Lucas Melvin has been a long time Norton High School football coach. For Melvin, Hutchinson Community College was home for two years. 

“I played two seasons at Hutch, it was an awesome experience,” Melvin said. “I played cornerback and special teams there. I was blessed to play for great coaches and with wonderful players.”

Melvin joined the Blue Dragons’ team in the fall of 1993, where over the next two seasons, he played two bowl games, and a conference championship game.

“There was a lot of talent, a great team and coaches,” Melvin said. “My freshman year I played special teams and back-up corner. We didn’t know we made the bowl game until after our last game, so we went to check-in equipment and then got the call. The bowl game was over Thanksgiving break in Mesa Arizona. My second year I started at corner and played special teams. We made it to the Jayhawk Conference championship game against Garden City. We lost the championship game but made it to another bowl game in Glendale.” 

Melvin transferred to Fort Hays State University in 1995, and three years later took an assistant coaching job at Norton. Melvin looks back on how playing at Hutch shaped him into the person he is today. 

“I think it really gave me some insight into what kind of a person, teacher and coach I wanted to be,” Melvin said. “I learned a lot about life and football at Hutch and played with guys I still talk to today.”