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.
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.