Quarterback Colton Elmore currently has the top passing stats across the AV-CTL field. (Photo by Colton Elmore).

By Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — It is already week four, and Wellington has its homecoming game with El Dorado this Friday night.

According to computer estimates, Wellington is a 49-point favorite going into the game. But that doesn’t account for the x-factor of off-the-field distractions, and we all know there’s plenty of that right now with Crusader Nation.

But acting head coach Ryan Jenkins, who will remain the acting coach this Friday night, said last week the Wellington players handled the distractions pretty well against Andale.

It is easy to agree. Wellington’s loss last week had more to do with dropped passes, penalties, and Andale’s line domination – something that would have been a problem no matter who was on the football sidelines.

Wellington needs to be careful tomorrow night on its homecoming. El Dorado has just snapped a 28-game losing streak when it defeated Clearwater 14-13 last week. The Wildcats will undoubtedly be fired up to win another one.

El Dorado is currently led by Skyler Demel at quarterback, who is 9-of-21 for 172 yards in its three games thus far this season. Its leading running back is Hunter Conrad, who has rushed for 130 yards for a 3.7 ypg average.

Statistically, Wellington undoubtedly has the better stats.

Quarterback Colton Elmore is currently on top of all Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League teams across all four divisions, with 689 yards of offense. Receiving-wise, Wellington has three receivers in the top 20. Jackson Curry has 185 yards, Cole Zeka 145, and Nelson Armstrong 132.

This will probably be the last game of the year where Wellington is heavily favored. On a night when the alumni are back in town, the Crusaders will need to get this game into the victory column, because the season will get much tougher.

El Dorado (1-2) at Wellington (2-1)

Broadcast: KLEY-FM 104.1, KWME-AM 1120, Crusader radio.net. The game will be live streamed on Hudl. Sumner Newscow will be providing live updates on this site. We will continue our quest to provide live updated stats.

Weather: Finally good football weather. Forecasts are calling for 75 degrees and cloudy weather.

Season so far:

Wellington
Wellington 48 Clearwater 7
Wellington 33 Collegiate 13
Andale 60 Wellington 21.

El Dorado
W. Collegiate 41 El Dorado 6
Andale 73 El Dorado 7
El Dorado 14 Clearwater 13.

Wellington-El Dorado recent history: 

Wellington leads El Dorado (8-2)
2000 – Wellington 23 El Dorado 14 (playoff)
2004 – Wellington 35 El Dorado 0
2005 – Wellington 22 El Dorado 21
2016 – El Dorado 34 Wellington 18
2017 – Wellington 21 El Dorado 0
2021 – El Dorado 46 Wellington 25
2022 – Wellington 45 El Dorado 8
2023 – Wellington 53 El Dorado 14
2024 – Wellington 48 El Dorado 6
2025 – Wellington 62 El Dorado 0
(We don’t have access to AVL records vs. El Dorado).

AV-CTL D-IV Standings: 

Wellington statistics

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