Head Football Coach Brian Basil
Coach Basil began his coaching career at Colleyville Heritage High School. From 1996 to 2001, he was an assistant coach in the secondary. In 1998, Coach helped the team to the playoffs where they would end up being the Regional Semi-Finalists. In 2001, he helped CHHS become the Area Finalist. With an impressive record, the defense was ranked the #1 Scoring Defense in the state. Under his tenure, Coach helped Brandon Fails win the 5A AP Defensive Player of the Year. Coach Beaty, former MacArthur Head Coach & now Assistant Coach at Rice University, noticed Coach Basil’s Defensive genius and brought him over to MacArthur in 2002 to be the Defensive Coordinator. During the 2002 through 2004 seasons, Coach helped Macarthur back to the dominance it had once established. MacArthur was back on the map. Coach Basil led the defense and Cardinals to be a perennial playoff power. Playoffs year after year is what is expected at Mac now because of what Coach Basil help put into motion through his leadership. In 2003, MacArthur was ranked #5 in DFW in total Defense. That same year, Mac produced the District 6-5A Defensive Co-MVP, LaShawn Vation, who now plays for Texas Tech. In 2004, Mac was #2 in DFW in total Defense only behind the National Champions of that year.
At Crandall High School in 2005, Coach took over the responsibilities of Athletic Director/Head Football Coach and would take the Crandall Pirates to playoffs as the Bi-District Finalist. At Crandall, Coach produced the District 12-3A Co-Offensive MVP and 9 players that were voted to the 1st Team All-District.
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Bret Ruche Defensive End Coach |
Richard Foster |
Beck Nitcholas Running Back Coach |
Joe Shelly Defensive Tackles Coach |
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Courtney Johnson Line Backer Coach |
Mike Pearce Offensive Coordinator |
Greg Pels Defensive Coordinator |
Rudy Powe Assistant Head Coach |
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Bryan Vardeman Cornerback Coach |
Chad Longacre Assistant Coach |
Cole Ford Head JV Coach |
Brian Linn Head Freshman Coach |
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Cody Koontz Receiver Coach |
Lucky Delay Assistant Coach |
Tommy Poynter Assistant Coach |
Micheal Nucci Offensive Line Coach |
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MacArthur High School 3700 N. MacArthur Blvd.| Irving, Texas 75062 Phone: [972] 261 2100/ Fax: [972] 261 2298 |
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