Caleb Ferguson
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Caleb Ferguson // Columbus North senior basketball player
Ferguson scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed seven rebounds Saturday to lead the Bull Dogs to a 72-59 win against Fort Wayne Wayne in the Fishers Tournament. Friday, he led North with 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists in an 80-44 loss to Lawrence Central in the tourney.
His performance last week: “I thought our team bounced back after the first day of the tournament. My team got me the ball where I could make shots.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “Just hang out with the guys and listen to some Christian music.”
Favorite drink: “Body Armor”
Favorite food: “Buffalo chicken wings”
Favorite class: “Hoosiers (PE basketball class)”
Favorite sports team: “Purdue”
Favorite athlete: “(Purdue point guard) Braden Smith”
Role model: “My parents (Michelle and North coach Paul Ferguson)”
Best advice: “Continue to work as hard as you can and put others in front of yourself.”
Athletics goal: “To reach our potential as a basketball team and hopefully win sectional.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Alaska, to fly fish and hunt.”
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Miley McClellan // Columbus North senior basketball player
Miley McClellan
McClellan led the Bull Dogs with 14 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in a 54-42 win against Eastern (Pekin) in the championship game of the Scottsburg Tournament. Also in the tourney, she had nine points in a 52-29 win over East Central and eight points in a 52-41 win against Brownstown Central.
Her performance last week: “I was just happy that we won the tournament.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I always pray before a game.”
Favorite drink: “I like Gatorade.”
Favorite food: “Alfredo pasta”
Favorite class: “I like math.”
Favorite sports team: “I like watching IU football.”
Favorite athlete: “(Former NBA star) Scottie Pippen”
Role model: “My dad (IU Columbus athletics director and baseball coach Zach McClellan)”
Best advice: “Think next play.”
Athletics goal: “Win the sectional.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Italy, because I really like pasta.”
