By TODD MOORE
Barton Sports Info
Barton Men 2 KCK 2 - BCC wins in shootout
A Saturday morning visit to the Cougar Soccer Complex was not for the faint of the heart as 5th ranked Barton Community College men's soccer team survived and advanced past the first round of the Region VI/Plains District on a fourteen round shootout over Kansas City Kansas Community College.
Setting up the shootout, the Cougars trailed with eighteen minutes to play before their constant offensive attack and near misses off the post finally resulted in the break they needed. Going to the penalty kick stripe following a Blue Devil hand-ball in the box, Tajay Grant delivered a tying goal with just 1:32 left.
Playing a pair of scoreless ten minute periods, the over three hour long battle finally came to a close in the 14th round as Dennis Bottcher produced the lone keeper save of the shootout setting up Arthur Seelig-Orth's big man on campus role driving the winner to the back of the net.
Next up for the now 14-4-1 Cougars is a Thursday trip to Wichita's Stryker Sports Complex for a 1:30 p.m. kick against 18th ranked Johnson County. The Cavaliers, who knocked off Barton 2-1 last Tuesday to secure the East's second seed, won Sunday 2-1 at home over Dodge City. KCK completes the 2022 season at 3-10-1.
Barton Women 4 KCK 2
A two goal differential didn't tell the whole story as the 17th ranked Barton Community College women's soccer team controlled most of Saturday's Region VI/Plains District first round action in coming out victorious 4-2 hosting Kansas City Kansas Community College
Barton outshot the Blue Devils 35-4 in the ninety minutes, sending seventeen on frame while allowing just three. Leading 2-1 into the halftime break, the Cougars put two more on the board before the mid-point in cruising the final fifteen until a late Blue Devil score with thirty-five seconds left closed out the scoring.
The second seeded Cougars improve to 15-3 on the year, advancing to Thursday's 11:00 a.m. semifinal round at Wichita's Stryker Sports Complex against third seeded Coffeyville (14-4-1) as the Red Ravens dispatched Cowley 5-2 on Sunday. KCK completes the 2022 season at 5-9-2.