Hutch in control through midway point

The 2023 junior college football campaign has reached the second half of the regular season and last week the majority of teams had a bye week to strategize and heal from bumps and bruises. Hutchinson was one of the programs that still played, and took control of the Jayhawk Conference.

Hutchinson took over the top spot in the rankings four weeks ago and shows no signs of letting go. The Blue Dragons now control their own destiny in the Jayhawk Conference after blasting Dodge City, 46-10. Hutch now gets a week off before the final four games of the regular season, with a final game against Iowa Western on November 11.

The California ranks had the week off for a mandatory bye, and now get into the nuts and bolts of the schedule. No. 2 San Francisco has a number of folks chasing them up north while No. 4 Mt. San Antonio, No. 6 Riverside City and No. 7 Fullerton seem to be the odds-on favorites to play for the big prize in the playoffs down south.

The Mississippi ranks are up in the air, with No. 5 Gulf Coast and No. 19 Northeast the lone undefeated programs through the midway point. Gulf Coast blasted Pearl River last week (52-21), but now get a big test when they host No. 10 Copiah-Lincoln on Thursday. Northeast travels to East Central on Thursday.

Trinity Valley is the top-ranked program from the Southwest Junior College Football Conference and the Cardinals come in at No. 14 after taking care of business against Blinn, 37-24. The next three weeks will be tough for TVVC as they play No. 24 Navarro, No. 17 New Mexico Military and No. 25 Kilgore. Five programs have one loss in conference play, making for an interesting finish over the next four weeks.

DIRTY 30 MATCHUPS THIS WEEK:

#35 Cerritos at #4 Mt. San Antonio
#10 Copiah-Lincoln at #5 Gulf Coast (TH)
#7 Fullerton at #46 San Diego Mesa
#18 Butler at #9 Iowa Central
#24 Navarro at #14 Trinity Valley
#39 Canyons at #22 El Camino (TH)
#47 East Los Angeles at #30 Long Beach City
#36 Reedley at #37 Contra Costa

The rest of the Dirty 30 Rankings follow. Just a reminder, the Dirty 30 Rankings do not include games against club teams, prep schools, non-CCCAA, non-NJCAA or non-HJCAC programs in its rankings.

JCGRIDIRON DIRTY 30 RANKINGS

Dirty 30 Rankings (10/9/23)

Others on the Bubble: Lackawanna (PA) 4-1, Holmes (MS) 3-2, Citrus (CA) 3-2, Georgia Military 3-3, Cerritos (CA) 3-2, Reedley (CA) 4-1, Contra Costa (CA) 5-0, DuPage (IL) 6-1, Canyons (CA) 3-2, Modesto (CA) 2-3, Chaffey (CA) 5-0, Saddleback (CA) 3-2, Foothill (CA) 5-0, Hinds (MS) 2-3, Pasadena City (CA) 4-1, San Diego Mesa (CA) 3-2, East Los Angeles (CA) 3-2, Rochester (MN) 5-2, Bakersfield (CA) 3-2, Sequoias (CA) 3-2

No	School	City	Rcd	Next

1	Hutchinson	Hutchinson, KS	6-0	bye
2	San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	5-0	v SJ Delta
3	Iowa Western	Council Bluffs, IA	7-0	bye
4	Mt. San Antonio	Walnut, CA	5-0	v #35 Cerritos
5	Gulf Coast	Perkinston, MS	5-0	v #10 Co-Lin (TH)
6	Riverside City	Riverside, CA	5-0	v Grossmont
7	Fullerton	Fullerton, CA	5-0	v #46 Mesa (TH)
8	Jones	Ellisville, MS	4-1	@ Pearl River (TH)
9	Iowa Central	Fort Dodge, IA	5-1	v #18 Butler
10	Copiah-Lincoln	Wesson, MS	4-1	@ #5 Gulf Coast (TH)
11	Butte	Oroville, CA	4-1	@ Santa Rosa
12	San Mateo	San Mateo, CA	4-1	@ Laney (FR)
13	American River	Sacramento, CA	4-1	v Shasta
14	Trinity Valley	Athens, TX	3-1	v #24 Navarro
15	East Mississippi	Scooba, MS	3-2	@ Coahoma (TH)
16	Golden West	Hnt. Bch., CA	4-1	@ OCC (TH)
17	New Mexico Military	Roswell, NM	3-2	v Cisco
18	Butler	El Dorado, KS	3-2	@ #9 IA Central
19	Northeast	Booneville, MS	5-0	@ E Central (TH)
20	Snow	Ephraim, UT	3-1	v Air Force Prep
21	Northwest	Senatobia, MS	3-2	v Delta (TH)
22	El Camino	Torrance, CA	4-1	v #39 Canyons (TH)
23	Tyler	Tyler, TX	3-2	v Blinn
24	Navarro	Corsicana, TX	3-2	@ #14 TVCC
25	Kilgore	Kilgore, TX	4-1	bye
26	Sierra	Rocklin, CA	3-2	v Feather River
27	Dodge City	Dodge City, KS	3-3	v Ellsworth
28	Ventura	Ventura, CA	3-2	@ Moorpark (TH)
29	Highland	Highland, KS	3-3	v Independence
30	Long Beach City	Long Beach, CA	3-2	v #37 ELAC