Funds raised for PSR, After Prom
Published 8:00 am Thursday, March 12, 2020
Jason McCoy of Flight Squad goes up for a dunk Tuesday night in the team’s game against a group of community leaders at the Prince Edward Middle School gym.
Takein Cooper puts up a layup while falling down. The ball went in the hoop, giving the Heart of Virginia team two points. Jason McCoy of The Aerie Pep Band provided the music for the night. Flight Squad tries to defend while Tylic Vaughan looks on.
The Aerie Pep Band provided the music for the night.
Takein Cooper puts up a layup while falling down. The ball went in the hoop, giving the Heart of Virginia team two points. Jason McCoy of Flight Squad tries to defend while Tylic Vaughan looks on.
Matt Hurley, coach of the Heart of Virginia team, busts a move as he competes in a dance off at the end of Tuesday night’s game with Flight Squad at Prince Edward Middle School.
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A fun night of dunks and dancing at Prince Edward Middle School Tuesday night resulted in more than $10,000 raised for the Piedmont Senior Resources and the After Prom organization at Prince Edward County High School.
A team of local community leaders took the challenge of facing Flight Squad, a premier exhibition basketball team filled with high flying, sky walking, dazzling, dunking professional athletes of NCAA Division 1 players who have played professionally in the United States or overseas.
The challenge of taking on players who were taller and more athletic was a tall order for Coach Matt Hurley and his Heart of Virginia team of amateurs, but they played the part of the Washington Generals well and made the game a fun time for them and the several hundred fans in attendance.
“We covered spread,” Hurley joked after the game. “We had a ball as well.”
Justine Young, the CEO of Piedmont Senior Resources, said she was confident the organization would clear the $10,000 mark even before all the ticket money was calculated due to the number of sponsors who came on board to make the event a success.
Flight Squad led 28-16 at the half and trailed 48-34 near the end of the fourth quarter when a member of Flight Squad decided to determine the winner with a dance off.
The two teams got their groove on and shook their tail feathers to see who had the better moves of a completely different kind on the court.
Photos by Roger Watson
