HC's Birch, Curren Sign with Central College

HC & Central College Football's Jacob Birch
(3-14-23)

HC & Central College Basketball's Brad Curren
(3-14-23)

HC's Birch, Curren Sign with Central College -

(3-14-23) - A pair of Cyclones will tiptoe through the tulips in Pella this fall.

Harlan Community's Jacob Birch and Brad Curren have both chosen to continue their academic and athletic careers at Central College this fall.

Birch, who will join the Dutch for football, talked to KNOD Sports about what the Central coaches like about his talents at the next level.

"They like the way that I run routes and catch the ball, obviously. But they like how I have a good knack for downfield blocking. They said they'd be using that quite a bit too."

Birch played tight end for Harlan Community and had 40 rec for 600 yds and 7 TD's his senior season, including 11 catches for 138 yds and TD in the Cyclones championship victory over Mount Vernon.

Curren was limited by injuries his senior season of basketball, but averaged 12.7 PPG and nearly 3 assists per game over 14 contests this winter.

"I like my basketball a lot and I knew I wanted to play in college," Curren said about his decision Tuesday. "I visited their campus a lot. Talked to their coaches a lot. I liked what they had going on there and I thought that Central would be a great fit for me."

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