Adams Central fills boys basketball coaching job in staffing moves

Adams Central did not treat its boys basketball hire as a stand-alone move. In the same staffing push that brought Ben McIntosh in as middle school principal and added Mark Misch as high school principal, the school also put David Vogel in place to lead the Jets, signaling a reset in the classroom and in the gym at the same time.

McIntosh arrives with 16 years of experience in education, instructional leadership and professional learning, including 10 years as a middle school social studies teacher before moving into leadership roles. Adams Central said he chose the district because of its staff, leadership and community support. His new job puts him at Adams Central Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 on a unified campus in Monroe, and his role sits inside a corporation that serves about 1,375 students from pre-K through 12.

Vogel brings a different kind of return for Northeast Indiana. A 2014 Norwell graduate, he played college basketball at DePauw, started coaching as a graduate assistant at TCU in the 2018-19 season and later worked at Wittenberg and Ohio Wesleyan, where he spent four seasons as associate head coach. Adams Central Athletics invited parents and players to meet him at 5:30 p.m. in the fieldhouse, and superintendent Aaron McClure had already confirmed Vogel’s selection on May 29.

The hire carries real weight because Adams Central needs a cleaner runway into summer. The Jets finished 4-17 overall in the 2025-26 season with Rob Earl listed as head coach before the change, a difficult year for a program that still has recent proof it can break through. In January 2023, Adams Central won the ACAC boys basketball tournament for the first time in 47 years after beating Woodlan in overtime.

That mix of results is what makes Vogel’s arrival more than a personnel note. Returning players now have a new voice setting expectations before workouts, scheduling and offseason development take over. The program has shown it can reach a high point, but the next step will be whether Vogel can turn a fresh staff structure into steadier production by November.