BLUE DRAGON FOOTBALL |
No. 1 Hutchinson (7-0, 4-0) vs. Highland (2-6, 0-5) |
| When: Saturday, October 29, 2022 Where: Gowans Stadium, Hutchinson, KS Kickoff: 7 p.m. Radio: KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 6:30 p.m. (Glen Grunwald - PBP; Rob Dreher - Color) Video: Blue Dragon Sports Network, 6:30 p.m. Twitter: @bluedragonsport CLICK FOR FULL BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format) |
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College Football Team is finally back at home for the first time since October 1.
The No. 1-ranked Blue Dragons play host to the Highland Scotties for Fall Homecoming 2022. Kickoff is scheduled for seven p.m.
A lot has happened since the Blue Dragons last played in front of the home fans:
+ Two decisive road victories over Dodge City and Garden City.
+ The Dragons moved into the No. 1 slot in the NJCAA Rankings for the third time in program history.
+ Quarterback Dylan Laible became the program's career leader in passing yards, reaching the 5,000-yard mark last week against Garden City.
+ The Dragons extended their win streak to 13 games, the third longest in program history.
A victory over Highland tonight would match the second-longest win streak in the program's 90-year history of 14 games. That was achieved from the 1968 through 1970 seasons.
Also, one more milestone could be reached Saturday as Blue Dragon sophomore receiver Malik Benson is just 21 yards from surpassing Cordarrelle Patterson for the Blue Dragon career receiving yards record. Benson comes into tonight's game with 1,812 yards.
The Blue Dragons also tied a school record with five interceptions against Garden City in a 65-7 win over the Broncbusters last week. Ja'Maric Morris and Jalik Thomas both had Pick-6's in the game and a third touchdown return was called back on a penalty. The Dragons held Garden to a minus-3 yards rushing.
Highland, which started the season with five-straight losses, has won 2 of its last 3 games entering Saturday night. Last week, Highland traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to take on McDougle Tech and came away with a 41-9 victory. The Scotties had a season-high 358 total yards, including 172 rushing yards.
Last season, the Blue Dragons defeated Highland twice - 20-7 in the regular-season meeting at Highland and 77-0 at Gowans Stadium in the opening-round of the Jayhawk Conference Playoffs.
The Blue Dragons are 23-0 all-time against Highland at Gowans Stadium. In 2011, the Dragons set a national single-game scoring record vs. Highland, amassing 90 points.