![Prairie football star Demetrius Harper (white jersey) poses with the Murray family (top row: Michelle and Kenyon, middle row: Kris and Keegan, bottom: McKenna) at their home. Harper, a senior, is living with the Murrays this year. Kenyon Murray was his frosh basketball coach and a former star basketball player at the University of Iowa. (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)](/images/photos/prairie/football/10.04.12 harper w murrays 2.png)
Harper gets assist from Murray family
When they first met four years ago, Kenyon Murray was straight with Demetrius Harper right from the start.
Murray, the former Iowa basketball star, was coach of the Prairie freshman basketball team. Harper, in only his second year in the College Community school district after being expelled from McKinley Middle School with two weeks to go in the seventh grade, was trying out for the team.
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