Barton concludes season with loss to Seward County
The Barton County Community College men's basketball team wrapped up a difficult season Saturday with a loss to Seward County, 79-66, at the Barton County Gym. The Cougars completed their season with an 19-11 record – one game shy of a 20-win season – despite not having the chance to play in the post season due to NJCAA sanctions. The Cougars finished conference play with a 6-10 mark. Reggie Love was the lone healthy sophomore left on the roster to play in the final home contest. AJ Martin, a sophomore from Wichita like Love, was injured and was unable to suit up and play in his final game. Seward County finishes the regular season with a 21-9 record and a 7-9 West mark. Seward will travel to Independence for 1st round Region VI action.

Highlights
The Cougars turned the ball over 4 times in the opening 5 minutes of play as the Saints built an 11-2 lead. The Cougars would play from behind the rest of the night. The Seward lead grew to 31-11 with 7 minutes left in the 1st half and eventually to 23 points before Seward took a 44-27 lead to half.

The Cougars made a run and put themselves in position to get back in the ball when Love knocked down a 3-pointer to make it 52-42 with 16:11 to play. Seward, however, followed with an 11-2 run to take a 63-44 lead with 12:28 to play. The Cougars made a late run to cut the lead to 9 points with 2:54 to play when Love hit another trey. But Barton would get no closer than 8 as Seward held on for the West win.

Love scored 20 in his final game as a Barton County Cougar. Love also had 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and a pair of steals in the game. Thiago Cordeiro added 11, 9 rebounds and 8 blocks.

Stats
Full stats can be found at www.bartonccc.edu/sports

Next
Season complete with 19-11 overall record and 6-10 West record.

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