After explaining this to Jackie, and asking her blessing, Starks and his wife hopped into their Chevy Impala and raced up Highway 75—they ended up getting a speeding ticket—in an effort to make it to the game. When Starks arrived at halftime and went from tuxedo to basketball uniform in the gym’s bathroom, his school trailed by 25. But his presence, and his 22 points, turned things around.
