the half and then pulled within 10 at 23-13 after Paiton Lovis was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made all three free throws early in the third.
无毛视频淲ith us, we无毛视频檙e just figuring it out still some games it seems like,无毛视频� Dierre said. 无毛视频淪ometimes we shoot too fast when I want to get the ball moving, get the defense moving and then get a good shot.
无毛视频淕ive AG credit. My nephew is doing a great job over there. They无毛视频檙e a scrappy team, they无毛视频檝e got their hands out causing trouble. They无毛视频檙e getting in the passing lanes. He无毛视频檚 got those girls feisty.无毛视频�
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 so happy with the way my girls played tonight in the first half,无毛视频� Marshall said. 无毛视频淵ou honestly thought it was going to be a different ballgame.无毛视频�
Uniontown regrouped, however, and went on a 20-point run that extended into the fourth quarter for a commanding 43-13 lead. Aierra tallied 12 of those points.
无毛视频淭here are times where I can tell we无毛视频檙e down a little and then that无毛视频檚 when I know I really have to up my game to get us going again,无毛视频� Aierra said.
无毛视频淭hat was an important part of the game,无毛视频� Dierre said of when the Lady Colonials whittled the gap to 10 points. 无毛视频淵ou give a team hope and that无毛视频檚 when you can get in trouble so we had to stop that.无毛视频�
Dierre commended his daughter for taking charge out on the floor.
无毛视频淲hen she wants to, she无毛视频檚 a powerful force that not too many people can stop,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淎s we无毛视频檙e playing, everything is going to go through her. The way we play, everything is going to feed off of her. When she gets going, the other girls start making layups and shots and then everything starts clicking.无毛视频�
Uniontown limited AG to just eight points in the second half, all by Lovis with a 3-pointer and a five-for-five showing at the foul line.
无毛视频淪he无毛视频檚 coming into her own,无毛视频� Marshall said of Lovis, a sophomore guard who finished with a team-high 13 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. 无毛视频淪he didn无毛视频檛 play much last year but now that she无毛视频檚 getting back into the flow of things she无毛视频檚 actually starting to really enjoy it. I love her because she无毛视频檚 our only 3-point shooter most of the time.无毛视频�
Albert Gallatin无毛视频檚 only other scorers were Mikayla Shea with three points and Korina Samuel with two.
无毛视频淢ikayla is our only senior and she is our leader,无毛视频� Marshall said. 无毛视频淪he无毛视频檚 our most experienced player. They follow her.无毛视频�
Lyric McLee followed Aierra in scoring for Uniontown with 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, and Ambree Long added six points.
Aierra has altered her style of play since transferring from Laurel Highlands, where she was a three-year starter.
无毛视频淚 knew coming into this season that I had to change my game,无毛视频� she said. 无毛视频淢ost people know me for being in the paint. To help this team I had to really work on my outside game and do a lot more different things than I did before.无毛视频�
Marshall is upbeat despite having a very young roster that consists of one senior, one junior, five sophomores and three freshmen.
无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 a blessing to be able to coach these girls really,无毛视频� Marshall said..无毛视频� We无毛视频檙e taking it step by step, having a little trouble only because we无毛视频檙e so inexperienced. We无毛视频檙e getting better each game and each individual step that we take is a step towards positivity.
无毛视频淎ll my girls are really bought in and we get along very well. I have five that have never really played basketball before but they无毛视频檙e learning. We just have to keep playing together. That无毛视频檚 the best thing we can do.无毛视频�