HORNBECK, La. (KALB) - Hornbeck and Zwolle’s basketball programs were playing for more than a win in the standings on Tuesday night.

Alan Austin, the husband of Hornbeck basketball coach Stacy Austin, was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer in September.

“We all know him as Pappy because he’s like the grandpa,” Hornbeck Principal Charlotte Hooks said. “He always has a smile on his face, he is cheerful, he is jolly, he’s never angry, so he makes a good balance to Coach Stacy, who’s very stern.”

To support Alan and Stacy, the Hornets Basketball Program hosted a “Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Night” with all ticket, vendor, split-the-pot and t-shirt sales going to Alan’s treatments.

“To live in this community with these people, I would never want to live anywhere else. The support

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