on the right track. I am so blessed to have had a second chance at my dream job. It has been extra special for me to coach in a stadium named after my father.” “As a head coach, I always admired the way he trusted the coaches around him. He always said to hire hard-working, competent people and let them do their job.”
takes so many talented coaches to build a winning program, and I have been blessed with great coaches.” at Helias. That is a lot of time away from your family. Hentges says they have been a tremendous support system for him throughout his coaching journey. “My wife and children love football, are my biggest fans and stron- gest support system. Helias football is a very important part of all of our lives. It will be a little sad for all of us as I make this transition away from leading the program, but we all agree the time is right.”
checked in, the day will come when Chris Hentges will turn in his
“I hope the Helias community is proud of what we have been able to build at Helias. It has truly been a labor of love. I have given Helias coached remember me as a person who cared deeply for them and gave his best each and every day I led the program.” I watched Chris Hentges play football at Helias in the early 1980s. I was at the dome in St. Louis in 1998 when, as a Helias assistant foot- ball coach, he celebrated as the Crusaders won a state football title in when his father got a ride on the shoulders of his players that day. ball coach at Helias. His record heading into this season is 128- 31(80.5%). The Crusaders are 36-2 in the Central Missouri Ac- tivities Conference and have won four conference titles since the conference was formed in 2020.
As the head coach, Helias won a state football title in 2020 and has played in another three Show-Me Bowls (2008, 2009 and 2024). In his 13 seasons as head coach, the Crusaders have eight football title in Class 6 last year. teaching theology at Helias. You will also likely see him in the stands on Friday nights at Hentges Stadium, supporting his favorite team. Chris Hentges will always bleed blue and gold. Thanks for the memories, Chris.
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