High School Football Playoff

Tiger Football Hits The Road To Wellington

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Preston Hittle (2) and the Ulysses Tigers are scheduled to take the field one more time Friday night in Wellington against the Wellington Crusaders in a playoff matchup. Ulysses goes into the game 0-7 overall finishing seventh in the Great Western Athletic Conference while the Crusaders come in 6-2 on the season finishing third in the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division IV Conference. After starting the season 0-2 with losses to Wichita Collegiate and Andale, the Crusaders have rattled off six straight wins. Wellington is led by quarterback Dusty Bannister with 2,167 yards passing and 21 touchdowns, 990 of those to Carter Burnett. The Tigers counter with a freshman quarterback Tyce Perez with 686 passing yards and seven touchdowns. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. in Wellington.

Shawn Yorks/Ulysses News file photo

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