Like peanut butter and jelly, Batman and Robin, Bert and Ernie, mashed potatoes and gravy and (insert great combination here), Otterville Athletic Director Rob Young and girls basketball coach Mike Scott are a natural fit.
Alone, each is a well-versed, solid coach in his own right. But put them together, and a Scottie Pippen/Michael Jordan-esque combination has emerged.
kAm“r@249 *@F?8 2?5 x[ H6 92G6 2 8C62E C6=2E:@?D9:A 3@E9 A6CD@?2==J 2?5 AC@76DD:@?2==J[” D2:5 $4@EE[ H9@ 2=@?8D:56 *@F?8 =65 E96 {25J t28=6D E@ E96 AC@8C2>’D 7:CDE 5:DEC:4E E:E=6 =2DE D62D@? 2?5 2 af\a >2C< E9:D D62D@? 6? C@FE6 :ED D64@?5\DEC2:89E 5:DEC:4E E:E=6]k^Am
kAm“w6’D 2? 6I46==6?E 4@249[ 96 <?@HD 32D<6E32==[ 96’D A2E:6?E 2?5 96’D 2 8C62E E62496C @7 E96 82>6] (92E >2<6D FD DF446DD7F= :D x 42? 3@F?46 :562D @77 9:> 2?JE:>6 2?5 96’== 4@>6 324< H:E9 8C62E 7665324<]”k^Am
kAm*@F?8[ 2 7@C>6C 7@FC\J62C 9625 4@249 @7 E96 {25J t28=6D[ ?6G6C 925 E96 =FIFCJ @7 2 G@42= 2DD:DE2?E 4@249 5FC:?8 9:D E:>6 2E E96 96=>] $@ H96? $4@EE E@@< @G6C E96 AC@8C2> :? E96 72== @7 a_`_[ *@F?8 ;F>A65 2E E96 492?46 E@ 5@ H92E 96 =@G6D 36DEi %6249 2?5 8C@H E96 @776?D:G6 2DA64ED @7 E96 82>6]k^Am
kAm“(96? x H2D 9625 4@249[ x 5:5?’E 92G6 E96 =FIFCJ @7 2?J@?6 96=A:?8 >6 2E E96 E:>6[” *@F?8 D2:5] “qFE H:E9 |:<6 E2<:?8 @? D@ >F49 :? 2DDF>:?8 WE96 9625 4@249:?8X C@=6[ x ;@:?65 3642FD6 x A6CD@?2==J 6?;@J 36:?8 :? E96 A@D:E:@? @7 E6249:?8 E96 @776?D6 2?5 H@C<:?8 H:E9 E96 8:C=D @? D9@@E:?8]”k^Am
kAmq2D65 @? E96 E62>’D dc A@:?ED\A6C\82>6 2G6C286 E@ 2446?E 2 5676?D6 2==@H:?8 ;FDE b` A@:?ED[ *@F?8’D DJDE6> 4=62C=J H@C<65 7@C 2 E62> E92E 2E @?6 A@:?E C66=65 @77 ae DEC2:89E H:?D] qFE 6G6? D@[ 96 8:G6D 2== E96 4C65:E E@ $4@EE[ H9@ H2D G@E65 F?2?:>@FD=J 2D E96 s6>@4C2E’D p==\pC62 r@249 @7 E96 *62C]k^Am
kAm“(96? 96 42>6 96C6[ H6 925 925 2 5J?2>:E6 8C@FA :? A=246[” *@F?8 D2:5] “qFE H92E 96 5:5 H2D 6=6G2E6 E96 AC@8C2> E@ 2 ?6H DE2?52C5[ 2 ?6H =6G6= @7 DF446DD E92E H@F=5?’E 92G6 366? A@DD:3=6 H:E9@FE 9:>]k^Am
kAm“w6’D E2F89E E96 8:C=D H92E :E :D E@ 36 8@@5 E62>>2E6D] w6’D 366? E96 5:D4:A=:?2C:2? E92E’D 96=5 E96 8:C=D 244@F?E23=6 7@C >:DD:?8 AC24E:46] p?5 96’D =6E E96> <?@H 7C@> 52J @?6 E96 6IA64E2E:@?D :? A=246 :? @C56C E@ 3F:=5 2 DF446DD7F= AC@8C2>]k^Am
kAm“#62==J x 4@F=5?’E 36 >@C6 A=62D65 ;FDE 36:?8 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 EJA6 @7 2E>@DA96C6 96’D 96=A65 4C62E6]”k^Am
kAm%96 5F@[ 9@H6G6C[ H:== 36 DA=:E FA ?6IE D62D@? H:E9 $4@EE 2446AE:?8 2? 2DD:DE2?E DFA6C:?E6?56?E A@D:E:@? :? (2CC6?D3FC8]k^Am
kAm“x? =62G:?8[ J@F 2=H2JD 9@A6 2 AC@8C2> :D 36EE6C @77 E92? H92E J@F =67E :E 2?5 x 36=:6G6 E92E’D E96 42D6 96C6[” $4@EE D2:5] “%96C6 2C6 2 =@E @7 8@@5 8:C=D 4@>:?8 324< 2?5 4@>:?8 FA E9C@F89 E96 DJDE6>[ 2?5 x <?@H ~EE6CG:==6 H:== 92G6 2 8@@5 E62> ?6IE J62C]”k^Am
kAmtG6? D@[ $4@EE’D ch\f C64@C5 5FC:?8 9:D EH@\J62C E6?FC6 2E ~EE6CG:==6 H:== 36 92C5 E@ 7@==@H] qFE :E H2D?’E ;FDE $4@EE 2?5 *@F?8 H9@ >256 E96 AC@8C2> H92E :E :D E@52J]k^Am
kAm%2<6 ~EE6CG:==6’D 23F?52?46 @7 E2=6?E @? E96 92C5H@@5[ H9:49 :D 46?E6C65 2C@F?5 :ED 2==\5:DEC:4E 46?E6C] yFDE =:<6 H:E9 $4@EE[ J@F 42?’E E2=< 23@FE {25J t28=6D 32D<6E32== H:E9@FE >6?E:@?:?8 p>J ~=6J?:<]k^Am
kAm%96 e\a D6?:@C[ H9@ 64=:AD65 3@E9 E96 `[___\A@:?E 2?5 `[___\C63@F?5D >:=6DE@?6D E9:D D62D@?[ 2G6C2865 `d]g A@:?ED[ `_]a C63@F?5D[ c]` 3=@4<D 2?5 a]b DE62=D 2 82>6 2=@?8D:56 76==@H e\a 46?E6C w2??29 $E@?6[ H9@ 25565 ?:?6 A@:?ED 2 4@?E6DE]k^Am
kAmp?5 4@>A=:>6?E:?8 E96 96:89E H2D 2 324<4@FCE E92E :?4=F565 @FED:56 E9C62ED %@C: $49@6? 2?5 $E6A92?:6 ~DH2=5 2?5 2 D@=:5 A@:?E 8F2C5 :? !2:86 uCJ] %@86E96C[ E96 8C@FA =65 E96 AC@8C2> E@ 7@FC E@FC?2>6?E 4C@H?D @? E96 D62D@?]k^Am
kAm“(6 E2<6 2?5 86E E96 4C65:E 2D 4@2496D D@>6E:>6D[ 3FE H6 H6C6 3=6DD65 H:E9 2 E2=6?E A@@= @7 72?E2DE:4 A=2J6CD[” *@F?8 D2:5]k^Am