HAYSVILLE, Kan. — The Hutchinson Salthawks scored four rushing touchdowns on its way to a 49-21 win over the Campus Colts on Friday at Colt Stadium.
The win marked the second straight victory for Hutchinson (4-2, 4-1 AVCTL) after a 57-14 win over Salina South last Friday.
The Salthawks got on the board first, as Robert Hunter ran it in from two yards out with 8:26 left in the first quarter. The 11-yard scoring drive was made possibly by Jax Heneha who intercepted the Campus (1-5, 1-3) pass on its first drive of the game.
Campus responded with a 62-yard passing touchdown to tie the game at seven with 7:36 to play in the first quarter.
Hutchinson responded by scoring the next 28 points to build a 35-7 lead and never looked back.
Robert Hunter connected with Devon Spiller on a 16-yard touchdown pass, plus touchdown runs by Kade Smith (14 yds), Zion Burgess (6 yds) and Terrell King (83 yds) helped open up the lead.
Campus scored on a 40-yard touchdown run to pull within 35-14. That quickly changed to a four score lead once again, as King took the ensuing kickoff back for a score from 85 yards away to give the Salthawks a 42-14 lead.
Smith added a second rushing score of 29 yards in the third quarter to give the Salthawks a 49-14 lead.
Campus scored one final time in the fourth quarter on a reverse flea flicker pass for a score to get within 49-21.
The Salthawks will host the Maize Eagles on Friday for senior night at Gowans Stadium, while the Colts travel to Newton.