BLUE DRAGON FOOTBALL |
No. 1 Hutchinson (6-0, 3-0) at (RV) Garden City (3-4, 3-1) |
| When: Saturday, October 22, 2022 Where: Broncbuster Stadium, Garden City, KS Kickoff: 1 p.m. Radio: KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 12:30 p.m. - Glen Grunwald (PBP); Daren Dunn (Color) Video: Blue Dragon Sports Network, 12:30 p.m. Twitter: @bluedragonsport CLICK FOR FULL BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format) |
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The No. 1-ranked Hutchinson Community College Football team returns to action Saturday from its second bye week of the season and travels to meet the Garden City Broncbusters in a big Jayhawk Conference matchup.
The Blue Dragons (6-0) and the Broncbusters (3-4) kick off at 1 p.m. at Broncbuster Stadium in Garden City.
The last four meetings between Hutchinson and Garden City have had conference and national implications. Two seasons ago, the Blue Dragons won 23-7 on the way to the 2020-21 national championship.
Last season, the Blue Dragons defeated the Busters 24-16 in the regular season and 49-19 in the KJCCC Playoff Championship game last season in Wichita.
Hutchinson is the lone-remaining unbeaten team in the Jayhawk Conference with a 3-0 record, but Garden City and Butler are right on the Blue Dragons' tail at 3-1.
Two weeks ago, the Blue Dragons went on the road and defeated Dodge City 49-14 at Memorial Stadium. Sophomore quarterback Dylan Laible threw for 217 yards and became the Blue Dragons' career passing leader with 4,921 yards. Sophomore receiver Malik Benson - who had seven catches for 136 yards - moved into No. 2 on the career receiving yards list with 1,756 yards. Kicker Cole Segraves went 4 of 4 on field goals and booted a career-long 46 yards to lead the Blue Dragon special teams.
The victory over Dodge City was Hutchinson's 12th-straight win, the third-longest winning streak in program history.
Garden City got off to an 0-3 start this season with losses to Butler, Iowa Central and Iowa Western, but has won 3 of 4 games since. Last week, the Busters played at No. 6 Snow College and dropped a 23-20 decision. Garden City quarterback Ty Perry threw for 182 yards and three touchdowns.
Despite the loss, the Busters have moved back into the receiving votes section of the NJCAA Division I National Rankings for the first time in five polls. Garden City started the season ranked No. 7 in the preseason rankings, but fell out of the poll after the 0-3 start.
After Saturday's road contest, the Blue Dragons will have two-straight games at Gowans Stadium with Highland next Saturday and Independence on November 5.