Lucky 13 came in the guise of vintage Barton Community College men’s basketball that the Cougars have become accustomed to this preseason.
Freshman guard Algie Key narrowly missed a double-double with game highs of 22 points and nine assists and sophomore power forward Dwyane Brunson had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, leading Barton to a 71-56 win over Fort Scott Friday night at the Best Western Angus Inn Classic.
The Cougars improved to a perfect 13-0 with the win.
Swingman Carl Wallace added 14 points, hitting 7 of 8 shots, and had seven rebounds. The Cougars had a big edge underneath the backboards, 38-26, and shot 47.5 percent from the floor on the night (28 for 59).
Fort Scott, a member of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division, was led by Julian Mills with 20 points. Tony McGilveary scored 14 for the Greyhounds (1-8).
— Mack McClure
JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Best Western Angus Inn
Basketball Classic
At Great Bend
Kirkman Activity Center
MEN
Friday
Barton 71, Fort Scott 56
FORT SCOTT (1-8)
De’Sean Miles 4-9 1-2 9, Julian Mills 9-13 2-3 20, Tony McGilveary 6-15 0-0 14, Teance Walton 1-6 0-0 2, Sheldon Hayes 0-1 0-0 0, Derrick Green 1-2 1-2 4, Austin Danner 1-4 0-0 3, Torrell Nickerson 1-1 0-0 2, Derrick Thomas 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 24-53 4-7 56.
BARTON (13-0)
Jonathan Pittman 0-5 0-0 0, Jalen Boyd 2-5 0-0 6, Algie Key 6-15 10-11 22, Dwayne Brunson 9-14 0-2 18, Carl Wallace 7-8 0-2 14, Kurt Walker 1-4 0-0 2, Andell Cumberbatch 1-3 1-1 1, Shaka Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Julian Rose 0-0 0-0 0, Ben Profitt 0-0 0-0 0, DaVonte Grant 1-3 0-0 3, Darius Hil 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 28-59 12-18 71.
Halftime — Barton 42, Fort Scott 35. Three-point goals — Barton 3-11 (Boyd 2-3, Grant 1-3, Walker 0-2, Cumberbatch 0-1); Fort Scott 4-11 (Tony McGilveary 2-3, Austin Danner 1-2, Derrick Green 1-1). Rebounds — Fort Scott 26 (Teance Walton 9); Barton 38 (Dwayne Brunson 10). Assists — Fort Scott 13 (Julian Mills 4, Teance Walton 4); Barton 16 (Algie Key 9). Total fouls — Fort Scott 14, Barton 12. A — 578
