No. 1 HutchCC women roll past Kansas Wesleyan JV at Barton Classic

Graphic courtesy of Blue Dragon Sports Information

By John Mesh

The No. 1-raked Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons women’s basketball team rolled past the Kansas Wesleyan junior varsity team 85-54 Friday afternoon in the Barton Classic in the Barton Community College gymnasium.

The Blue Dragons (5-0) led the Coyotes (0-2) 19-11 after the first quarter, 45-23 at halftime and 69-38 after three quarters.

The Hutchinson women’s team extended their winning streak to 42 games.

Dylan Alexander led the Blue Dragons in scoring with 17 points. Brynne Katcher added 15 points, Hailey Jackson 11, Kahlen Norris 9, Shane Singer 8, Landon Forbes 6, Jaden Wilson 5, Jada Pleasant 4, Katie Duncan 4, Noelle Anthon 4 and Madi Denison 2.

Jackson, Duncan and Singer each had 5 assists. Katcher grabbed 4 rebounds. Honey Cooney had 4 assists. Jackson had 3 steals and 1 blocked shot.

Kamryn Rietzke led the Coyote with 10 points. Kayly Spall scored 9, Maile Hrabe 9, Hallie West 8 and Emma Gertken 7. Sydney Wapp had 4 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Spall and Hrabe each had 3 assists.

The HutchCC women’s basketball team plays Redlands Community College (El Reno, Okla.) at 1 p.m. Saturday.

The Blue Dragon women will return to the Barton gymnasium Wednesday to open Jayhawk Conference play against the Cougars. Tip-off is 5:30 p.m.

The Blue Dragon women travel to Goodland next Saturday (Nov. 23) to play Fort Hays Tech Northwest (formerly Northwest Kansas Tech). Tip-off at Max Jones Fieldhouse is 2 p.m. central time/1 p.m. mountain time.

No. 15 Hutchinson men’s basketball team powers past Harry S. Truman College at Barton Classic

The No. 15 Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball team powered past Harry S. Truman College (Chicago) 98-59 Friday afternoon in the Barton Classic in the Barton Community College gymnasium.

The Blue Dragons from Region 6 improved to 4-1. The Falcons from Region 4 fell to 0-2.

The Blue Dragons scored 49 points in each half and led 49-26 at halftime.

Five Blue Dragons scored in double figures, led by Mikhail Abdul-Hamid with 19 points. Dimitrius “DJ” Dudley, Jaquez Thornton and Kobe Smith each scored 16 points. Khalil Arnold each scored 13 points.

Thornton grabbed 8 rebounds and Shomari Philip had 7 boards. Thornton had 5 assists and 2 steals.

Michael Dempsey led the Falcons with 15 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, dished off 5 assists and added 2 steals. Jorey Boley scored 10 points, Naelm Evans 9 and Isaac Cambrero 8. Alioune Gningue had 8 points and 10 rebounds.

The Hutchinson Blue Dragon men’s basketball team plays Northern Oklahoma College Enid (NOC Enid) at 3 p.m. Saturday.

The Blue Dragon men travel to Goodland next Saturday (Nov. 23) to play Fort Hays Tech Northwest (formerly Northwest Kansas Tech). Tip-off at Max Jones Fieldhouse is 4 p.m. central time/3 p.m. mountain time.

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