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Barton Basketball

The No. 15 ranked Barton Cougars featured a perfectly balanced offense to coast past the Seward Saints 84-68 in Wednesday's Jayhawk Conference basketball game.

The defending NJCAA national champion Cougars (20-5, 14-5) remain in third place and drop the Saints to 3-20, 2-16 Jayhawk.

Barton featured Williams (16), Aris Rodriguez (14) in double figures. The Cougars had 10 players score points. Barton converted 14 of 25 3-pointers to outscore the Saints 42-27 from long range.

Kiki Parker led the Saints with 18 points.

Seward 27 41 — 68

Barton 38 40 — 84

SEWARD (3-20, 2-16) (FG 3 FT TP)—Kiku Parker 7-13 (1-3) 3-7 18, Affoumon 3-4 0-1 6, Bennett 4-10 (3-8) 1-2 12, Kazadi 1-6 (1-4) 0-0 3, Jobe  6-10 (0-1) 0-0 12, Dyck 2-5 (1-2) 0-0 5, Mane 4-7 (3-4) 1-2 12, Totals 27-55 (9-23) 5-12 68

BARTON (20-5, 14-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Williams 6-11 (4-6) 0-0 16, Rodriguez 5-6 (4-5) 0-0 14, Smith 3-7 (1-2) 1-1 8, Muchitsch 2-5 (1-2) 2-3 7, Moss 4-5 (1-1) 0-0 9, Kindell 3-8 (1-2) 0-0 7, Brooks 2-3 (1-2) 0-0 5, Spray 1-4 (0-2) 1-1 3, Parlow 2-6 (1-2) 0-1 5, Chuol 2-3 0-0 4, Totals 33-61 (14-25) 4-6 84

Rebounds—SC 29 (Jobe 8), BC 33 (Smith 6). Assists—SC 6 (Parker 6); BC 18 (Kindell 6); Steals—SC 5 (Kazadi 2); BC 6 (Kindell 2).

JAYHAWK MEN

Cowley 17-2 22-3

Coffeyville 13-4 17-6

Barton 14-5 20-5

Butler 12-6 17-7

Hutchinson 11-6 15-8

Colby 9-10 14-11

Garden City 8-10 13-11

Independence 7-11 11-13

Dodge City 7-11 10-14

Pratt 6-11 10-13

Hays Northwest 6-11 8-13

Cloud 5-13 11-13

Seward 2-15 3-19

2-10—Butler 78,  Hays NW 72; Hutchinson 76, Coffeyville 68

2-11—Cowley 123, Independence 81; Colby 72, Butler 70

2-12—Barton 84, Seward 68

2-13—Hutchinson at Garden City

2-15—Dodge City at Barton, 7:30; Coffeyville at Cowley; Cloud at Hutchinson; Independence at Butler; Pratt at Colby; Seward at Hays NW

2-17—Coffeyville at Cloud; Pratt at Hays NW