EL DORADO, Kan. — The No. 7 Hutchinson Blue Dragons (5-1, 3-0) defeated the No. 12 Butler Grizzlies 27-13 Saturday night.

The first quarter was a draw, neither team was able to score.

Hutchinson’s Dezmon Jackson drew first blood with a 3-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.

Leroy Watson IV scored his first TD of the season when he hauled in a 24-yard strike from Mason Schucker with 9:37 left in the first half.

Sebastian Garcia drilled a 30-yard field goal to give the Dragons a 17-0 lead headed into intermission.

The Dragons extended that lead to 24 in the third quarter when Mason Schucker hit Khalil McClain from 37 yards out with only 1:04 remaining.

Sebastian Garcia hit another field goal, this time from 34 yards out, to finish Hutchinson’s scoring with 4:13 left to play.

The Grizzlies finally scored their first touchdown of the game when Trae Self hit Jovon Baldwin on a 70-yard bomb. The extra-point attempt was blocked to leave the score at 27-6.

Butler’s Darius Timmons scored on a short push at the goal line to bring the Grizzlies within 14.

However, the damage had already been done.

FINAL: Hutchinson 27 Butler 13

It is just the second win for Hutchinson against Butler since 1997.

It is Rion Rhoades’ first head-to-head victory against Butler’s Tim Schaffner in four tries.

Hutchinson’s defense held Butler to 1 of 15 on third down.

Butler led the league in time of possession headed into Saturday’s matchup, but Hutchinson allowed the Grizzlies to keep the ball for just over 23 minutes — 10 minutes and 16 seconds less than the Grizzlies averaged entering the game.

While he was pleased with the outcome, coach Rhoades knows the Dragons didn’t capitalize on every opportunity:

 

The Blue Dragons play a hot Highland Scotties (4-1) team at home on Oct. 6. Kickoff is set for noon.