LIBERAL — The usually potent shooters for the Barton Community College men’s basketball team were uncharacteristically quiet from the outside against Seward County on Wednesday night.
The Cougars fell 67-58 as the Saints pulled away late in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division game.
Barton drops to 19-9 overall, 7-5 in the West. Seward County improves to 20-8, 10-2.
The Cougars were a collective 0-for-14 on 3-point shots in the game.
Barton was led by Tyler Corley, who finished with 12 points.
Raheem Johnson got a double-double for the Cougars with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

                  — Kevin Price
 
JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kansas Jayhawk Community
College Conference
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Wednesday

At Liberal

Seward County 67, Barton 58
BARTON (19-9, 7-5)
     Tyler Corley 4-9 4-6 12, Raheem Johnson 4-9 2-4 10, Rashawn Walker 4-4 0-0 8, DJ Johnson 4-4 0-0 8, Darius Gibson 3-13 2-7 8, Isaac Williams 1-9 4-5 6, Deriece Parks 0-3 4-4 4, Trey Unrau 1-2 0-0 2, Montrell McKenzie 0-0 0-0 0, Tyler Chambers 0-0 0-0 0, Travell Robinson 0-0 0-0 0, Christian Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-53 16-26 58.
SEWARD COUNTY (20-8, 10-2)
     Quentin Purtue 7-13 5-6 19, Niem Stevenson 5-15 7-9 17, Secean Johnson 2-9 8-9 12, Evan Allen 2-5 3-4 8, Malcolm Hill-Bey 1-9 3-4 6, Brian Bridgeforth 2-3 1-3 5, Tyreke Sharp 0-2 0-0 0, Verdell Mays 0-0 0-0 0, Raoul Mentor 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-57 27-35 67.
     Halftime — Barton 30, Seward County 27. Three-point goals — Barton 0-14 (Corley 0-2, Gibson 0-3, Williams 0-5, Parks 0-3, Unrau 0-1); Seward County 2-16 (Allen 1-2, Hill-Bey 1-5, Johnson 0-2, Sharp 0-1, Stevenson 0-3, Purtue 0-3). Fouled out — Barton (None); Seward County (Hill-Bey). Rebounds — Barton 37 (Johnson 11); Seward County 45 (Stevenson, Hill-Bey, Allen 7). Assists — Barton 8 (Gibson 5); Seward County 9 (Allen, Stevenson, Sharp 2). Total fouls — Barton 22; Seward County 17. Turnovers — Barton 10; Seward County 14.