Technically, he wasn’t performing as an athlete this week, but our Athlete of the Week honor goes to Tremell Middlebrooks nonetheless. He recorded his first win as head coach of the Hoke County girls’ basketball team.
The Bucks, who lost their first two games under Middlebrooks, got a 54-39 win over Purnell Swett at home. Hoke is coming off a five-year span where the Bucks went 12-92. Middlebrooks has engineered fast turnarounds to double‑digit win totals at coaching stops at Anson and Palisades. Friday’s win was a step toward doing the same with the Bucks.
