As Jordan Harris put it, he had “tunnel vision” during his days as a youngster in Iron City.
As a high-scoring basketball prospect, Harris focused the majority of his energy into excelling in this particular sport. Given the area he grew up in, he said there were too many distractions that could have veered him from the path he wanted to head down. He kept his focus forward and didn’t let anything on the periphery affect him.
According to the most recent U.S. census report, over 25 percent of Seminole County, where Iron City is located, deals with poverty.