The breadcrumbs trail is the size of a whole loaf.
Coaches, players, they have all been waiting for the titanic matchup between the No. 2 ranked Garden City Broncbusters and the No. 4 Hutchinson C.C. Blue Dragons at Gowans Stadium Saturday.
In the third quarter against Highland Community College, Garden City running back Charles West slithered through a small hole before breaking out into the open for a galloping 59-yard touchdown run. West has rushed for 1,072 yards and eight touchdowns on the season.
A video of the run was posted on Twitter and Hutchinson C.C. defensive end Clarence Hicks caught wind of it.
Hicks' responded: "None of that on my D." Hicks has 10 sacks on the season.
Blue Dragon safety Letayveon Beaton also noticed the response by Hicks and backed up his teammate.
Beaton tweeted: "Got sum coming for em" with the arms crossing and hat emoji. Beaton is a hard-hitting safety he can also cover from sideline to sideline.
Beaton has 23 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, eight pass breakups and four interceptions on the season.
Garden City coach Jeff Sims delivered a message of his own, but Sims' was more subliminal than the direct approach made by Beaton and Hicks.
On Oct. 23, the KJCCC named Hutchinson running back Dezmon Jackson as the conference offensive player of the week. Jackson ran for 157 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns in a blowout 45-7 win over Dodge City. The Conquistadors are unranked at 3-7, 1-5 on the season.
The poll ran a day after the conference players were announced.
Choice "C" describes Jackson's performance against Dodge City. Choice "B" describes Sims' running back, West, who had 30 carries for 177 yards and a touchdown in the 51-31 win over Highland. The Scotties are the No. 19 ranked team in the country at 5-3. Highland was ranked No. 14 in the matchup against Garden City on Oct. 20.
Hutchinson defeated Highland 16-13 on Oct. 6.
Out of 104 votes, Choice "B" achieved 87 percent. Choice "C" received zero percent of the votes.
All votes and tweets won't matter when the game starts at noon Saturday, but both teams have had a close eye on each for quite some time.