FRENCH, DELEON TAPPED FOR KJCCC WEEKLY HONORS

Martavius French (No. 2, left photo) and Alfonso Deleon (83, right photo) were named the KJCCC Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week on Tuesday.
Martavius French (No. 2, left photo) and Alfonso Deleon (83, right photo) were named the KJCCC Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week on Tuesday.
October 6, 2021

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

For the second-consecutive week, Hutchinson Community College football players were named Jayhawk Conference players of the week.

The Blue Dragons picked up two of the three weekly conference honor as freshman linebacker Martavius French was named the league's Defensive Player of the Week and sophomore punter Alfonso Deleon was named the Special Teams' Player of the Week.

French and Deleon's performances were main parts of the Blue Dragons' 24-16 Jayhawk Conference road victory at No. 8 Garden City on Saturday night.

French, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound freshman linebacker from Memphis, Tennessee, played a huge role in the Blue Dragons' defensive effort against the Broncbusters.

French had a breakout game with a season-high 14 total tackles, including four solo stops. He also had 0.5 quarterback sacks and disrupted the Buster offense on several occasions.

The 14 tackles mark a season high for a Blue Dragon defensive player this season.

Deleon is the second-straight Blue Dragon to earn KJCCC Special Team honors. Last week, kicker C.J. Moya was named KJCCC and NJCAA National Special Teams Player of the Week.

On Saturday, the 5-10, 190-pound sophomore from Shreveport, Louisiana, averaged 40.9 yards per punt on nine punts with four landing inside the 20-yard line. Only three of his punts were returned by Buster players totaling 22 yards.