JOHNSON, GOULDSBY EARN KJCCC WEEKLY HONORS
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
A pair of Hutchinson Community College football players earned KJCCC Football Player of the Week honors for their performances last week against Dodge City.
Sophomore Quarterback Christian Johnson was named the KJCCC Week 7 Offensive Player of the Week and sophomore return specialist Kordell Gouldsby was named the KJCCC Week 7 Special Teams Player of the Week after outstanding performances in No. 1 Hutchinson's 44-3 victory over Dodge City on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Dodge City.
Johnson and Gouldsby became the sixth and seventh Blue Dragon players this season to earn weekly conference honors. Johnson won his second offensive award of the season and is the second Blue Dragon with two weekly awards in 2025, joining receiver Derrick Salley Jr. Gouldsby earned his first weekly award this season and the was named Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time in his career.
Christian Johnson – Offensive Player of the Week
Johnson, a 6-foot, 206-pound quarterback from Montgomery, Alabama, accounted for 309 total yards in the Blue Dragons' 44-3 victory over Dodge City on Saturday.
Johnson completed 17 of 30 passes for 239 yards with three touchdowns. He threw for touchdowns of 27, 20 and 10 yards to bring his season's total to 14 touchdown passes in five games,
Johnson also rushed the ball 14 times for 70 yards, averaging 5.0 yards per carry. All three of those marks were career single-game highs for Johnson.
Johnson also won KJCCC Offensive Player of the Week honors on September 9.
Kordell Gouldsby – Special Teams Player of the Week
Gouldsby, a 5-10, 171-pound sophomore receiver/return specialist from Tulsa, Oklahoma, accounted for 187 all-purpose yards against Dodge City on Saturday.
A big chunk of Gouldsby's yardage came on an 84-yard free kick return for a touchdown following a Blue Dragon safety which gave the Blue Dragons a 23-3 lead in the fourth quarter. The return touchdown was Gouldsby's third career return for a touchdown and first of the season.
The all-purpose wide receiver also caught three passes for 39 yards and a touchdown.
BLUE DRAGON KJCCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week 3 – Christian Johnson – Offense
Week 4 – Derrick Salley Jr. – Offense
Week 4 – Teegan Haines – Defense
Week 5 – Derrick Salley Jr – Offense
Week 5 – Darius Wiley – Defense
Week 7 – Christian Johnson – Offense
Week 7 – Kordell Gouldsby – Special Teams