NJCAA SELECTS MARK WRIGHT AS NATIONAL OFFENSIVE POTW

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Hutchinson Community College sophomore quarterback Mark Wright has made quite an impression on the Blue Dragon football program in his five games as a starter.

The sophomore signal-caller from Douglassville, Georgia, also left a positive impression on the country as he led the Blue Dragons past Butler 35-27 in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 battle on Saturday at Gowans Stadium.

Wright was named the NJCAA National Offensive Player of the Week on Wednesday. He is the second Blue Dragon player to receive national honors, joining Tiyon Evans, who was national Special Teams Player of the Week after the Iowa Western Game.

Against Butler on Saturday, Wright, accounted for 316 total yards and four touchdowns against the Grizzlies.

Wright guided the Blue Dragons to three-straight scoring drives on the first three possessions of the game en route to a 21-0 lead. Wright threw for touchdowns of 69, 29 and 46 yards.

His 46-yard strike to Mitchell Tinsley early in the fourth quarter gave the Blue Dragons a needed two touchdown cushion. He also ran for a 1-yard TD that was set up by his own season-long 66-yard run.

Wright is the first Blue Dragon to earn national Offensive Player of the Week honors since October 14, 2015 when center Tanner Stallings earned the honor. The last skilled position player to earn national offensive honors was Alvin Kamara in 2014.