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First and foremost, by law the site-based decision making council conducts interviews. Typically, a committee is formed from this group. A recommendation is then made to the principal who is supposed to make the ultimate decision pending the "approval" of the superintendent. In this case, and every case in Martin County, everyone knows Mark Blackburn calls the shots. To further clarify, the principal can make a direct hire if he or she "appoints" an existing employee.

From what I have been told, it boils down to one thing: Will Kevin Spurlock play the superintendent's son, who does not possess the skill set to even dress varsity. It is embarrassing to not only the school but the other kids who work and practice and hope to play based on merit and not association.

Kevin Spurlock is a good person and he could be the person to turn the program around, however, one can only suspect that he sold his soul to the devil to get the job.

Please, Mark Blackburn, stay out of this matter and stop hurting the kids of Martin County so that your kids can play. If your kid is good enough, he will play. It is high school basketball, not buddy league. If you're good, you play. If not, you ride the pine.