Wellington girls easily win setting up league championship showdown with Clearwater; boys lose
Lyndi Barton helped lead the Crusaders to victory.
By Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — The Wellington basketball teams split their games in Rose Hill Tuesday in Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Div. IV action.
Wellington girls dominated Rose Hill 65-21, while the boys lost 58-42.
Wellington’s Lyndi Barton scored 19 points and Kierstyn Gregory followed with 15 as the Crusaders had little trouble batting back its league foe. Barton had quite a game, getting 19 points, 10 rebounds, four defections, and two steals.
The Crusaders led 16-3 at the end of the first quarter before posting a 14-0 shutout in the second to lead 30-3 at the half.
Wellington continued its momentum with a 20-14 third-quarter output and was up 50-17 in the fourth for the victory.
Wellington 65 Rose Hill 21
Wellington — 16 14 20 15 — 65
Rose Hill — 8 0 14 4 — 21
Wellington: Barton 19, Gregory 15, D. Zeka 9, Norwood 8, Cornejo 5, Goodman 4, Wright 3, Burnett 2. Total: 17 (9) 4-6 65. Rose Hill: 7 (0) 7-14 21.
The Crusaders can secure their third consecutive Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Div. IV title if they can beat Clearwater this Friday. The Indians defeated El Dorado 55-26 on Tuesday. While Wellington is 7-0 in the league, Clearwater is currently 6-1, with its lone loss being against the Crusaders earlier this year.
That was a good game, with Wellington trailing Clearwater after three quarters, 35-31. The Crusaders would then outscore Clearwater 28-13 to win by double digits.
The current standings are as follows:
| Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League – Div. IV | ||
| GIRLS | League | Overall |
| Wellington | 7-0 | 16-1 |
| Clearwater | 6-1 | 11-6 |
| Andale | 4-3 | 10-7 |
| Rose Hill | 2-5 | 5-12 |
| Collegiate | 2-5 | 3-14 |
| El Dorado | 0-7 | 0-17 |
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Brody Weir vs. Rose Hill.
The boys had a rough game last night. Part of the problem was they were battling sickness going in. Nolan Russell was out of the lineup due to sickness.
The Crusaders were chasing Rose Hill throughout. The Rockets opened a 19-8 first-quarter lead and were up 32-23 at the half. The Crusaders were within three 26-23 midway through the second before Rose Hill finished off the half with eight points. The Rockets outscored the Crusaders 14-9 in the third quarter and 12-10 in the fourth.
Jace Evans led the Rockets with 19 points. Cooper Nace had 14, and Zander Ford 12. Carter Burnett led Wellington with 14.
This marked a Rose Hill sweep over Wellington and pretty much takes the Crusaders out of the AV-CTL DIV race. The standings are as follows:
| Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League – Div. IV |
| BOYS | League | Overall |
| Collegiate | 6-1 | 12-5 |
| Andale | 5-2 | 12-5 |
| Rose Hill | 4-3 | 10-7 |
| Wellington | 4-3 | 11-5 |
| Clearwater | 2-5 | 5-12 |
| El Dorado | 0-7 | 2-15 |
Wellington travels to Clearwater this Friday night.
Rose Hill 58 Wellington 42
Wellington — 8 15 9 1o — 42
Rose Hill — 19 13 14 12 — 48
Wellington: Burnett 14, Weir 9, Bannister 5, Hatfield 4, Glenn 4, Branam 2, J. Norris 2, G. Norris 2. Total 14 (1) 11-11 42. Rose Hill: Evans 19, Nace 14, Ford 12, Chickadone 4, Roy 3, Beery 2, Bentley 2, Wallis 2. Total: 21 (4) 4-8 58.
