Algie Key scored 30 points and the 9^th ranked Barton Cougars rallied from a12-point second half deficit to beat Cloud County Wednesday night 86-82 at Arley Bryant Gymnasium in Concordia.

Key made 12-17 shots including 3-3 from three and fueld a second half charge that saw the Cougars outscore the Thunderbirds 54-45 in the second half.  Dwayne Brunson scored 15 points and pulled down 8 rebounds while Carl Wallace scored 11.

Barton (20-2 6-2) hit 61.3% from the field in the second half as the Cougars finally took their first lead with just under 3 minutes to play.  Cloud County (15-7 4-4) who lost their  second straight game, was led in scoring by Devon Branch with 22 points.

Barton is now tied with Seward County and Colby for first place in the Jayhawk West at 6-2.  The 12^th ranked Saints lost at home to Hutchinson 80-66 while Colby routed Pratt 110-81.  The Cougars play at Seward on Saturday night.

Cloud County 61 Lady Cougars 57

Barton dropped their second straight game in conference play as they just couldn’t muster enough offense to upset the Thunderbirds.  BCC (13-9 3-5) stayed close the entire game and actually held the lead with just under 10 minutes to play before the Thunderbirds (14-7 5-3) got the lead back and held it through the final buzzer.

Dionne Harris led Barton with 21 points and Netanya Jackson scored 14.  New Zealand native Aleesha Coulter led Cloud with 16.

Wednesday Jayhawk West Men

#9 Barton 86 Cloud County 82

Hutchinson 80 #12 Seward 66

Colby 110 Pratt 81

Butler 87 Dodge City 77

Wednesday Jayhawk West Women

Cloud County 61 Barton 57

#2 Hutchinson 80 #6 Seward County 53

Colby 61 Pratt 55

Butler 69 Dodge City 37

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Thomas Robinson had 20 points and 17 rebounds in another performance sure to burnish his player of the year credentials, leading No. 8 Kansas to an 84-62 blowout of Oklahoma on Wednesday night.

The junior forward had four assists and a couple of blocks for the Jayhawks (18-4, 8-1 Big 12), who responded to their first conference loss last Saturday at Iowa State by outscoring the Sooners 50-31 over the course of the second half.

Tyshawn Taylor had 21 points, Jeff Withey added 15 and Travis Releford had 12 as Kansas tuned up for a high-profile showdown at No. 4 Missouri on Saturday.

Romero Osby scored 19 points, Steven Pledger had 17 and Andrew Fitzgerald finished with 14 for the Sooners (13-8, 3-6), who were within 34-31 at halftime before Kansas hit its stride.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) –  notched his seventh double-double of the season to pace Wichita State to a 74-67 victory over Missouri State on Wednesday night.

Stutz had 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Shockers (19-4, 10-2 Missouri Valley), who have won nine of 10. Ben Smith sank five 3-pointers and had 21 points, while Toure Murry and Joe Ragland scored 10 apiece.

Kyle Weems led the Bears (13-11, 6-6) with 21 points, including five 3-pointers. Jarmar Gulley added 14 points, Anthony Downing 13 and Keith Pickens 12.

Wichita State trailed 36-34 at the break but opened the second half with a 12-3 run for a 46-39 advantage with 15:10 left.

The Shockers pushed the gap to 60-48, but the Bears trimmed it to 68-65 on Downing’s jumper with 2:01 to go.

However, Wichita State converted six straight free throws in the final 46 seconds.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Charlie Weis is willing to go wherever necessary to find the talent to rebuild Kansas.

The new coach of the Jayhawks unveiled his first recruiting class Wednesday, which he pulled together in the less than two months since he took over for the fired Turner Gill.

The class of 20 includes high-profile transfers in Dayne Crist, Jake Heaps and Justin McCay, but also eight junior college transfers who Weis hopes can help immediately.

Kansas finished just 2-10 last season, leading to Gill’s ouster.

Only three players are from the Kansas City area, and four from Missouri and Kansas. The rest are from as far away as Washington, South Carolina and California, though the most by state are the six players Weis landed from Texas.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Kansas State coach Bill Snyder hopes to get the same kind of immediate contributions from this year’s recruiting class as he did last season.

High-profile transfer Arthur Brown, junior college cornerback Nigel Malone and freshman Tyler Lockett were part of a group that contributed to a 10-3 season and a berth in last month’s Cotton Bowl.

Snyder once more tapped into the junior colleges for the recruiting class that he unveiled Wednesday. Six players will arrive at Kansas State with college experience, including Marquez Clark, a highly sought wide receiver from Navarro Junior College.

The Wildcats also reeled in Tavarius Bender, a quarterback from Lincoln, Neb. He fits the dual-threat mold of Collin Klein and others who have played the position at Kansas State.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Offensive coordinator Bill Muir informed the Chiefs on Wednesday that he will retire after 34 years in the NFL, a move many had expected after Kansas City struggled much of last season.

Muir joined the Chiefs as offensive line coach in 2009 and was elevated to offensive coordinator by then-coach Todd Haley, who was fired midway through this season.

The longtime assistant also spent seven seasons in Tampa Bay, where he won a Super Bowl as part of Jon Gruden’s staff. The Buccaneers won three division titles during his time there.

Muir was not expected to remain the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator even if he remained on staff. New coach Romeo Crennel has said he hopes to have that position filled sometime after the Super Bowl.