HUTCHINSON 58, BARTON 57 The No. 15 Barton Cougars were one play away from sending rival Hutchinson Community College to the worst league start in school history. The Blue Dragons delivered a late-game miracle with a contested game-winning 3-pointer by Lolo Rudolph for a shocking 58-57 Jayhawk Conference basketball victory. The Cougars (8-3, 3-2 Jayhawk) led 57-55 on three Aris Rodriguez free throws, but missed an opportunity to win the game by earning a shot-clock violation with nine seconds left. The only way the Cougars would lose was if the Dragons made a 3-pointer, and that's exactly what Rudolph did off a pass from Daleron Thomas. Hutchinson (7-4, 2-3 Jayhawk) snapped a historic 8-game Barton winning streak in the longtime series to drop the Cougars to 8-3, 3-2 Jayhawk. The Cougars play Pratt Saturday at home. Noah Williams posted a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Rodriguez and Jayden Ramirez added 10 apiece. Sebastian Muchitsch contributed nine points and eight boards. Jon Byrd dished out four assists. Hutchinson's Kyrell Shaw scored 18 points and Bobby Cannon added 10 points. Barton controlled much of the night, grinding its way to a 26–20 halftime lead, then opening the second half with a 9–2 surge to match its largest cushion of t10. Hutchinson chipped away, but Barton stretched the margin to seven with eight minutes left and a 4-point margin with 3:28 to play. The Blue Dragons continued to grind, taking their first lead at 55–54 with 2:26 remaining. Barton shot 29% from the floor but stayed in control most of the way behind a 40–28 advantage on the glass and a 16–4 edge on offensive rebounds. Hutchinson 20 38 — 58 Barton 26 31— 57 HUTCHINSON—Shaw 8-16 (2-5) 0-0 18; Cannon 4-13 (2-6) 0-0 10; Williams 3-6 (0-1) 2-2 8; Thomas 3-6 (0-2) 1-1 7; Boney 2-5 (2-2) 0-0 6; Alston 2-3 0-0 4; Rudolph (1-2) 0-0 3; Dorar 1-2 0-0 2; Totals 24-53 (7-18) 3-3 58 BARTON—Noah Williams 4-13 (2-4) 5-6 15; Ramirez 4-11 (1-4) 1-2 10; Rodriguez 2-7 (1-4) 5-6 10; Muchitsch 4-10 (0-1) 1-4 9; Inanov 2-8 (0-4) 2-2 6; Chuoi 0-1 2-2 2; Rucker (1-4) 2-2 5; Byrd 0-4 (0-1) 0-0 0; Mikey Williams 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 17-59 (5-22) 18-24 57 Rebounds—H 28 (Cannon 7), BC 40 (N. Williams 11). Assists—H 15 (Rudolph 6); BC 11 (Byrd 4). Steals—H 4 (Thomas 2); BC 6 (Inanov 2). TO—H 12, BC 11. JAYHAWK MEN Butler 4-1 8-3 Cowley 3-1 8-2 Garden City 3-1 8-2 Dodge City 3-1 7-3 Independence 3-1 5-4 Coffeyville 3-2 8-2 Barton 3-2 8-3 Seward 3-2 8-3 Hutchinson 2-3 7-4 Hays NW 1-2 5-3 Cloud 1-3 6-4 Pratt 0-5 3-7 Colby 0-5 2-9 12-2—Hutchinson 58, Barton 57; Cowley 96, Coffeyville 76; Butler 132, Garden City 107; Independence 85, Hays NW 83; Dodge City 86, Colby 79; Seward 81, Pratt 79 12-6—Pratt at Barton; Cowley at Hutchinson; Dodge City at Coffeyville; Cloud at Colby; Garden City at Independence; Hays NW at Seward 12-9—Barton at Hays NW 12-10—Hutchinson at Dodge City; Coffeyville at Cloud; Pratt at Cowley; Seward at Garden City; Independence at Butler