HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Total game time will go down in the books as a two-hour contest, but the Blue Dragons (4-2) had the Coyotes under control five minutes into the game.
Leading 38-0 after one quarter, the game finished with a running clock. The third and fourth quarters were played with 12 minutes instead of the normal 15.
HCC forced Kansas Wesleyan’s JV to punt after taking the opening kickoff. Adrian Cross snagged the ball at the Coyote 48 and ran it in for the TD.
The Blue Dragons got the ball back and scored 3:25 later on an Otis Williams 40-yard scamper.
Cam Jones started at QB for HCC after a nice showing Saturday at Iowa Central. Jones hit Gary Cross in the corner of the end zone for the third Blue Dragon score. The 36-yard toss was one of two completions for Jones, who finished 2 of 2 with 61 yards.
Luke Niemeyer put HCC on the board again with the longest FG of his career. After misses inside 40 this year, Niemeyer bombed a 46 yarder with some help from the wind. His FG put HCC up 24-0 with just under 8 minutes left in the first quarter.
The next Blue Dragon strike came five minutes later on a 1-yard sneak from Chaz Capps.
V’onte Williams would cap off the HCC scoring in the first quarter with a 53-yard punt return.
The Blue Dragons scored on a record third punt return early in the second quarter when Adrian Cross took another one to the house, this time from 65 yards out.
Tre Griffin would score three minutes later on a 25-yard rush.
HCC led 58-0 at the half.
The Blue Dragons took the second half kickoff and moved the ball slowly with a running clock. They were able to possess the ball all of the third quarter and finish with 35:47 of possession time.
Despite struggling on third down this season, HCC went 5 of 7 on conversions Monday night.
The Blue Dragons converted their lone fourth down attempt and scored both times after entering the red zone.
Sam Corona led the Blue Dragon rushing attack in the fourth quarter with TD runs from 7 and 25 yards out.
Corona led all rushers with 115 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Otis Williams got six touches for 66 yards and a TD, while Tre Griffin saw the ball three times and scored.
The Blue Dragons averaged 8.2 yards a carry and racked up 328 yards of offense, 255 on the ground.
Meanwhile, HCC held KWU to one first down and -13 yards of offense on 30 plays. The Coyotes completed 8 of 14 passes for 18 yards and finished with -31 yards on the ground.
FINAL: HCC 64 KWU JV 0
HCC is back in action Oct. 15 against Ellsworth (2-3) in Gowans Stadium for a noon kickoff.