HCC Sports Information

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Former Hutchinson Community College football All-American Nehemiah Warrick became the latest Blue Dragon to enter the NFL, signing a rookie free-agent contract with the Super Bowl champion New York Giants recently.

Warrick, who played at HCC in 2004 and 2005, completed his collegiate eligibility at Michigan State University this past season. He wasn’t selected in the recent NFL Draft, but received a call from the Giants soon after. He will report to the Giants’ rookie mini-camp on Thursday and then a full team OTA (organized team activity) on May 16 in New York. <RELEASE>

HCC Sports Information

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Quarterback Justin Schropp threw three touchdown passes and fellow signal-caller Skylar Travis had a dazzling TD run to highlight the Hutchinson Community College football team’s spring scrimmage to close out the 2008 spring season on Saturday at Gowans Stadium.

The Blue Dragons ran about a 70-play scrimmage under perfect weather conditions at Gowans Stadium. Now the Blue Dragons have to wait 19 weeks for the 2008 season opener at home against Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. <FULL RELEASE>

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By Steve Carpenter

HCC Sports Information Director

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Hutchinson Community College all-conference linebacker Antwon Canady became the second Blue Dragon from head coach Rion Rhoades first Blue Dragon team to sign with a Division I football power.

Canady, on Saturday at the HCC Humiston Center, signed a letter of intent to play at Louisville University.

“Louisville was the first school I really wanted to go to,” Canady said. “I started talking to them in high school. I also talked to Arkansas and Texas Tech, but Louisville was really the school I wanted to go to.”

Canady becomes the first Blue Dragon to sign with a Big East Conference school. He is also the first Blue Dragon to ever sign at Louisville. <FULL RELEASE>