It was somewhat of a scramble at times, specially early on, but a late run boosted the Barton Community College men’s basketball team over Dodge City 96-86 on Wednesday night at Kirkman Activity Center.
The win gives Barton a 13-5 overall record, 1-1 in the Western Division of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.
Things started off well for the Cougars, building a six-point lead five minutes into the game, but Dodge City, thanks to a couple of turnovers and a pair of 3-pointers, climbed back to take the lead midway through the opening period.
The Conquistadors remaining ahead until Barton’s Darius Gibson tied the game up at 44 with 1:42 remaining in the half with a 3-pointer from the top of the key.
Rashawn Walker gave the Cougars their first lead in nearly 15 minutes of play, making a pair of free throws to make it 46-44 heading into halftime.
The game was neck-and-neck until the Cougars pulled away with a 10-0 run with 4:35 remaining in the game.
DJ Johnson got a putback to put Barton ahead 79-75, followed by layups from Isaac Williams and Tyler Corley, bringing the Cougars ahead 83-75.
Raheem Johnson got back-to-back dunks to give the Cougars an 87-75 advantage with 2:42 left.
Barton kept its distance from Dodge City to close out the game.
Gibson finished with 27 points, going 8-for-9 from the free-throw line.
Raheem Johnson had a double-double, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
Williams and Corley each finished with 14 points, and DJ Johnson added 11.
Corley was 6-for-6 from the charity stripe.
As a team, Barton shot 50.7 (36-for-71) from the field. It shot 19 of 23 (82.6 percent) from the free-throw line.
The Conquistadors were led by EJ Eaves, who finished with 24 points.
George Brock added 23 points, including four 3-pointers.
Larry Beckett scored 20 points and grabbed a team-leading eight rebounds for Dodge City.
Barton travels to Cloud County on Saturday. The women’s game starts at 5:30 p.m., with the men’s game following at 7:30.
Black out game
scheduled
against Hutchinson
The Barton basketball teams will be hosting Hutchinson on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
Barton is supporting cancer awareness, scheduling a black out.
T-shirts are being sold by the Barton Athletic Office, and can be ordered before Friday by contacting them at 792-9377 or online at www.BartonSports.com
The proceeds from the shirt sales will be donated to the Barton Relay for Life team.
JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kansas Jayhawk Community
College Conference
Western Division
MEN
Wednesday
At Great Bend
Kirkman Activity Center
Barton 96, Dodge City 86
DODGE CITY (12-6, 1-1)
EJ Eaves 11-17 1-2 24, George Brock 6-17 7-9 23, Larry Beckett 7-13 6-11 20, Brett O’Neil 3-7 0-0 7, Ameer Jackson 1-7 3-6 5, Cornell Duley 1-3 2-2 4, Jelani Carpenter 1-3 1-2 3, Dalton Haist 0-0 0-0 0, Oshai Clark 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-69 20-32 86.
BARTON (13-5, 1-1)
Darius Gibson 9-14 8-9 27, Raheem Johnson 7-9 2-2 16, Isaac Williams 6-11 0-0 14, Tyler Corley 4-11 6-6 14, DJ Johnson 5-7 1-2 11, Deriece Parks 3-10 0-2 7, Rashawn Walker 1-2 2-2 4, Trey Unrau 1-5 0-0 3, Montrell McKenzie 0-0 0-0 0, Tyler Chambers 0-0 0-0 0, Travell Robinson 0-0 0-0 0, Christian Smith 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 36-71 19-23 96.
Halftime — Barton 46, Dodge City 44. Three-point goals — Dodge City 6-21 (Brock 4-10, O’Neil 1-4, Eaves 1-3, Duley 0-1, Clark 0-1, Jackson 0-2); Barton 5-17 (Williams 2-5, Gibson 1-2, Parks 1-4, Unrau 1-4, Smith 0-1, Corley 0-1). Rebounds — Dodge City 38 (Beckett 8); Barton 43 (R. Johnson 10). Assists — Dodge City 9 (O’Neil 4); Barton 19 (Corley, Parks 5). Steals — Dodge City 7 (Brock 3); Great Bend 6 (R. Johnson, Smith 2). Total fouls — Dodge City 17; Barton 20. Turnovers — Dodge City 9; Great Bend 8.
