John Hammett and Scottie Richardson may be athletic directors for different schools in different counties but they are both facing the same things: a basketball season that is winding down and the start of spring sports.
Hammett, Oxford Prep’s athletic director, says his boys’ basketball team is having a real strong year despite a loss this week to Vance Charter. “We’ve got some real good shooters,” Hammett said. They take on Roxboro Charter Friday night. “Roxboro is young but they have a couple of good player,” Hammett said of the team’s opponent. The girls team is currently 7-9. “They have been getting better throughout the year,” said Hammett. Oxford Prep has five games remaining before they start the conference basketball tournament.
Meanwhile, at Crossroads Christian, athletic director Scottie Richardson says his girls team will be the second seed for their upcoming tournament. The boys could be. “We control our own destiny,” Richardson said. It will take a few more wins in the remaining four games for Crossroads to secure that second seed.
One of the problems both men face is an overlap between basketball and baseball. “I would like to see both basketball and baseball seasons shortened to eliminate the overlap,” Hammett said on Thursday’s SportsTalk. Richardson said it is difficult to coordinate with coaches when players play multiple sports.
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