Dodge City football struggled on the road against #1 Hutchinson, dropping the matchup 59-0 to move to 6-4 on the season and 3-2 in KJCCC action.
The day was full of struggles for the Conquistadors as Hutchinson controlled the game in several ways. The Conqs first four drives were three-and-outs, while Hutchinson found the scoreboard early in their first drive. The Blue Dragons used a short field to score on their opening drive, but the Conqs defense held them to a field goal attempt on their second drive, which they missed, and then forced a Hutchinson punt on the next Blue Dragon drive. Hutchinson ended the first half with a field goal after forcing a safety, leading a 12-0 lead. Blue Dragons continued to find some big plays, tallying 20 points in the second quarter and scoring in the third and fourth quarters, while the Conqs were unable to get going throughout the contest, falling 59-0.
The Conqs finished with just 69 total yards in the loss and recorded only three first downs, while Hutchinson posted 559 total yards.
Greg Wardlaw finished with 11 tackles in the loss, while
Jahtavious Gaines posted nine tackles with a forced fumble, and
Jalen Johnson grabbed an interception.
Remy Looney had a solid day with six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.
The Conqs will look to wrap up the season in strong fashion as they take on Coffeyville on Saturday, November 7
th at 12:00 pm.
