Wellington girls win 3rd straight; boys lose by 9 against No. 1 Collegiate
Sumner Newscow report — The Wellington varsity girls improved to 5-3 and finished off the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Div. IV first rotation with 45-27 win over Wichita Collegiate.
The Wellington boys lost their third straight with 60-51 loss to Collegiate. If you are into moral victories, this would be one. Wellington hasn’t been within single digits of Collegiate in like forever.
In the girls game, a 15-1 output in the third quarter was the deciding factor in this one. Wellington led 12-6 at the end of the first quarter and 18-14 at the half. The Crusaders then buried Collegiate in the third and took an 18-point lead into the fourth for the victory.
Avery Rusk was the leading scorer with 14 points. There were six other scorers. The Crusaders were 16 of 41 from the field for a 39 percent success rate. Wellington was 10 of 15 at the free throw line.
Crusaders travel to Augusta Friday for a non-conference game.
In the boys game, Collegiate led 18-14 at the end of the first and 31-26 at the half. Collegiate would up its lead to nine with a 14-10 output in the third while going 15-15 in the fourth.
The Crusaders had 14 points from A.J. Snipes and 13 from Ian King.
Boys: Collegiate 60, Wellington 51
|
Wellington |
14 |
12 |
10 |
15 |
— |
51 |
|
Collegiate |
18 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
— |
60 |
Wellington — A. Snipes 14, I. King 13, C. Phelps 8, T. Frame 8, K. Boyer 5, J. Walton 3
Collegiate — C. McNerney 19, K. Ashley 12, E. Bradley 8, G. Fisher 6, M. Cuillo 6, R. Dick 5, N. Kelley 3, C. Root 1.
Girls: Wellington 45, Collegiate 27
|
Wellington |
12 |
6 |
15 |
12 |
— |
45 |
|
Collegiate |
6 |
8 |
1 |
12 |
— |
27 |
Wellington — A. Rusk 14, S. French 8, L. Snipes 7, T. French 6, C. Wilson 4, M. Adams 3, J. Buck 3
Collegiate — K. Krumsick 15, K. Brandenburg 8, A. Bell 2, A. Waddell 2
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In other scores:Â
C team boys: Wellington 55 Collegiate 51Â
Gage Cunningham 16, Zander Vargas 13, Silas Popplewell 7, Blake Rausch 6, Zane Cornejo 5, Tyler Brown 4, Austin Soles 2, Travese Love 2.
JV boys: Collegiate 57 Wellington 53
No scoring stats available.
JV girls: Wellington 58 Collegiate 25
Taylor Meyer 14, Chloe Wilson 10, McKenna Jones 6, Gracie Fink 6, Natalie Henning 6, Ellie Buresh 6, Kylie Aufdengarten 4, Delaney Parkey 4, Tristan Stoddard 2.
