Rogers, Crusaders roll past Labette County 52-34
by Tanner Ford, wellington.cc
The Wellington High School football team traveled to Altamont to face off against the Labette County Grizzlies last Friday, September 23. Malachi Rogers had himself another big night, rushing for 154 yards and 3 touchdowns while also scoring on defense with a 39-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.
Junior Kenny Redford filled in at quarterback for the injured Dusty Bannister and completed 11 of 16 passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Skyler Branam was the recipient of both of Redford’s touchdown passes and racked up 79 yards on three catches.
The Wellington defense played well, especially the run defense, who only allowed 17 yards on the ground. Cope Henry, Jack Wright, and Nick Giefer all had interceptions with Giefer returning his 63 yards for a touchdown.
Jack Wright also had it going on on special teams, kicking a perfect 7/7 PAT’s and kicking a field goal in the 3rd quarter.
This was a huge rebound win for the football team, making the Crusaders 2-2 on the season. The next test comes on the road at El Dorado this Friday, September 30.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F
Wellington 14 21 17 0 52
Labette County 6 12 0 16 34
Stats:
Passing:
#13 Kenny Redford 11/16 144 yds, 2 TD’s
#18 Hank Shinliver 1/1 yds
Rushing:
#2 Malachi Rogers 17 rushes, 154 yds, 3 TD’s
#25 Nick Giefer 5 rushes, 13 yds
#13 Kenny Redford 5 rushes, 7 yds
#5 Brody Weir 1 rush, 6 yds
#27 Jalik Armstrong 8 rushes, 11 yds
#40 Cayson Ramirez 2 rushes, 8 yds
#18 Hank Shinliver 3 rushes, -8 yds
Receiving:
#10 Skyler Branam 3 rec., 79 yds, 2 TD’s
#2 Malachi Rogers 2 rec., 3 yds
#23 Grady Norris 2 rec., 14 yds
#5 Brody Weir 1 rec., 4 yds
#4 Jack Wright 1 rec., 11 yds
#25 Nick Giefer 1 rec. 0 yds
#21 Jagger Norris 1 rec., 35 yds
#32 Milo Elder 1 rec., 7 yds
Defense:
#15 Cope Henry 1 INT
#25 Nick Giefer 1 INT, TD
#4 Jack Wright 1 INT
#2 Malachi Rogers 1 Fumble Rec, TD
Punting:
#2 Malachi Rogers 4 punts, 129 yds
FG’s/PAT’s:
#4 Jack Wright 7/7 PATs, 1/1 FG
Kick Returns:
#25 Nick Giefer 3 ret, 31 yds
#20 Riley Nichols 1 ret, 4 yds
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Photos by Michaela Stufflebeam & Nate Farmer/WHS Crusader Yearbook
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