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The local paper will be for this hire because the sports editor is in with the superintendent. This is not speculation, but pure fact. Case in point: three years ago, when J.R. Hammonds was on the oust, Hickman went after the super and the administration. Why? Hickman and Hammonds are friends. This time around, Hickman liad low and only mentioned SCHS assistant Larry James. Rumors were swirling that James, the assistant superintendent, was the top choice because his brother, a teacher at SCHS with no head coaching experience, wanted the job.

Was Spurlock hired for the boy's program or to help lead the almighty Lady Cards to the Sweet Sixteen promise land? If the hire was based on his daughter and not to get the most qualified person in the boy's coaching position, that is wrong. Spurlock is, however, a good coach. But this will undoubtedly be the toughest coaching gig he has had to date.