CHURUBUSCO, Ind (Nov. 25, 2009) – Churubusco is not a basketball town. Mike McBride wants to change that.
McBride enters his second season as the head coach for the Churubusco boys basketball team. The Eagles finished 6-15 last year, which was the programs best record since the 2005-2006 season. But, 6 wins doesn’t satisfy McBride’s hunger. Since his first day on the job, Coach McBride has had one goal in mind: a sectional title. In his first team address, he herded the players into the gymnasium and showed them all the banners on the wall – none of which are basketball banners.
McBride explained to his players that the road to a championship is the road less traveled and would require a tremendous commitment from them. In a school where baseball competes annually for a conference title, where wrestlers regularly go deep into the tournament, where the track team just won its first conference title, and where the football team has established itself as a perennial power, basketball has lagged behind for … well, forever. And so the basketball coach took a page from the Busco football playbook – he took his team into the weight room. Some of the best basketball coaches in the state refuse to allow their teams to lift weights, but McBride saw a lack of toughness, strength, and team speed. All summer long, the basketball players lifted with the football team before going into the gym for their drills. The time invested has all been in an effort to reach the team’s ultimate goal: a sectional title … something the Busco basketball program has yet to accomplish.
With a plethora of experienced players returning for the Eagles, and no seniors on the team – the stage has been set. The Eagles return Juniors Tavin Herendeen (5-11″ 150lbs), Kyle Monk (6′2″ 190lbs), Kyle Mathewson (6′2″ 195lbs), Jordan Turner (6′2″ 190lbs), and Dylan Herendeen (5′8″ 140lbs). The Eagles also gain sophomores Josh LeFever (6′2″ 170lbs), Dylan Jones (6′3″ 185lbs), and Tyler Arrowsmith (6′7″ 195lbs).
McBride’s hard-nosed, no nonsense coaching style may be just what this program needs to get the job done. Only time will tell.
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DATE |
OPPONENT |
RESULT / EST |
OA 0.0, DA 0.0 |
| Nov. 25 | Heritage {3A} |
7:30 pm |
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| Dec. 4 | at Westview {2A}‡ |
7:30 pm |
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| Dec. 8 | at Columbia City {3A} |
7:45 pm |
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| Dec. 12 | West Noble {3A}‡ |
7:30 pm |
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| Dec. 15 | Manchester {2A} |
7:30 pm |
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| Dec. 18 | at Prairie Heights {2A}‡ |
7:30 pm |
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| Jan. 6 | at Woodlan {2A} |
7:30 pm |
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| Jan. 8 | at Fremont {2A}‡ |
7:30 pm |
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| Jan. 12 | Northeast Corner Conference Tournament | through Jan. 16 | |
| Jan. 19 | Leo {3A} |
7:30 pm |
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| Jan. 22 | at Angola {3A}‡ |
7:30 pm |
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| Jan. 23 | at Fort Wayne Canterbury {1A} |
7:30 pm |
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| Jan. 29 | Central Noble {2A}‡ |
7:30 pm |
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| Feb. 5 | Lakeland {3A}‡ |
7:30 pm |
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| Feb. 11 | at Hamilton {1A}‡ |
7:30 pm |
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| Feb. 19 | Fairfield {2A}‡ |
7:30 pm |
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| Feb. 20 | at Whitko {3A} |
7:30 pm |
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| Feb. 23 | Wawasee {3A} |
7:30 pm |
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| Feb. 26 | at Eastside {2A}‡ |
7:30 pm |
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| ‡NORTHEAST CORNER CONFERENCE GAME | |||
Churubusco High School
Boys Basketball Rosters
Varsity
#10 Tavin Herendeen Jr.. 5′11 150 lbs.
#12 Kyle Monk Jr.. 6′2 190 lbs.
#14 Jes Percey Jr. 5′11 150 lbs.
#20 Dylan Herendeen Jr.. 5′8 140 lbs.
#22 Hunter Nicodemous Jr. 6′1 140 lbs.
#24 Kyle Mathewson Jr. 6′2 190 lbs.
#32 Alex Zolman So. 5′10 130 lbs.
#34 Josh LeFever So. 6′2 170 lbs.
#40 Dylan Jones So. 6′3 185 lbs.
#42 Jordan Turner Jr. 6′2 190 lbs.
#44 Austin Goepfrich So. 6′1 150 lbs.
#50 Tyler Arrowsmith So. 6′7 195 lbs.
Varsity Coach: Michael McBride
Assistant Coaches: Phil Brackmann, Jody Herendeen, John Pelz
Junior Varsity
#10 Alex Zolman So. 5′10 150 lbs.
#12 Greg Bloem So. 5′8 135 lbs.
#14 Jess Percey Jr. 5′11 150 lbs.
#20 Austin Goepfrich So. 6′1 150 lbs.
#24 Jay Petrie Fr. 5′11 150 lbs.
#32 Joe Zumbrun Fr. 5′11 155 lbs.
#34 Chris Jones So. 5′9 140 lbs.
#40 Jesse Green Fr. 6′1 200 lbs.
#42 Davon Geiger Fr. 5′9 130 lbs.
#50 Jeremy Forker Jr. 6′3 190 lbs.
JV Coach: John Pelz
Assistant Coach: Jody Herendeen
