Hutchinson CC Sports Information
COFFEYVILLE – The No. 1-ranked Hutchinson Community College football team pitched its fifth shutout of the season and improved to 8-0 to start a season for the ninth time in program history on Saturday night.
The Blue Dragons scored 35 points in the first half, two touchdowns coming on special teams returns, and Hutchinson defeated the Red Ravens 38-0 at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Coffeyville.
Hutchinson is now 8-0 for the season and 5-0 in the KJCCC. The Blue Dragons open a two-game homestand against NEO at Noon next Saturday at Gowans Stadium. Coffeyville fell to 2-6 overall, 1-3 in the KJCCC.
The Blue Dragons extended their road winning streak to 29 consecutive games.
Hutchinson’s defense posted its fifth shutout of the season, which tied the 1934, 1938 and 1946 Blue Dragon teams for the second-most shutouts in a single season. The Dragons shut out Coffeyville for the second-straight season and for the fourth time in series history.
The Blue Dragons held Coffeyville to 174 total yards (122 passing yards and 52 rushing yards).
Led by career highs of nine total tackles, four tackles for loss and three quarterback sacks by Andre Williams, the Blue Dragons had seven quarterback sacks and 11 tackles for loss. Jawon Springs had an interception, while Williams and Keizavion Woods had fumble recoveries.
Special teams got the game started well for Hutchinson as DyVair McCray returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. That return tied for the fourth-longest kickoff return in program history. That return was also McCray’s second kickoff return for a touchdown this season.
Sophomore Aiden Bruce also had a 35-yard punt return for a touchdown in the second quarter, his second return for a touchdown this season. This was the first time since October 19, 2019 that the Blue Dragons had two kickoff/punt returns returned for touchdowns when they had three returns for scores against Dodge City.
Offensively, the Blue Dragons had 338 total yards with 130 rushing yards and 208 passing yards.
Quarterback Randy Phillips completed 13 of 19 passes for 141 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Back-up quarterback Jace Jefferson was 5 of 8 for 67 yards.
Bobby Shaw III had a team-high four receptions for 51 yards. Jeremiah Looney had three catches for 56 yards and two touchdowns.
Rayvelle Leak had 10 rushes for 65 yards. JB Price rushed for 55 yards on six carries.
After taking a 7-0 lead just 15 seconds into the game after McCray’s 95-yard kickoff return, the Blue Dragons had a fumble and a pair of punts on their next three possessions. Bruce’s 38-yard punt returns set the Dragons up at the Coffeyville 41. Three plays into the drive, Phillips hit Looney with a 38-yard touchdown pass for a 14-0 lead with 5:46 to play in the first quarter.
Springs interception a pass on the next Coffeyville possession. The Dragons completed the six-play drive with a Phillips 2-yard scramble for a touchdown and a 21-0 lead with 1:53 to play in the first quarter.
The Blue Dragons scored on their third-straight possession as Phillips and Looney connected for the second time in the game, this touchdown coming from 8 yards out for a 28-0 lead with 7:02 to play in the second quarter.
After the teams traded punts, Bruce fielded a short punt and sprinted up the middle for a 35-yard punt return for a touchdown and a 35-0 Hutchinson lead with 2:07 remaining in the second quarter.
With no scoring by either team in the third quarter, the only points for the Blue Dragons came on a Parker Grizzell 20-yard field goal with 1:50 remaining in the fourth quarter for a 38-0 lead. That Dragon scoring drive covered 80 yards over 16 plays.
GAME NOTES – The Blue Dragons are not 36-54-2 all-time against Coffeyville, including going 19-3 against the Red Ravens over the last 22 games. … The last player to have two kickoff return for touchdowns in a season was Tiyon Evans in 1999. … The last time the Blue Dragons had at least two kickoff/punt returns for touchdowns in the same game in 2019, Mitchell Tinsley had a 76-yard punt return, Darius Cleveland had a 61-yard kickoff return and Evans had a 95-yard kickoff return against Dodge City. … Grizzell kicked his 11th field goal of the season, which ties him for fifth on the single-season made field goals list with Luke Niemeyer (2016). … This was the eighth time this season to hold an opponent to less than 100 rushing yards.
