Small town basketball standout
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During most evenings, he was filling gas tanks at his father’s service station or dragging abandoned cars off the road in a tow truck for his family's business. On Friday evenings, he was filling basketball hoops with jump shots from all over the court and dragging defenders up and down the floor in desperation.
The Henry County Hurricane is a fun memoir of the basketball career of one of the most-prolific scorers in Indiana High School basketball history. Marion Pierce held the state scoring record for 29 years, and his record was set before the 3-point shot. Pierce worked for the family auto parts business in a Hoosier small town, while lighting up the gymnasium for the Lewisville Bears on Friday and Saturday nights. His story will resonate with fans of high school sports, especially fans of Indiana High School Basketball, a unique pedestal in the nation.
