Chancy Williams made 8 three pointers and scored 32 points to lead the Garden City Broncbusters past Barton Saturday night 85-82 in double overtime. Williams was one of 5 players in double figures for Garden (18-7 5-5) who rallied from 9 points down in the final 5 minutes.
Barton (21-4 7-4) trailed 31-20 at halftime and 41-26 with 18:07 left and appeared to be on the verge of being blown out. But the Cougars then went on a 15-0 run to tie the game at 41-41 and eventually led 65-56 with 4:59 left before the Busters rallied to tie the game at 67-67 at the end of regulation.
In the first overtime, BCC’s Turon Parker hit a foul line jumper with :01 seconds left to force a second overtime. Garden then outscored the Cougars 8-5 to win the game and even the season series at a game apiece.
Parker hit 4 three pointers and ended the game with a career high 20 points. Algie Key recorded his 6th double-double of the season by scoring 17 points and pulling down 12 rebounds.
The loss dropped Barton into a second place tie with Hutchinson in the Jayhawk West standings. The Blue Dragons beat Butler 66-64 in Eldorado for their 6th straight win. In other Jayhawk West action Saturday night, Dodge City ended 6 game losing streak with a 69-66 win over Colby. 15th ranked Seward County beat Pratt in Liberal 58-55 and now has a two game lead in the standings over second place Barton and Hutch.
The Cougars return home Wednesday to host Butler.
Garden City 61 Lady Cougars 54
Barton’s modest two game winning streak came to an end as the Lady Cougars lost to Garden City for the second time this season. The loss severely damaged Barton’s chances at finishing in the top 4 in the Jayhawk West. The Lady Cougars now trail Garden by two games in the West standings.
Barton (15-10 5-6) trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half and were down 37-29 at halftime. After falling behind by 10 points early in the second half, BCC rallied to tie the game 48-48 with 5 minutes left but Garden went on a 12-3 run to put the game away.
The Lady Cougars were led in scoring by Dionne Harris and Deven Boger with 11 points each. The 11 points matched a career high for Boger. Jasmine Moore led Garden City (15-10 7-4) with 17 points while Ashley Walker scored 16.
Elsewhere in the Jayhawk West Saturday, 2nd ranked Hutch improved to 23-0 on the season with a 70-43 win over Butler. 11th ranked Seward County remained two games behind the Blue Dragons with a 70-57 win over Pratt and Colby kept Dodge City winless in league play by beating the Lady Conqs 60-56 in Dodge City.