Leading scorer Dionne Harris of Barton Community College had a tough time scoring Friday night against Coffeyville.
Harris, who managed only six points against the Lady Ravens, came up in the second half against Labette during the Highland Hotel-Booster Club Basketball Classic at Kirkman Activity Center.
Harris, who entered the classic averaging 13.8 points, scored 11 of her team-high 15 points after halftime to help lead Barton to a 56-53 win over the Lady Cardinals Saturday evening. She also had 10 boards to turn in a double-double.
Harris, a sophomore forward/center from Philadelphia, Pa., maybe got a little too hyped, drawing a pair of technical fouls as she wasn’t around for the finish after being ejected.
Barton (7-2) then was able to survive a late run by the Lady Cardinals to win its sixth straight. A once-comfortable 53-44 lead suddenly got close as Labette went on a late 9-2 run, whittling the margin to 55-53 after Chamiya Reaves drained a 3-pointer with 16.1 seconds left.
But freshman guard Erin Copeland, a native of Kansas City, Kan., made the first of two free throws with 10 second remaining for a three-point lead and the Lady Cougars held on.
Freshman forward Taschell Phillips hit 6 of 9 shots in the first half for 12 of her 14 points. The Lady Cougars led 29-26 at halftime after shooting 42.9 percent from the floor (12 for 28).
Labette kept close despite being outrebounded 27-16 in the first half. Reaves scored 15 first-half points, hitting 6 of 8 field goals.
In Saturday’s opener, Coffeyville’s women defeated Pratt 68-59.
Coffeyville (5-3), which outrebounded Pratt 52-37, was led by Karin Robinson with 15 points, one of four Lady Ravens in double figures.
Pratt (5-2) was led by Ann Pauly with 17 points.
JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Highland Hotel-Booster Club
Basketball Classic
At Great Bend
Kirkman Activity Center
Saturday
WOMEN
Barton Community College 56,
Coffeyville 53
LABETTE (3-4)
Shawnee Phillips 2-13 1-2 5, Raven Taylor 2-7 4-4 8, Chamiya Reaves 8-13 7-11 26, LaTonya Tucker 0-2 0-0 0, Brenna Robinson 4-13 1-4 9, Brooke Dickey 0-2 0-0 0, Brianna Roberts 0-1 0-0 0, Ashley Lutz 1-5 2-2 5. Totals 17-58 15-23 53.
BARTON (7-2)
Blair Bloomfield 0-7 0-0 0, Taschell Phillips 6-15 2-2 14, Ta’Kerra Williams 2-5 0-0 4, Dionne Harris 6-14 3-4 15, Erin Copeland 3-9 3-4 10, Devan Boeger 0-3 0-0 0, Shea Shoemaker 1-5 2-2 4, Jennifer Allende 0-1 0-0 0, Crystal Fulton 0-0 1-3 1, Netanya Jackson 3-6 2-2 8. Totals 21-65 13-17 56.
Halftime — Barton 29, Labette 26. Three-point goals — Labette 4-19 (Reaves 3-5, Lutz 1-4, T. Phillips 0-6, Taylor 0-2, Tucker 0-1, Dickey 0-1, Lutz 1-4); Barton 1-13 (Copeland 1-6, Shoemaker 0-3, Boeger 0-2, Bloomfield 0-2). Rebounds — Barton 53 (Harris 12, Phillips 10, Shoemaker 9); Labette 38 (S. Phillips 10, Robinson 6). Assists — Barton 14 (Copeland 9); Labette 7 (Dickey 3). Steals — Labette 11, Barton 3. Turnovers — Labette 16 (Dickey 4); Barton 15 (Harris 4). Blocked shots — Barton 5 (Harris 2, Jackson 3); Labette 3. Technical fouls — Barton 2 (Harris).
