HIGHLAND — In their final game before the holiday break, the Barton Community College men’s basketball team jumped ahead of Midland’s junior varsity 39-15 at halftime.
The Cougars coasted to a 72-50 win that leaves them 12-0 heading into the Neosho classic on Tuesday, Jan. 1.
Andell Cumberbatch dropped a game-high 19 points on Midland.
Raheem Johnson and Dominique Wilson joined him in double figures with 10 points apiece.

                                                           — Kevin Price

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BARTON 72, MIDLAND JV 50
BARTON (12-0)
    Andell Cumberbatch 7-13 3-6 19, Dominique Wilson 4-9 2-2 10, Raheem Johnson 4-8 2-2 10, Kevin Kuteyi 4-11 0-0 9, Algie Key 3-10 3-4 9, Trey Unrau 2-5 1-1 6, Turon Parker 1-10 2-4 4, Rapheal Stephens 1-2 1-1 3, Travell Robinson 1-2 0-0 2, John Goodson 0-0 0-0 0, Andy Wiechman 0-0 0-0 0, Shaka Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-70 14-20 72.
MIDLAND JV (0-2)
    James LaRosa 7-13 1-3 17, Hadley Sejkora 4-9 0-0 9, Derick Hass 3-11 0-0 8, Mike Olesen 2-7 1-2 6, Joe Murphy 2-5 0-0 5, Nate Dartmann 1-1 0-0 3, Tyler Barrientos 0-3 2-2 2, Taylor Parrott 0-2 0-0 0, Logan Faller 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 19-57 4-7 50.
    Halftime — Barton 39, Midland JV 15. Three-point goals — Barton 4-24 (Cumberbatch 2-6, Kuteyi 1-5, Unrau 1-4, Key 0-1, Parker 0-7, Robinson 0-1), Midland JV 8-27 (Hass 2-8, LaRosa 2-4, Olesen 1-2, Murphy 1-3, Dartmann 1-1, Sejkora 1-3, Parrott 0-2, Faller 0-3, Barrientos 0-1). Rebounds — Barton 49 (Wilson 8); Midland JV 35 (Hass 7). Assists — Barton 19 (Parker 9); Midland JV 13 (Sejkora 5). Turnovers — Midland JV 24, Barton 17. Total fouls — Barton 10, Midland JV 15.

Johnson leads Cougars
to 84-51 win on Friday
HIGHLAND — Freshman post player Johnson made all six of his shots from the floor and finished with a game-high 15 points, leading 11th-ranked Barton to an easy 84-51 win over North Central Missouri on Friday afternoon at the Highland Classic.
Barton’s sophomore backcourt trio also had another productive game — Al Key scored 14 points, Turon Parker added 13 points and Cumberbatch scored 12 — as the Cougars improved to 11-0 on the season.
Johnson and Key narrowly missed double-doubles as they each finished with nine rebounds. Parker added a team-high seven assists.
The Cougars, who led 35-23 at halftime, turned it up a notch in the second half in breezing to the win.
Despite missing 16 of 20 3-pointers, Barton found things a lot easier in the paint as it finished 31 for 64 on the night.

                                                       — Mack McClure

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No. 11 Barton Community College 84,
North Central Missouri 51
NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI (4-4)
    Marshon Norfleet 5-11 2-4 12, Skyler Harris 3-6 2-3 8, Jordan Griffin 2-6 1-2 6, Eric McDaniel 3-4 0-2 6, Tyler Peterson 1-8 3-7 5, Eddie Poland 1-5 2-2 5, Brandon Feltes 1-1 2-2 4, Derreon Parker 1-8 0-0 3, Reggie Maxwell 0-4 1-2 1, Jordan Reddin 0-0 1-2 1, Adam Woods 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-54 14-26 51.
BARTON (11-0)
    Raheem Johnson 6-6 3-4 15, Algie Key 4-11 6-7 14, Turon Parker 6-10 0-0 13, Andell Cumberbatch 4-9 4-6 12, Dominique Wilson 4-6 0-2 8, Kevin Kuteyi 2-5 0-0 6, Rapheal Stephens 2-2 1-1 5, Trey Unrau 1-6 1-2 4, Travell Robinson 1-5 1-2 3, Andy Wiechman 0-0 2-4 2, John Goodson 1-2 0-0 2, Shaka Thomas 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-64 18-28 84.
    Halftime — Barton 35, North Central Missouri 23. Three-point goals — North Central Missouri 3-22 (Parker 1-8, Poland 1-4, Griffin 1-4, Peterson 0-2, Maxwell 0-1, Woods 0-1, Norfleet 0-2); Barton 4-20 (Kuteyi 2-4, Unrau 1-6, Parker 1-5, Robinson 0-2, Thomas 0-1, Cumberbatch 0-1, Key 0-1). Fouled out — North Central Missouri (Marshon Norfleet). Rebounds — Barton 43 (Key 9, Johnson 9); North Central Missouri 38 (Eric McDaniel 9). Assists — Barton 12 (Parker 7); North Central Missouri 8 (Maxwell 2). Total fouls — Barton 25, North Central Missouri 20.