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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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.
The Varsity Crusaders road-tripped to Andale Friday evening, falling to the Indians for the 9th season in a row, final score 63-7.
WHS 07 AHS 63
RUSHING
Trace Rusk 4/-10 yds
Berk Wright 7/-9 yds
Michael Cullens 3/3 yds
PASSING
Berk Wright 10/19 for 129 yds
RECEIVING
Cope Henry 2/83 yds TD (79 yd)
Trent Bannister 6/32 yds
Jack Wright 1/9 yds
Mekhi Haskin-Ybarra 2/5 yds
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.
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!
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!
It was conditioning tests Saturday morning at WHS for the football squad - a lot of them were in shape so things went well for them...a few know they'll have to push a little harder - a great group!! Only 20 days to the season opener here vs Collegiate. The Spartans will be strong and looking for vindication after their loss to us last year 32-0. It's going to be a battle - Sellers will be the place to be on Sept. 6th - 7PM!
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!
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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.
WHS 2019 Football Camp is underway. Coaches and players alike were hard at it on Monday...there was "county-fair" action and more. Looked like 55 or 60 Freshmen thru Seniors on the field - helmets only for now. Temps were pleasant, it was early in the morning.
Camp continues all week, from 8AM - NOON @ WHS Practice Fields.
The 2018 Crusader Football Team and their parents, gathered Wednesday evening at WHS, for an end of season celebration, complete with tables full of dessert and an overview of the most successful team in over a dozen years. Coach Aguilar introduced all the players, presented each with their appropriate letters, bars, etc...special mention was given to each SENIOR present - a fun evening for all - a proud evening for Crusaders.
The remarkable 2018 Crusader Football season ended on Friday night at Sellers Park, the 4th game in a row at Sellers Park, against the Goddard Lions. Final score: Goddard 28 Wellington 14.
It was Crusaders vs Crusaders and it went down to the wire...the Wellington Crusaders emerged as Regional 4A Champions Friday evening at Sellers Park, playing host to the Buhler Crusaders, final score Buhler 7 Wellington 14. Our Irondukes move on, Buhler is done for the season.
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.
The 4A Brackets are out for playoff action (see link below) which will begin Friday. Turns out, the loss to Mulvane did nothing to alter the outcome for who we would play this coming Friday. The Crusaders went in as #2 seed, likely to face #15 seed Rose Hill week #9, and emerged as the #2 seed and will play Rose Hill this coming Friday HERE, despite the loss to the Wildcats who end up the #4 seed. This will perhaps catch the attention of a couple of Mulvane players who while exiting the field were letting the crowd know they were the #2 seed now.** Oops.
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.
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.
Coming off the BIG VARSITY WIN Friday night @ Collegiate (Final WHS 32 WCS 00), the JV Boys looked poised early to continue that trend, jumping out on the visiting Spartans 7-6 after 1 qtr of action. Unfortunately, miscues and mental errors in the end would tip the scale to Collegiate, who rode home in the rain with a 27-12 victory.
SCORE by QUARTERS
WCS 07 07 07 06 - 27
WHS 06 00 06 00 - 12
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!
Today was the final day of Crusader Football Camp and what a day it was...anyone that drove by the football field this morning had to think, "What the heck is going on? Who's that blue team out there?"
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.
Coach Aguilar asked this info be spread throughout the Crusader Kingdom...anyone planning on playing football this Fall must attend the CAMP!!
WELLINGTON HS FOOTBALL CAMP 2018
@ WHS Practice Fields
JUNE 25-29 // 8AM - NOON
9th - 12th Grades
FEE - None
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WHS - 07 00 00 00 - 07
MSHS - 14 14 07 14 - 49
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WHS 00 06 00 00 - 06
SCHS 14 00 07 07 - 28
The 2017 IRONDUKES squad got their first taste of defeat Friday, on the road at Andale, losing 38-0. The Indians, larger, quicker, deeper and all the other 'ers, controlled the game, sputtering a little in the 2nd qtr due to some good defense by our boys in red. The last part of the 2nd qtr this season has been a productive time for the Crusaders. Friday at Andale, the defense shined as the half approached.
Much like WEEK #2 vs El Dorado, WEEK #3 vs Rose Hill turned out to be a game of two halves.
After savoring their season opening win all week against Clearwater, the IRONDUKES had to put those memories aside and take care of business against the visiting (0-1) El Dorado Wildcats at Sellers Park on Friday evening. The task at hand wouldn't seem as easy as Week #1 but it was doable and the IRONDUKES did it.
You could feel this victory coming on...days ago, maybe weeks ago. This group of young men and coaches are in the groove. W's are the nectar of life - sure tastes good!! Congratulations for the 34-6 season opening win over the Clearwater Indians.
The atmosphere was festive and a bit wet early on but that soon passed. An Eagle-Med Helicopter delivered the GAME BALL to the field and then the teams engaged.
The IRONDUKES took to the practice field today in full pads and helmets and scrimmaged in front of a nice group of parents and fans for an hour or two...they demonstrated some fine play overall and the excitement of the upcoming season is starting to show. Going to have some experience on the line for sure and other significant weapons in the backfield and receiving. Defense made some good stops today, Offense moved the ball well. Just a scrimmage but the attitude is good.
The Crusader Football squad continues with their two-a-day practices throughout this week. Their focus is clear, the intensity is high. This is a good group and they encourage each other well. It's going to take that kind of a TEAM and the ooaches and players are working hard at that very thing. Opening night is Sept. 1st @ Clearwater... can't wait to see what this group can accomplish. There's some definite toughness there....and there's some PRIDE, on both sides of the fence. Let's get 'er done IRONDUKES!!
