The 2020 edition of the Helias Crusaders had a championship-quality defense. There’s a Class 4 state title banner hanging in Rackers Fieldhouse to prove it. The 2023 edition of the Crusaders did them one better. Actually, seven better. The Helias defense posted its second shutout of the season Friday night as the Crusaders wrapped up an undefeated Central Missouri Activities Conference campaign with a 63-0 victory against the Sedalia Smith-Cotton Tigers.
The Helias Crusaders did what they needed to do. “It was a very business-like performance,” Helias coach Chris Hentges said Friday night after the Crusaders opened Central Missouri Activities Conference action with a 42-12 victory against the Hickman Kewpies at Ray Hentges Stadium.
The Helias Crusaders did what they needed to do. “It was a very business-like performance,” Helias coach Chris Hentges said Friday night after the Crusaders opened Central Missouri Activities Conference action with a 42-12 victory against the Hickman Kewpies at Ray Hentges Stadium.
The Helias Crusaders felt they left some points off the scoreboard in the first half. They took care of that early in the third quarter. Helias needed just nine plays to score three touchdowns in less than five minutes to start the second half Friday night on its way to a 49-13 victory against the Hannibal Pirates at Ray Hentges Stadium.
The Helias Crusaders felt they left some points off the scoreboard in the first half. They took care of that early in the third quarter. Helias needed just nine plays to score three touchdowns in less than five minutes to start the second half Friday night on its way to a 49-13 victory against the Hannibal Pirates at Ray Hentges Stadium.