Barton men’s basketball games have not been for the faint of heart recently.
The past two games, both at the Barton Gym, have gone down the final seconds.
Unfortunately those games haven’t been favorable to the home-standing Cougars either.
After getting beat in the final seconds Monday, there was a bit of deja vu at the Barton Gym Wednesday.
Garden City took the lead with six seconds to play and a final runner by Cougars’ Jahiem Holden bounced off for the second straight loss.
This time it was Garden wining by a pair, 96-94. But this one wasn’t without some controversy.
Barton was clinging to a 94-93 lead with just 14 seconds left and Garden City inbounding right in front of the Barton bench.
For an instant, it looked as if Barton’s Shawn Warrior had stolen the inbounds pass. But as he slid the floor, Garden City recaptured the ball and got it to Rodney Lewis who took off down the court.
Lewis drove to the free throw line where he collided with a seemingly stationary Holden. As the two collided, Lewis gathered himself, knocked down the shot then fell to the floor.
Holden slid all the way to the baseline when the whistle blew and one of the officials signaled a blocking foul on Holden, much to the dismay of the home fans and Barton Coach Craig Fletchall.
After a timeout with 6.7 seconds to play, Lewis would make the free throw to make it a 96-94 game.
The Cougars had one last chance and it was Holden right in the middle of things again.
The sophomore got the inbounds pass, drove quickly down the right sideline, crossed over the left wing and penetrated to the bucket.
His contested jumper from about 5-feet just off the left block drew contact and sent Holden to the floor once again.
But this time, as his jumper bounced softly on the back iron three times before falling to the ground, there would be no whistle. Just a buzzer to end the game.
A bit of shoving and words followed as the teams spilled onto the floor before each team eventually made their way off at the Kirkman Center. Barton Coach Craig Fletchall was suspended one game by the conference for his postgame conduct. Barton starters Justin Harmon and Desean Munson drew 2-game suspensions for their postgame conduct.
Barton is now pretty out of the West title picture with the back-to-back losses. Its Hutchinson’s to lose at this point as the Blue Dragons are 12-3 and everyone else has at least six losses.
Desean Munson scored 25 and grabbed eight rebounds for Barton. Justin Harmon scored 20 points and handed out 10 assist. Holden ended with 12 and Warrior 10.
The Cougars are 7-7 and in fourth place. Garden is just ahead of them at 7-6.
Barton will now play three games over the next four days. Colby comes to the Barton Gym for a 2 pm tip Friday in a makeup game then it is off to Colby Sunday for a 4 pm start. Barton will earn a forfeit victory over Seward in a scheduled make-up game Monday.
GARDEN 96, BARTON 94
Garden 46 50 — 96
Barton 46 48 — 94
GARDEN CITY (96)—Sangha 8-11 4-4 20. Jones 8-10 7-7 27, Osborne 2-5 2-2 7, Soto 1-5 2-2 5, Diarra 1-5 4-4 7, Lewis 2-6 2-3 6, Watson 3-6 0-0 8, Lual 0-1 0-0 0, Samb 6-8 4-5 16. Totals 31-57 25-27 96.
BARTON (94)—Harmon 6-11 6-7 20, Munson 10-12 5-6 25, Holden 5-11 0-1 12, Price 3-10 0-0 8, Brooks-Harris 3-8 0-0 9, Warrior 2-4 4-4 10, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Koehler 2-3 0-0 5, Lapoole 0-0 0-0 0, Kipruto 2-6 1-2 5. Totals 33-67 16-20 94.
3-pointers—GC 9-19 (Jones 4-5, Watson 2-4, Osborne 1-2, Soto 1-3, Diarra 1-4, Lewis 0-1), Barton 12-25 (Brooks-Harris 3-6, Warrior 2-2, Harmon 2-3, Holden 2-6, Price 2-6, Koehler 1-1). Rebounds—GC 34 (Diarra 9), Barton 28 (Munson 8). Assists—GC 17 (Jones 2), Barton 23 (Harmon 10). Steals—GC 7 (Jones 2), Barton 11 (Holden 3). Blocks—GC 3 (3 with 1), Barton 4 (Brooks-Harris 2). Turnovers—GC 14, Barton 4. Technical—Watson, Garden.
JAYHAWK WEST MEN
Hutchinson 12-3 13-3
Dodge City 9-6 10-6
Garden City 7-6 8-6
Barton 7-7 8-7
Colby 4-4 4-4
Seward Co. 5-8 5-8
Pratt 4-10 5-10
NW Tech 1-14 1-14
JAYHAWK EAST MEN
Coffeyville 14-1 16-1
Cowley Co. 12-2 12-4
Butler Co. 10-4 12-4
Independence 8-7 10-7
Allen Co. 5-10 6-11
Neosho Co. 4-9 6-9
Cloud Co. 2-13 4-13
3-22—Barton at Seward; Garden City at Butler; Allen at Neosho
3-21—Barton at Colby
3-20—Dodge City at Garden City; Pratt at NW Tech; Seward at Hutchinson; Neosho at Cowley; Independence at Butler; Allen at Coffeyville
3-19—Colby at Barton, 2 p.m.; Cloud at Seward
3-17—Garden City 96, Barton 94; Hutchinson 101, NW Tech 95; Dodge City 95, Seward 94, 2 OT; Allen 84, Neosho 59; Coffeyville 100, Cloud 96; Cowley 123, Independence 115
3-15—Seward 82, Barton 80; Hutchinson 100, Dodge City 89, OT'; Butler 81, Cloud 76; Coffeyville 84, Neosho 56; Pratt 75, Garden City 72; Allen 83, Independence 82; Colby 95, NW Tech 82
3-13—Barton 83, Dodge City 78; Garden City 78, NW Tech 77; Seward 94, Pratt 86; Neosho 82, Independence 75; Cowley 106, Cloud 98; Coffeyville 76, Butler 66
3-10—Hutchinson 73, Barton 67; Dodge City 95, Pratt 83; Seward 78, NW Tech 74; Allen 72, Cloud 70; Cowley 113, Butler 93; Independence 70, Coffeyville 67
3-9—Barton 93, Neosho 86
3-8—NW Tech 69, Neosho 61
3-6—Dodge City 115, NW Tech 81; Hutchinson 88, Garden City 70; Neosho 84, Cloud 70; Butler 87, Allen 74; Barton 103, Pratt 80
3-3—Cowley 122, Allen 83; Butler 96, Neosho 79; Hutchinson 92, Pratt 87; Garden City 89, Seward 82; Barton 74, NW Tech 67
3-1—Garden City 82, Cloud 58
2-27—Coffeyville 91, Allen 59; Garden City 84, Dodge City 79; Butler 79, Indy 74; Pratt 87, NW Tech 77; Hutchinson 73, Seward 56
2-24—Dodge City 92, Seward 67; Cowley 136, Indy 122; Coffeyville 82,Cloud 67; Barton 88, Garden City 79; Hutchinson 94, NW Tech 61
2-22—Independence 97, Allen 88; Hutchinson 102, Dodge City 95; Pratt 83, Garden City 76; Butler 90, Cloud 63
2-20—Barton 93, Cloud 60, Butler 73 NW Tech 58; Coffeyville 65, Dodge City 58; Colby 88, Neosho 76; Independence 65, Seward 63; Garden City 89, Allen 83; Cowley 105, Pratt 100
2-19—Neosho 77, Seward 71
2-18—Coffeyville 90, Colby 51
2-17—Butler 87, Barton 70; Cowley 113, Hutchinson 99; Pratt 87, Allen 74
2-13—Butler 77, Colby 63; Independence 82, Pratt 68; Coffeyville 83, NW Tech 61; Cowley 143, Dodge City 104; Hutchinson 80, Allen 62
2-11—Seward 86, Butler 64
2-10—Coffeyville 81, Barton 64; Cowley 114, Colby 104; Dodge City 73, Allen 71; Hutchinson 79, Independence 77; Cloud 77, Pratt 71
2-7—Colby 70, Allen 67; Dodge City 86, Independence 76; Garden City 87, Neosho 80; Coffeyville 71, Seward 62; Butler 91, Pratt 60; Hutchinson 73, Cloud 52; Cowley 93, NW Tech 79
2-3—Butler 66, Hutchinson 65; Cowley 102, Barton 97; Coffeyville 72, Garden City 64; Neosho 95, Pratt 80; Independence 92, Colby 88; Dodge City 90, Cloud 85; Allen 89, NW Tech 84
1-30—Barton 86, Allen 82; Dodge City 86, Butler 83; Colby 87, Cloud 77; Seward 81, Cowley 77; Hutchinson 93, Neosho 84; Independence 74, NW Tech 60; Coffeyville 91, Pratt 58
