No. 1 vs No. 4. It figures to be a doozy. “They’re thought of by many as the best team in the state,” Helias coach Chris Hentges said as the Class 5 No. 4 Crusaders prepared to take on Class 5 No. 1 Cardinal Ritter tonight in St. Louis.
In this podcast, Helias football beat writer Tom Rackers and podcast host Tony Hawley look back at Helias road win at Hickman and preview the Crusaders state-ranked road game at Class 5 No. 1 Cardinal Ritter.
The Blair Oaks Falcons stayed atop Class 3, while the Helias Crusaders and Tipton Cardinals each moved up one spot in their respective classes in the Missouri Media Rankings released Monday night.
It was a tumultuous summer for the Battle Spartans. Head coach Jonah Dubinski left to take a position in Florida and Matthew Herman was not hired to take the position until early August. That’s not ideal. But the Helias Crusaders expect to be tested tonight when they travel to Columbia to take on the Spartans in a 7 p.m. Central Missouri Activities Conference contest.