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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. —&nbsp;The Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball team blitzed the Labette Cardinals&nbsp; over the first 7:22 of Tuesday’s matchup at the Sports Arena and became the first NJCAA men’s basketball team to reach 1,900 victories.&nbsp;The No. 22-ranked Blue Dragons closed the non-conference portion of the 2023-24 schedule Tuesday night at the Sports Arena with a 103-54 victory over the Labette Cardinals.&nbsp;Hutchinson is now 6-1 and will play host to Colby at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in the resumption of Jayhawk Conference play at the Sports Arena.&nbsp;The all-time winner in victories in NJCAA men’s basketball, Hutchinson is now 1,900-637 in a program history that started in the 1928-29 season.&nbsp;The Blue Dragons dominated from the opening tip, leading the contest for a grand total of 39 minutes, 22 seconds. &nbsp;The Dragons raced out to a 31-4 lead over the first 7:22 of the game. Hutchinson hit 10 of its first 15 shots, including 6 of its first 8 3-point shot attempts. Edwin Daniel’s fastbreak dunk with 13:38 to play capped the run.&nbsp;The Blue Dragons shot 54.3 percent in the first half (19 of 35), hitting 8 of 20 from 3-point range to build a 54-21 halftime lead. Hutchinson continued its domination in the second half, outscoring Labette 49-33, shooting a blistering 61.3 percent (19 of 31) in the final 20 minutes.&nbsp;Hutchinson shot a season-high 57.6 percent from the floor (36 of 66). The Dragons tied a season high with 12 pointers on 32 attempts. Hutchinson was 15 of 18 from the foul line. The Dragons also tied a season high with 25 assists.&nbsp;Six different Blue Dragon players scored in double figures and eight different Hutchinson players hit 3-pointers in the game.&nbsp;Sophomores Landon Wagler and Dre Weathers led the Blue Dragons offensively. &nbsp;Wagler scored a career-high 14 points on 6 of 10 shooting with a pair of 3-point goals. Weathers had 14 points and seven rebounds. &nbsp;Sophomore Kamryn Thomas hit 3 of 4 3-point goals and finished with 13 points. Thomas is 8 of his last 11 from 3-point range in his last two games.&nbsp;Valentino Simon, Daniel and Dallas Whitney had 10 points each. Kernan Bundy had eight points, while Zoe Holman, Russell Branch and Kobe Smith had seven points each.&nbsp;The Blue Dragons outrebounded Labette 38-27. Weathers had a team-high seven rebounds.&nbsp;Labette shot 38.2 percent (21 of 58), hitting 5 of 14 from 3-point range and 7 of 8 from the foul line. The Cardinals committed 24 turnovers. &nbsp;Nickhai Howard had 14 points to lead the Cardinals.&nbsp;The Blue Dragons’ largest lead of the game came with 1:51 to play in the second half when Wagler’s jumper gave Hutchinson a 101-48 lead.&nbsp;GAME NOTES – This was Hutchinson’s third 100-point game of the season. … The Dragons are now 35-14 all-time against Labette and have won their fifth in a row over Labette. … The Dragons outscored Labette 41-8 in points off turnovers, 48-28 in points in the paint, 13-8 in second-chance points and 29-8 in fastbreak points. … The Blue Dragon bench scored a season-high 56 points.&nbsp;Hutchinson returns to the Sports Arena to play Colby on Saturday evening in Jayhawk Conference play with tipoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

🏀 MBB: No. 22 Blue Dragons blow by Labette, collect win No. 1900 in program history