{
  "id": 2215497,
  "title": "Cross Creek names Ezzard Horn as boys basketball head coach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/cross-creek-names-ezzard-horn-as-boys-basketball-head-coach",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T20:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cross-creek-names-ezzard-horn-200500083.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cross Creek has appointed Ezzard Horn as the new boys basketball head coach, following the departure of Lawrence Kelly earlier in the summer. Horn, a former assistant coach, has been an integral part of the Razorbacks program over the past few years. Together with Kelly, Horn played a pivotal role in reviving the program, clinching three consecutive state championships in 2021, 2022, and 2026. The 2026 Augusta Chronicle highlights Horn's excitement at accepting the Head Coach position at Cross Creek. Beyond coaching basketball, Horn has also served as the football coach for Cross Creek since 2022, a role he is expected to continue during the fall before shifting focus to basketball in the winter.",
  "summary": "Horn has been an assistant for Cross Creek during their 2021, 2022 and 2026 state title runs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}