Wellington ends streak with Mulvane, eagerly awaits playoff seed
Sumner Newscow report — The Wellington football team did it! The Crusaders ended its long losing streak with Mulvane winning week #8 20-13. As a result, the Crusaders are 3-5 and have pulled into a tie with Augusta and Ulysses.
According to the KSHSAA site, Wellington has -1.88 points. Augusta and Ulysses both have -2.63. That would give Wellington a No. 7 seed. However, Wellington lost to Ulysses so that has not been factored in. The KSHSAA will be announcing the playoff bracket soon.
We will have the full district standings and playoff pairings when it becomes available. In the meantime, here are the statistics for tonight’s game. Our story is also coming soon.
| Mulvane | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Wellington | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| W- Wright to Rusk 57 pass (PAT kick) | |||||
| M- Ellis to Myers 14 pass (PAT kick) | |||||
| W- Cullens 24 run (PAT kick) | |||||
| M- Johnson 3 run (PAT kick no good). | |||||
| W- Schettler run (PAT run). |
RUSHING – M – Ellis 19-93, Myers 12-13. Total: 31-106. W – Schettler 20-169, Wright 10-24, Cullens 11-41. Total: 41-234.
PASSING: M- Ellis 9-19, 103 yds., o int. Myer 0-1. W- Wright 10-20, 177 yds., 0 int.
RECEIVING: M – Comer 4-56, Myers 3-35, Seier 1-11, Dieker 1-1. W- Henry 3-90, Haskin-Ybarra 1-5, Schettler 2-49, Tate 3-23, Bannister 1-10.
| Team stats | Wellington | Mulvane |
| Rushing | 234 | 106 |
| Passing | 177 | 103 |
| Total offense | 411 | 209 |
| First downs | 11 | 9 |
| Penalties | 9– 65 | 8–55 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
