COLBY, Kan. – Victories for Hutchinson Community College, Garden City Community College, and Butler Community College have led to Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Football Player of the Week honors for Blue Dragon Randy Phillips, Broncbuster Dakeriean Johnson, and Grizzly Westin Rose.
Randy Phillips (Hutchinson) – KJCCC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Starting quarterback Randy Phillips threw for a career-high four touchdown passes to lead the number two-ranked Blue Dragons to a 76-3 victory over Ellsworth on Saturday in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Phillips completed 11 of 20 passes for 133 yards and threw touchdowns of 15, 7, 4, and 40 yards in the first half. Phillips has seven touchdown passes through the first two games of the season.
Dakeriean Johnson (Garden City) – KJCCC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Johnson was a force on the defensive line for Garden City on Saturday evening, helping the Broncbusters bounce back from a season-opening loss to earn a 32-28 home win over Independence Community College. The freshman had 12 total tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 2.0 tackles for loss in the win over the Pirates.
Westin Rose (Butler) – KJCCC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Rose had a role in two blocked punts for Butler Community College in a 26-24 road victory for the Grizzlies over number 15 ranked Iowa Central to open the 2026 season. After picking up a blocked punt in the first quarter and returning it for a touchdown to give BCC a 7-0 lead, Rose came up with an arguably bigger play in the final minute of the game by blocking an Iowa Central punt that gave the Grizzlies a short field and an opportunity to kick a game-winning field goal with 16 seconds left. In total, the Grizzlies blocked two Triton punts and a field goal attempt.
Other Offensive Players Nominated:
Tyler Jackson – Coffeyville
Rah-Khem El – Garden City
Other Defensive Players Nominated:
Jekhi Lee – Butler
Andre Williams – Hutchinson
Other Special Teams Players Nominated:
Tucker Rinker – Garden City
Aiden Bruce – Hutchinso
