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Cougars in good position after win over Colby
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At first glance, the Barton Community College men’s basketball team hasn’t moved much on the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division standings after its rout of Colby on Wednesday.
Upon closer inspection, Barton sits in third place and at 18-2, 4-2, one-half game behind Colby (17-4, 5-2). First-place Seward County lost to Garden City on Wednesday, 81-74, dropping to 17-3, 5-1.
The Trojans are idle this weekend, meaning Barton can make up the difference with a win over Pratt on Saturday night at Kirkman Activity Center. The game begins at around 8:10 after the women’s game, which starts at 6.
Pratt is 10-10, 1-5. The Beavers are led by 6-foot-1 sophomore Bryton Hobbs, who is averaging 18.3 points per game. Trae Beck averages 11.8 points, and Armani Brown averages 11.7 points.
Barton will likely employ the same fast-paced offense and scrappy defense that led it to what was effectively a 50-18 run that consumed most of the first half against Colby.
Freshman guard Algie Key is averaging 18.9 per game on the season, but against Colby, he supplied his teammates with chances to score, finishing with 11 assists to compliment his 14 points.
Sophomore forward Dwayne Brunson, narrowly missed back-to-back double-doubles after serving a two-game suspension, scoring a game-high 23 points and grabbing nine rebounds against Colby. He had 16 points and 10 rebounds against Hutchinson the game before.

Lady Cougars
to host Pratt

The Barton women, 13-7 overall, 3-3 Jayhawk West, who are coming off a 61-58 road win over Colby on Wednesday, will be hosting the Lady Beavers.
The Lady Beavers are 11-9, 1-5 after a 75-45 loss against Hutchinson.
Pratt is led by 5-7 sophomore Ann Pauly, who averages 13.3 points per game.
Cari Guyton, a 6-2 sophomore, averages 12.2 points and a team-leading 9.3 rebounds
Sophomore forward Dionne Harris averages 13.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game to lead the Lady Cougars.
Sophomore guard/forward Shea Shoemaker, who averages 8,9 points per game, finished with 13 points against Colby, including shooting 5-for-6 from the free-throw line.

First-place Cougars complete 4-game sweep
Barton baseball
First-place Cougars sweep Colby COLBY — The Barton Cougars solidified first place with a 4-game sweep of Colby Sunday 9-4 and 8-6 in 10 innings. The Cougars (25-8, 16-4 Jayhawk) lead Cloud County (26-11, 15-5 Jayhawk) by one game. COUGARS 9, COLBY 4 (G1) — Barton's Ayden Hadley homered, doubled and singled and drove home five runs. Wyatt Yetter doubled home a run. The Cougars' defense converted a pair of double plays. Bartlett 3-run homer followed McCormick's RBI single for a 4-0 lead. Hadley and Yetter delivered RBI doubles in a 3-run fifth inning for 7-0 lead. Colby ripped a 2-run fifth-inning homer and added two sixth-inning runs after a trio of walks. Barton's Owen Pote (5-2) earned the pitching victory. COUGARS 8, COLBY 6 (G2) — The Cougars parlayed four walks and a hit batter for a pair of 10th-inning runs. Hunter Alvord and Hadley drew bases-loaded walks for an 8-6 lead. Hadley's third-inning double scored Alvord. Colby tied it 1-1 after three innings. Four Colby singles led to a 3-1 lead. Alvord's fifth-inning homer made it 3-2. Kyle Graves' RBI single and Tate Blasi's RBI bases-loaded fifth-inning walk handed the Cougars a 4-3 lead. Colby's 2-run seventh-inning homer handed the Trojans a 5-4 lead. The Cougars led 6-5 after Hadley's scored on an error after he doubled home pinch-runner Cooper Tabor. Colby ripped a homer for a 6-6 tie. Cougar reliever Landon Haines (3-0) struck out five batters in 32/3 innings. Barton 040 230 0 — 9 Colby 000 022 0 — 4 Pote, McCarthy (6), Golden and Hadley. W—Pote, 5-2. 2B—BC—Hadley, Yetter 2; C—Thatcher. HR—BC—Hadley (7) Barton 001 012 002 2 x— 8 Colby 001 200 201 0 — 6 Minaker, Haines (7) and Hadley. W—Haines, 3-0. 2B—BC—Hadley 2, Walker. HR—BC—Alvord (8) JAYHAWK WEST Barton 16-4 25-8 Cloud 15-5 26-11 Colby 10-6 22-15 Butler 11-7 19-14 Hutchinson 8-8 26-11 Dodge City 8-12 22-15 Garden City 5-11 16-18 Pratt 3-13 10-28 Seward 2-12 15-22 4-3—Barton 7-19, Colby 0-0; Hutchinson 2-5, Cloud 1-13; Dodge City 12-14, Garden City 11-3; Neosho 11-6, Pratt 4-5 4-5—Butler 7-12, Seward 4-0; Pratt 5-6, Neosho 4-2 4-6—Barton 9-8, Colby 4-6; Cloud 5-16, Hutchinson 2-4; Pratt at Neosho 4-7—Seward at Butler 4-8—Barton at McPherson JV; Cloud at SE, Neb.; Neosho at Butler; Garden City at McCook, Neb. 4-10—Barton at Garden City; Cloud at Highland; Seward at Colby; Hutchinson at Butler; Dodge City at Pratt
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