Allatoona Coach Is Student of Game
Markus Hood just celebrated his 200th basketball win.
Allatoona High School head basketball coach, Markus Hood, says he thinks the secret to a good team is chemistry and selflessness. “They have to care about each other more than they care about themselves,” said Hood on a recent rainy afternoon in his office. His belief in those ingredients has served him well through the years. Hood recently won his 200th game. And the Allatoona Buccaneers advanced Wednesday to the state tournament with a 60 to 37 win over Ringgold High School. This year, the team has six seniors that have gone to school at Allatoona all four years. The school didn’t open until 2008. Hood says his seniors, some of whom will go on to college ball, have set high standards for the younger players. They all genuinely care about…
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