AVCTL DIV IV LEAGUE HONORS for Football 2021, were released this morning - congratulations to the following Crusaders!
2nd Team Offensive Lineman - Hagen Wright
Hon Mention Quarterback - Malachi Rogers
2nd Team Int. Defensive Line - Hagen Wright
2nd Team Linebacker - Dustyn Schettler
2nd Team Defensive Back - Mekhi Haskin - Ybarra
Good Job Crusaders - Congrats again!
The Varsity Crusaders 2021 season ends but with some positive moments, this week and last for sure. In the first half at Andover Central, the defense was solid and surprised the Jaguars with numerous stops, forcing punts and turnovers. Some miscues on offense took away opportunities to score and by halftime, the home team Jaguars began to pull away. One highlight for me at the game, as departing, I heard what appeared to be two Jaguar dads talking about Wellington as I made my way through a small crowd of folks. "Wellington has a lot of tradition, and I admire that".
The Crusaders jumped out early on Mulvane and had the opportunity in the 2nd qtr for a 3 TD lead, but it wasn't to be. That drive was halted, Mulvane scored and scored again to knot it at 20 at the half. Opportunities presented themselves in the 2nd half, but in the end, Mulvane would outscore and outplay the Crusaders for the 40-26 Week 8 victory, advancing to a 6-2 record, the Crusaders, 2-5. Scoring for Wellington was Montel Tate (twice), Cope Henry, and RJ Clift, all on passing plays from either Dusty Bannister or Malachi Rogers.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
BHS - 21 00 07 07 - 35
WHS - 00 00 00 03 - 03
RUSHING
Malachi Rogers - 23 / 96 yds
Dustyn Schettler - 13 / 48 yds
Mekhi Haskin-Ybarra 1 / 4 yds
Cope Henry 2 / 0 yds
PASSING
Malachi Rogers 2/10 for 20 yds 3 INT
RJ Clift 0/1 for 0 yds
RECEIVING
SCORE BY QUARTERS
EHS - 00 24 06 16 - 46
WHS - 07 10 08 00 - 25
RUSHING
Malachi Rogers 21/182 yds 2 TD's
Dustyn Schettler 8/81 yds
Cope Henry 2/2 yds
PASSING
Malachi Rogers 11/24 for 179 yds
RECEIVING
A tradition that goes way back, continued on Thursday evening in downtown Wellington with the annual DUCHESS HOMECOMING PARADE & PEP RALLY. The Cheerleaders, the Dancers, the Football Team, the Candidates and their escorts, the Band, the Fans, the Floats, and more...all on hand, enjoying their surroundings, enjoying the energy of youth, enjoying Wellington.
Click the link below for over 300 pics of the event.
The JV IRONDUKES hosted ROSE HILL Monday evening at Sellers Park. A back and forth game throughout, Wellington was able to wrap it up in the end. The Rockets ran out of timeouts and a couple kneel-downs sealed the deal for the home team. Congrats Crusaders!
Final Score RHHS 20 WHS 28
WHS VARSITY FOOTBALL
@ Rose Hill HS
Friday, October 1, 2021
WHS 06 00 00 07 - 13
RHHS 00 06 00 06 - 12
A game never in question Monday evening. The WHS JV Football squad hosted their counterparts from Labette Co. and the outcome was clear early on. Labette shot themselves in the foot, numerous times, to make any semblance of a competitive game impossible. The Grizzlies did display some nice passing plays but overall, never got anything to click on either side of the ball for very long. Down 59-6 at halftime, it would be a running clock from then on.
The Crusaders put "1" in the WIN COLUMN Friday night @ Labette County. A penalty-filled game, with flags flying like snow, especially in the first half. The Crusaders overcame and secured their first win of the season early in the 2nd half.
GAME STATS
SCORE BY QUARTERS
(1-2) WHS - 07 14 14 14 - 49
(0-4) LCHS - 00 06 00 06 - 12
RUSHING (275 yds total)
Malachi Rogers 24/169 yds
The WHS Sub-Varsity squad, made up mostly of Freshman football players, who make up half of the Varsity squad, were in action Monday evening at Andale and in the end, came up short 42-22. No game stats available but over 250 pics courtesy of WHS Yearbook are - click link.
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It was a mixed bag for the Crusaders Saturday evening at Sellers Park. First game of the season can be that way. There were moments of good execution but also moments of inability to capitalize and/or misfortune of one sort or another. The Spartans, now 2-0, scored in every quarter, sustaining momentum and securing the 35-13 win. They've scored in every quarter so far this season I believe, with a similar win over Mulvane Week 1.
The WHS 2021 Football squad assembled Wednesday for their annual team pics.
The JV and Varsity football squads scrimmaged today at the WHS practice fields. With less than two weeks to go until the season kickoff at Clearwater on Friday, September 3rd (@ 7PM), the boys in red are on a mission. Saw some good stuff from the whole squad. More to come!!
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2021 WHS Football Camp is going on this week. Started on Monday and will run through Friday. Friday, the squad will head to Goddard HS, in full pads, for scrimmage action against the Lions. Check out pics below from some Tuesday morning camp activity at the WHS practice fields where CAMP is held.
The 2020 WHS Varsity Football season came to an end Friday evening here at HOME vs historical rival Ark City, final score 27-6. Of course, due to Covid and Health Dept. restrictions, the 25% capacity crowd would have been much larger, but not for, those aforementioned conditions. Even with the fans absence, there's still a lot of "awesomeness" to be in the stadium or along the sideline. Just soaking in the atmosphere, and enjoying a challenging sport, played out by the hearts and souls of our community, our kids.
The now (3-5) IRONDUKES pulled in their 2nd win in as many weeks, downing the Mulvane Wildcats Friday evening at Sellers Park, 20-13! It was a close contest, knotted at 7 at halftime. The Crusaders were able to put points on the board and the defense kept the Wildcats out of the endzone the last 13+ minutes of the game. Strong showing by QB Berkeley Wright who passed for 177 yds, including a 57 yarder to Cope Henry. Dustyn Schettler shined, 218 yds of offense from this young man, including a 64 yd romp to paydirt!
Football alums always talk about all the great things that surround being a Crusader football player...and it's not always about football either. It's about community, it's about caring, it's about making two young boy's in this case, a morning they'll never forget.
Jace Conrad and his younger brother Jarek, sons of Jake and Megan Conrad, were guests of the Crusader coaches and players Thursday morning at their last practice before Friday evening's action with Mulvane HERE. It was a very special time indeed.
A close and competitive game at Sellers Monday evening between the Crusader JV and the Colt JV from Campus. Late game TD's by the latter sealed the deal for the visitors, final score CHS JV 28 WHS JV 22. Finding paydirt for WHS was Freshman Riley Nichols (twice) and Sophomore Caiden Hamilton (once).
Good game and effort Crusaders - the JV's final 2020 game will be next Monday @ Mulvane.
Down 13-7 after 3 qtrs, the "WELLINGTON" Crusaders lit it up in the 4th. "3" 1 yd rushing TD's by Sr. QB Berk Wright, complimented with 2 PAT's by brother Jack. Dustyn Schettler racked up 167 yds on 28 carries. The "O" and "D" Lines did their jobs as well. The "D" held Buhler scoreless from the 2:19 mark in the 2nd qtr. on. Berk also connected with Montel Tate in the 2nd qtr for a 23 yd score, PAT good. Cope Henry and Mekhi Haskin-Ybarra, 3 Interceptions/Fumble Recoveries between them.
FINAL SCORE
28 Rose Hill (now 2-3)
20 Wellington (now 1-4)
RHHS - 00 14 06 08 - 28
WHS - 14 00 00 06 - 20
RUSHING
Dustyn Schettler 27/127 yds
Michael Cullens 3/44 yds TD
Berk Wright 11/13 yds
Trevor Rusk 4/4 yds
Mekhi Haskin-Ybarra 1/2 yds
PASSING
Berk Wright 5/17 for 94 yds
Congratulations to the Wellington Crusader Varsity Football squad. The Irondukes hosted the Labette County Grizzlies Friday @ Sellers and downed the visitors 41-12 for the first Crusader win of the season! Labette County falls to 0-4.The Crusaders lead throughout, up 19-0 at halftime and extended that lead to 41-12 by games end.
LHS - 00 00 00 12 - 12
WHS - 07 12 15 07 - 41
A slow start by the Crusaders Friday evening at Sellers vs Clearwater, eventually turned into a very exciting contest with Crusader "METTLE" oozing all over the place.
Down 17-0 in the 2nd qtr, the boys in red would claw their way back behind Michael Cullens inspired runs, Berk Wright's 180 yds passing and 2 scores, Dustyn Schettler's skillful ball handling, and a score, Cope Henry and Montel Tate's combined receptions of over 100 yards, including a 47 yd Montel reception for 6.
Thursday was TEAM PICS and INDIVIDUAL PICS DAY for the CRUSADER FOOTBALL TEAM! Practice was held prior to the TEAM PICS so was able to get a variety of pics to share with you here on this page. After a regular practice, the IRONDUKES scrimmaged each other for a while, then switched into their game jerseys for their annual team and individual pics. Following that, a few cameos as well were taken of the 12 seniors on this year's squad. Below are the links to ALL OF THOSE!
Football CONDITIONING TESTS were completed Saturday. This has been the culmination to SUMMER PSQ for many years now, this is when you find out for sure, who is in shape and who isn't. It's also an opportunity to find out who attends regularly during the summer. Please take note of the last 3 pics in this post (see link below) - those student-athletes DID NOT MISS PRACTICE THIS SUMMER - their reward - they did not have to take part today in the conditioning test itself.
An early turnover by Wellington, lead to "6" for Buhler with only 39 secs. off the clock. Not the start you would want, but WHS buckled down, the defense played tough. So tough, 22:43 ticked off the clock before Buhler could find paydirt again. The Crusaders took the lead late in the 2nd qtr after Senior Zane Cornejo scrambled for 84 yds, leading to a 1 yd TD run by QB Zander Vargas and a "good" PAT by Karsten Gill. Gill went 10/11 on the season in PAT's - kudos to #40. Buhler would soon retake the lead and not relinquish.
The CRUSADERS ended regular season play in the 4A WEST DIV Friday evening, falling to the Mulvane Wildcats, 7-23. The boys in red started out strong but the Wildcats gained control of the action before halftime and won their 4th game of the year after starting out 0-4. Wellington will travel to (6-2) Buhler Week #9, Mulvane will host Independence who fell to Rose Hill 0-45.Those "2" winners will square off in Regional 4A action on Nov.
Congratulations to the WHS "C" Football Team - at Sellers on Monday evening, the younger IRONDUKES took care of business, downing their counterparts from Labette County 22-0! Some good defensive stops and good yard-gainers by the Crusaders. Cope Henry, RJ Clift, Mekhi Haskin-Ybarra, Caiden Hamilton, and Trey Greenlee all ran the ball well - a fun game.
Next Up @ Winfield, Monday Oct. 21st @ 6PM - GO BIG RED!
The CRUSADERS got their first 2019 taste of victory Friday night, on the road in Altamont (Labette County Grizzlies). Final score WHS 21 LCHS 00. The Crusaders 0-5 going in vs. the Grizzlies 3-2, played solid football, chalking up over 300 yds of offense, about 110% more than in most previous games this season and the first 100+ yd rusher for the Crusaders emerged as well. Kudos to Junior Trace Rusk who carried the ball 27 times for 123 yds and a TD!
The WHS "C" Team Football boys dominated the first half vs their counterparts from Augusta, leading the visiting Orioles Monday evening 16-0. Another half later, the tide had turned, final score Augusta 24 Wellington 22. The "C" Team are now 1-3 on the season, with previous losses vs Collegiate and Andale, and a victory last week at Clearwater.
AHS 42 WHS 6
Mekhi Haskin-Ybarra (TD)
Next Action @ Clearwater Monday, 092319
The Crusaders fall to 0-2 on the road at Andale. The Indians came out of the starting blocks with a 67 yd opening kickoff return for 6. The deal was sealed early. Andale was up 21-0 after 1. Final score WHS 7 AHS 35. WHS Jr. QB Berkeley Wright saw his first varsity action, beginning the 2nd qtr, completing 7 passes for 38 yds. Wright and the Crusaders wouldn't find paydirt until late in the 4th Qtr on a short scamper by Sr. running back Zander Vargas.
The Crusaders hosted the Wichita Collegiate Spartans Friday evening at Sellers. Kudos to the fans of Wellington - the stadium was practically full, it was an awesome site. Unfortunately, the main event on the field didn't go as well as folks wearing red would have liked. Collegiate moved the ball effectively and stopped us from doing the same with any frequency. The 100th year of Crusader Football continues next Friday, on the road @ Andale, who downed Mulvane Friday 43-7.
Sunday, the 2nd annual Football Coaches & Family Photo Shoot took place at Sellers. Coach Foley and his familly couldn't be there unfortunately. 13 kids, not all wanting their pics taken at the same time but all in all, they did great, the pics turned out cool enjoy!
The WHS Football Seniors had a huge feast Thursday evening, at the home of Zach Barker, former Crusader football standout, and compliments of their coaches. The team has been in training since early June and High Intensity Training will kick in on Monday and run through Aug. 8th. (Boot Camp)
This Senior group is tight-knit and have been a solid group for a long time. They are excited and pumped about the upcoming season - heck, so am I!
Summer workouts continue out at WHS as part of the PSQ program. This conditioning phase runs through July 25th. Beginning July 29th and running thru August 8th, HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING kicks in.
courtesy www.sutv.com
As expected, Summer 2019 is moving right along, harvest is complete or near complete, and Driver’s Ed will wrap up soon as will many of the summer programs offered locally through the WRC and others. Some folks are taking vacations, the Kansas Wheat Festival rapidly approaches - just another great summer in progress, for the citizens of 67152.
Summer Iron Duke Program (PSQ) continues and will run through July 25th. This involves a variety of athletes and age groups - great numbers this summer, there are many participating!
Football Camp is coming up next week as well. Camp will culminate with 7 on 7 action with Wichita South @ South. (They came here last summer)...time marches on, opening kickoff HERE vs Collegiate (Sep. 6th) is just 79 sunrises away. GO BIG RED!
The Crusaders downed Rose Hill Friday evening at Sellers Park, 38-13 in week #9 bracketed action. The boys in "Crusader Red" will advance and HOST Buhler Friday @ 7PM, who downed Winfield 25-0, ending the season for the Vikings at 3-6.
Week 7 brought another victory to the Wellington Crusader Varsity Football squad. The boys in red road tripped east to Viking Land and returned home a few hours later with a 22 -7 win. The Crusaders were up 14-0 at halftime and soon thereafter, up just by 7. However, a fumble in the red zone by Winfield resulted in a Wellington TD with 2:30 left in the game to go up by 15. Game over. Penalties hurt the Vikings, 95 yards worth...Crusaders ended game with just 20 yds, the fewest this season.
The IRONDUKES took their show on the road for the 3rd time this season and for the 3rd time, came HOME with a "W"! Now 4-1, the Crusaders downed (0-5) Rose Hill 38-7 in Friday night action at the Home of the Rockets.
For the 2nd time this season, the IRONDUKES were at HOME and the eventual outcome was good, but it took a while before Wellington could pull away from the visiting Orioles.
At halftime, WHS was up only 14-7. A strong 14 point 3rd qtr for the HOME team secured the cause, as its now 28-7. Augusta would score one more time in the 4th, so would Wellington. As the whistles blew, the game ended 35-14, the team in red could ring the bell!
Clearwater Freshmen/Sophs were visitors Monday evening at Sellers Park. Final score not available but the Indians did win this go-round.
IRONDUKES 47 CLEARWATER 26
The Crusaders got to taste the other end of an xx - 00 score this week, falling to the Andale Indians 28-00 at Sellers Park Friday evening. It was Youth Night, the stands were full of the Crusader faithful, and for the most part, the rains had ended. The field was quite saturated though and by games end, looked much like the tee area at a golf course driving range on 1/2 price day.
In an interview with Coach Aguilar, a few short weeks ago, he was upbeat and he even suggested what happened Friday night at Collegiate might very well happen. The Coaches are big on this group of Crusaders and Friday's results clearly shows why.
It's FOOTBALL TIME AGAIN!! The IRONDUKES have been hard at since last season - this year's opener will be on the road @ Wichita Collegiate...Aug. 31st @ 7PM / Media Picture night has occurred and here are your 2018 CRUSADERS!!! GO BIG RED!!
The IRONDUKES scrimmaged at WHS Saturday morning. The younger boys in red took to the field first, followed later by the upperclassmen. Several fans were on hand to watch as well. This is the "warm-up" scrimmage before the big HAMBURGER SCRIMMAGE on slate for Thursday, Aug. 23rd at Sellers Park.
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The CONDITIONING TEST in mid-August always kind of signifies the end of the SUMMER workouts and training, and it's a great gauge too for the student-athletes to see where they are "conditioning-wise"!
2-A-Days begin on Monday for football, all the other Fall Sports begin Monday as well!! Let's make it a great FALL across the board!!!
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Head WHS Football Coach Zane Aguilar has spent about a quarter-century around football, and he's only in his early 30's! He loves the game, playing it and coaching it, and that becomes very clear after just a few minutes of dialogue with the Ironduke's CEO. Not only that, the guy can sing!
The 2018 WHS Football Camp is underway this week - all those planning on playing football this Fall are going through the paces with their coaches, from 8AM until Noon each day. The season opener is just 2 months away, the young men are working hard as they prepare for that opener (THERE) vs Collegiate on Aug.
Attention CRUSADER FOOTBALL participants!
Crusader Football Conditioning Test
Saturday, Aug. 12th @ 8AM - HS Practice Fields
First Day of Practice
Monday, Aug. 14th @ 6:30AM - HS Practice Fields
The 2017 Crusader Football Camp got underway on Monday, under partly cloudy skies and unseasonably cool temps which are always welcome this time of year. The CRUSADER STAFF put the IRONDUKES through the rigors, concentrating a lot of form and function the first day of camp. Opening season kickoff at Clearwater is slated for September 1st, just over 60 days from now...let the season begin!
