Marquis Demniak offers no magic potion when it comes to explaining how she evolved into one of the area's best outside shooters in basketball.
"I started playing when I was in third grade," the 17-year-old Demniak said. "I sort of taught myself in the beginning. It seemed like I was always a good shooter, and I got better as I got older.
"My dad always pushed me to do better. He and a couple of my coaches showed me how to hold and shoot the basketball when I was young. Then it was just practice, practice, practice."
Demniak, one of the WPIAL's top 3-point shooters, led the Lady Colonials in scoring the past two seasons and was voted to the FCCA All-County team both years.
The sharp-shooting guard ranks high in academics, too. Her 3.80 grade point average puts her at No. 22 in her class of 295.
Demniak, the daughter of Mark and Cindy Demniak of Leckrone, was selected as the top female student/athlete at Albert Gallatin Senior High School and will receive a $500 scholarship through the Fayette County Student/Athlete Scholarship Program.
The program, sponsored by Davis and Davis Attorneys at Law in conjunction with the Herald-Standard, will provide $7,000 in scholarship money to 14 of Fayette County's best and brightest student/athletes. A banquet will culminate the program on Sunday, June 3, at the Historic Summit Inn.Labels: career training, education online, financial aid, high school, student loans |
