Who among us hasn't watched children get a little overconfident and wished we could go out and humble them a bit?
An assistant coach for a Virginia high school girls' basketball team got to live out that dream when a junior varsity player was out of town for a tournament.
The 22-year-old Arlisha Boykins suited up in lieu of the "real" player and played for Churchland High School against Nansemond River. The repercussions were dire. In a meeting, the players reportedly decided on ending both the JV and varsity seasons after the Jan. 21 incident, per USA Today.
Arlisha Boykins, a 22-year-old former assistant coach on the Churchland JV girls basketball team, impersonated a 13-year-old player that played for the Truckers and is no longer an employee of Portsmouth Public Schools. https://t.co/ycviSVKg89
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Boykins' employment with Churchland was also terminated.
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The girl who was impersonated will not be returning to the school next year and her family is looking for a formal apology from the school, per Norfolk's WAVY-TV.
According to WAVY, the district is also further investigating the incident.