BARTON COUGARS 84, COLBY 56 — Aris Rodriguez poured through 24 points and Blake Rucker (14), Sebastian Muchitsch (13) and Jayden Ramirez (11) scored in double figures as the Cougars roared past the Colby Trojans 84-56 in Wednesday's Jayhawk League basketball game.

The Cougars (12-8, 7-7 Jayhawk) play Coffeyville (14-7, 8-7 Jayhawk) at home Saturday.

Rodriguez tied a career high with five 3-pointers on 5-of-10 shooting from deep while adding four rebounds, three assists, and three steals. 

Rucker supplied a career-high 14 points off the bench, dumping in 11 in the first half. Ramirez converted 9 of 10 free throws. Majok Chuol and Noal Williams each chipped in nine points while combining for 15 rebounds. Jon Byrd anchored the defensive effort with a career-best four steals, helping Barton force 13 Colby turnovers for a plus-10 scoring advantage.

The Cougars finished 26-of-62 (42%) from the floor, went 25-of-34 (73.5%) at the free-throw line, won the rebounding battle 38–29, and limited one of the region's top three-point shooting teams to 26.9% from deep and 29% shooting overall.

Aliou Diallo and D.J. Cason paced the Trojans with 12 points apiece, Nana Keutcha finished with 11, and Giannis Asimakopoulos added nine points.

After an evenly played opening stretch, Barton snapped an 8–8 tie with an 8–0 burst to seize early momentum, then followed a Colby 1-of-2 trip to the free-throw line with the defining sequence of the night. 

The Cougars unleashed a 17–0 run as part of a devastating 25–1 stretch that turned the contest into a runaway. During that span, Colby went ten minutes without a field goal and nearly seven minutes without a point, as Barton's pressure defense forced empty possessions and fueled efficient offense at the other end. The Cougars weren't finished before the break, closing the half with an additional 10–0 run to build a 27-point cushion and carry a commanding 43–23 advantage into the locker room while holding Colby to just 21 percent shooting in the opening half.

Barton extinguished any momentum with another decisive four-minute stretch, piecing together a 10–0 run to reestablish control. 

The Cougars continued to dictate tempo and spacing, later tacking on a 12–3 stretch that pushed the lead to its largest margin of the night at 36 points. Barton secured its 12th straight victory over Colby by its largest margin since 2010.

Barton's cleanest effort of the season resulted in a season-low six turnovers while defensively clamping down to hold the Trojans to their lowest series scoring output since 2018.

Barton 43 41  — 84

Colby 23 33 — 56

BARTON (12-8, 7-7)—Rodriguez 8-14 (5-10) 3-4 24; Rucker 5-9 (1-4) 3-5 14; Muchitsch 6-11 (0-1) 1-3 13; Ramirez 1-5 (0-2) 9-10 11; Chuol 3-5 3-4 9; Noah Williams 2-11 (1-5) 4-4 9; Maddox Spray 0-1 0-0 0; Byrd 1-4 (0-1) 0-0 2; Eweka 0-1 1-2 1; McPherson 0-1 1-2 1; Totals 26-62 (7-24) 25-34 84

COLBY (5-15, 3-11)—Diallo 3-7 (3-5) 3-4 12; Cason 4-14 (2-8) 2-2 12; Reece 0-4 (0-2) 0-0 0; Njenga 0-1 2-2 2; Kuetcha 4-9 3-3 11; Messam 0-5 (0-1) 0-0 0; Bollers 2-2 1-2 5; Kats 2-5 (1-4) 0-0 5; Asimakopoulos 2-11 (1-6) 4-4 9; Totals 17-58 (7-26) 15-17 56

Rebounds—BC 38 (N. Williams 8); Colby 29 (Njenga 7, Asimakopoulos 7). Assists—BC 7 (Rodriguez 3); Colby 6 (Asimakopoulos 2). Steals—BC 8 (Byrd 4); Colby 0. TO—BC 6, Colby 13

JAYHAWK MEN

Butler 11-4 15-6

Independence 10-5 12-8

Dodge City 9-5 13-7

Seward 9-6 14-7

Cowley 8-6 13-7

Coffeyville 8-7 14-7

Barton 8-7 13-8

Garden City 8-7 13-8

Hays NW 7-7 11-8 

Cloud 7-8 12-9

Hutchinson 5-10 10-11

Pratt 3-12 6-14

Colby 3-12 5-16

1-28—Barton 84, Colby 56; Independence 91, Hutchinson 89 (OT); Coffeyville 73, Seward 71; Butler 98, Pratt 87; Cowley 95, Cloud 86; Garden City 100, Hays NW 77

1-31—Coffeyville at Barton; Hutchinson at Seward; Butler at Hays NW; Colby at Cowley; Cloud at Dodge City; Independence at Pratt

BARTON WOMEN 63, COLBY 53 — Barton's Regina Donanu launched 28 shots to score a game high 19 points to spark the Cougars past the Colby Trojans 63-53 in Wedneday's Jayhawk Conference basketball game.

The Cougars (7-13, 5-9 Jayhawk) play Coffeyville (17-4, 11-4 Jayhawk) Saturday at home.

Barton 22 16 8 17 — 63

Colby 12 14 8 19 — 53

BARTON (7-13, 5-9)—Donanu 9-28 (1-2) 0-0 19; Akinde 3-8 4-6 10; Greer 2-8 (2-5) 4-4 10; Emechete 3-3 (2-2) 0-0 8; Long 3-5 1-3 7; Spray 2-5 (0-1) 2-2 6; Eck 1-2 1-2 3; Totals 23-59 (5-10) 12-17 63

COLBY (11-9, 8-6)—Ulmer 7-20 (0-1) 8-10 22; Kruleski 5-10 (1-5) 1-2 12; Hultgren 1-9 (0-3) 5-6 7; Lewis 1-3 0-0 2; Russell (0-1) 0-0 0; Potts 2-7 (0-1) 0-0 4; Booker 2-2 2-2 6; Totals 18-52 (1-11) 16-20 53

Rebounds—BC 35 (Long 9); Colby 23 (Ulmer 8). Assists—BC 5 (Donanu 2); Colby 6 (Lewis 3). Steals—BC 5 (Spray 3); Colby 6 (Kruleski 2). TO—BC 11, Colby 12

JAYHAWK WOMEN

Butler 14-1 20-1

Dodge City 13-1 18-1

Coffeyville 11-4 17-4

Hutchinson 11-4 16-5

Seward 9-6 14-7

Garden City 9-6 14-6

Colby 8-7 11-10

Cowley 6-8 10-10

Barton 6-9 8-13

Cloud 5-10 9-11

Pratt 2-13 6-14

Hays NW 1-13 1-19

Independence 1-14 4-17

1-28—Barton 63, Colby 53; Hutchinson 90, Independence 51; Coffeyville 58, Seward 56; Butler 100, Pratt 40; Cloud 69, Cowley 65; Garden City 70, Hays NW 44 

1-31—Coffeyville at Barton; Hutchinson at Seward; Butler at Hays NW; Colby at Cowley; Cloud at Dodge City; Independence at Pratt