Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College football team returns to action this week after the season's second bye week and does so on the road to face the Highland Scotties.
The No. 1-ranked Blue Dragons (8-0, 4-0 KJCCC) and the Scotties (0-9, 0-5) will been at Porter Family Stadium in Highland for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) beginning at 12:30 p.m. with Sean Boston (PBP) calling the action. The game will be streamed live on the Scottie Sports Network, a pay-per-view service.
As the Blue Dragons return to action this week, they have two active and significant winning streaks rolling. The Dragons have now won 12 games in a row, which is the fourth-longest winning streak in program history. Hutchinson is 5-0 on the road this season and have won 24 consecutive true road contests that date back to the 2021 season.
Since 2006, trips to Highland haven't always gone according to plan. Since that 2006 season, the Blue Dragons are just 4-5 at Kessinger Field/Porter Family Stadium. That included the Scotties' first-ever win in the series in 2006 and a 29-27 upset of the Blue Dragons when Hutchinson was ranked No. 1 in 2019.
The Blue Dragons extended their current win streaks two weeks ago with a 27-12 victory over No. 9 Butler in El Dorado. That win was Hutchinson's fourth over an NJCAA Top 10 opponent this season.
Quarterback Christian Johnson rushed for two touchdowns and threw for 156 yards, while Kade Smith made his season debut with 98 rushing yards on 25 carries and a 5-yard touchdown.
Defensively, M.J. Graham had two interceptions and M.J. Harrell had a fumble recovery to lead the Hutchinson defense, which now leads the NJCAA in scoring defense allowing 9.9 points per game.
Highland comes off a near upset of No. 14 Garden City, falling to the Bronc- busters 20-13 last Saturday in Highland. Scotties' running back T.J. Porter rushed for 161 yards on 28 carries and two touchdowns, including a 3-yard scoring run with 5:01 to play to cut the Highland deficit to 20-13. Porter was named the KJCCC Offensive Player of the Week for that performance.
During the week leading up to the game with Hutchinson, the Scottie athletic department made some coaching staff changes and named Cameron McGarry the interim head football coach.
The Blue Dragons enter the final two weeks of the regular season as the only undefeated team in the KJCCC and are one of two undefeated teams remaining in the NJCAA (No. 3 Tyler is 9-0 entering the SWJCFC playoffs this week. The Blue Dragons will close the regular season next Saturday at Gowans Stadium against the Garden City Broncbusters.