For the first time since 2000, Rock Creek football is 10-0 after a 3A playoff win over Hesston 17-13. Leading the Mustangs to the win with a big day on defense was senior defensive lineman Wade Rottinghaus.
Rottinghaus was a pest in the Hesston backfield all night. Finishing the game with five sacks and 11 total tackles. He followed up an all-NCLK season last year by leading the Mustangs with 19 tackles for loss and 12 sacks in 2025. The team captain also plays right guard for an offense that has over 4,000 yards and 59 touchdowns. He’s also 2nd on the team with 32 pancake blocks. Rottinghaus is a four-year letter winner on the gridiron. After football, he’ll compete in his 4th season of wrestling and track for the Mustangs.
Congratulations to Wade Rottinghaus of Rock Creek High School, the K-State Credit Union & Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center/KMAN “Student-Athletes of the Week!”