Barton rolls by McPherson JV to improve to 3-0 on young season
The Barton County Community College men's basketball team kept its record perfect with a 75-50 win over the McPherson College JV Monday night at the Barton County Gym. The win was the 3rd in 4 days for Barton to start off the 2005-06 season. The win moved the Cougars to 3-0 for the season. The hectic early season pace will not slow down for Barton as the Cougars head to Colorado Springs for 3 more games this weekend. The games Thursday thru Saturday will give Barton 6 games in 9 days to start the season.

Highlights
The Cougars got off to a slow start to the contest, letting McPherson hang around much of the 1st half. Barton finally took a double-digit lead on the Bulldogs as the Cougars went on a 9-0 run to grab a 28-15 advantage with 5:08 left in the opening half. Barton led 37-21 at intermission. In the 2nd half, the Cougars to 33 at 69-36 with just more than 8 minutes to play.

Barton was led by Chris Berry with 25 points in the win on 11-of-17 shooting from the field. Berry also paced the Cougars with 7 rebounds. Thaigo Cordiero added 15 for Barton to go with 6 boards. Those were the only two Cougars in double figures. Dominique White led Barton with 7 assists.

Barton will play three straight in Colorado Springs this weekend, starting with Eastern Utah Thursday. The Cougars will play New Mexico Military Friday before concluding the Classic with host Air Force Prep Saturday in a rematch of the season-opening win for Barton.

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

Next
Thurs, Nov 10 – v Eastern Utah, 6 pm (Air Force Prep Classic in Colorado Springs)
Fri, Nov 11 – v New Mexico Military, 6 pm (Air Force Prep Classic in Colorado Springs)
Sat, Nov 12 – v Air Force Prep, 6 pm (Air Force Prep Classic in Colorado Springs)
all times Central Standard Times

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