Key and Brunson named to All-Region VI team; Key receives second most votes

Algie Key and Dwayne Brunson were named to the recently released 2012 All-Region VI Division I team. The duo helped lead the Cougars to the semifinals of the Region VI playoffs where they were also selected to the All-Tournament team and helped Barton maintain recognition in the national polls for ten straight weeks as Barton eventually finished the season with a 26-7 record. MORE

Barton knocks off No. 5 ranked Coffeyville to advance to Region VI semifinal

Storming back after an early ten point deficit, the Barton Community College men’s basketball team led by three at halftime then held on for a 68-64 victory over the No. 5 ranked Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens Sunday in the Region VI Quarterfinals.  Behind a combined twenty-eight point first half scoring by Turon Parker and Dwayne Brunson and sixteen second half points by Algie Key, the Cougars led the entire last thirty moments of the ball game to earn the semifinal berth.  With the win Barton improves to 26-6 and advances to Monday’s semifinal while Coffeyville’s season comes to an end at 28-4.  The Cougars will play Cowley College, who improved to 23-9 with their quarterfinal 61-52 victory over No. 20 Hutchinson, at 5:00 p.m. at Hartman Arena in Park City.  MORE

Cougars roll into quarterfinals with impressive opening round win

The Barton Community College men’s basketball team cruised into Region VI quarterfinal play with a 95-73 win over Neosho County Community College in first round action Wednesday night at the Barton Gym.  Barton closed out the first half on a 5-0 run to lead by twelve and the Cougars never allowed Neosho back in the game in second half action. The Cougars lead was in the twenties for much of the second half and as large as thirty-one points with seven minutes to play.  With the win Barton improves to 25-6 and advances to the quarterfinal round of the playoffs while Neosho’s season comes to an end at 17-14.  The Cougars will now play No. 5 ranked Coffeyville, the top seed out of the Jayhawk East, in quarterfinal action 1:00 p.m. on Sunday at Hartman Arena in Park City.  MORE

Key grabs top freshman honor with Brunson getting second team conference award

Algie Key highlights two Barton Community College men’s basketball players to earn conference awards recently announced by the KJCCC.  Key, who was voted the freshman of the year by conference coaches, is joined on the All-Jayhawk West team by sophomore Dwayne Brunson, who garnered second team honors.  Key, the week fourteen NJCAA and KJCCC player of the week, averaged 18.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 1.9 steals per game and recorded six double-doubles on the season.  Brunson, an honorable mention selection his freshman year, recorded fourteen double-doubles on the season and averaged 17.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals, and 2.8 blocks per game.  The duo has helped lead the Cougars to a 25-6 season a quarterfinal berth in the Region VI playoffs.

Key adds national honor to week’s accolades

A few days after being named KJCCC Verizon Wireless Co-Player of the Week, Barton Community College men’s basketball player Algie Key has been named the NJCAA Division I Player of the Week as well.  The freshman from Decatur, Georgia, put up a career high 32 points in Barton’s lone game last week, a 84-69 win over Colby Community College Saturday night at the Barton Gym.  Additionally Key was instrumental in keeping the Cougars within one at halftime as he shot 8-for-12 from the field scoring 17 of Barton’s 35 first half points.  Key shares the KJCCC week’s honor with Johnson County Community College’s Justin Leathers.  Since Leathers plays for the Division II Cavaliers, Key is the Region VI’s Division I nominee for the second time this season for the national player of the week honors.  MORE

Key named Jayhawk Conference men’s basketball player of the week

Barton Community College men’s basketball player Algie Key has been named the KJCCC Verizon Wireless Co-Player of the Week.  The freshman from Decatur, Georgia, put up a career high 32 points in Barton’s lone game this week, a 84-69 win over Colby Community College Saturday night at the Barton Gym.  Additionally Key was instrumental in keeping the Cougars within one at halftime as he shot 8-for-12 from the field scoring 17 of Barton’s 35 first half points.  Key shares the week’s honor with Johnson County Community College’s Justin Leathers.  Since Leathers plays for the Division II Cavaliers, Key is the Region VI’s Division I nominee for the second time this season for the national player of the week honors.  MORE

Cougars explode for forty-nine second half points to defeat Colby and clinch region home playoff game

The Barton Community College men’s basketball team continued its dominance over Colby Community College as the Cougars scored forty-nine second half points enroute to Saturday night’s 84-69 win at the Barton Gym.    Barton, who clinched a home playoff game and is now twenty-five and one versus Colby at the Barton gym, erased a one-point halftime deficit to earn the victory and improve to 9-5 in the Jayhawk West and 23-5 overall.  Colby loses their fifth game in the last six outings to fall to 7-8 in conference and 19-9 overall.  Amongst a third place tie with Cloud County Community College, Barton will play at Pratt Community College on Wednesday before a hopeful showdown with Cloud next Saturday night at the Barton gym.  MORE

No. 19 Cougars grind out win to move within one of first place

For the second time in the conference season and coming against the same opponent, the No. 19 ranked Barton Community College men’s basketball team won a game without scoring 80 points as they defeated Butler Community College Wednesday night 74-67 at the Barton Gym.    The Cougars, who defeated Butler 71-62 in January, were led by Dwayne Brunson’s twenty-six point eleven rebound performance as Barton’s bench outscored Butler 43-12.  With Seward County’s Wednesday night loss the Cougars move within a game of first place but are also a game out of fifth place as the Jayhawk West race tightens up.  Barton, 8-4 in conference play and 22-4 overall, holds a half game lead on Hutchinson as the two teams will face off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.   With the loss Butler drops to 2-9 in conference and 8-17 overall.   MORE

No. 13 Cougars drop 85-82 double-overtime road conference game at Garden City

After having a chance to tie for the conference lead, the No. 13 ranked Barton Community College Cougars find themselves fighting for a home playoff game just a week later as they dropped a double overtime 85-82 thriller to Garden City Community College Saturday night in Garden City.  The Cougars, who led by nine with 4:03 to play in regulation, slip to 7-4 in conference play and 21-4 overall.  Barton remains in second place but find themselves one loss away from dropping from the top four as the West Division tightens up for the important home playoff game.  Garden City, who improves to 6-5 in conference and 18-5 overall, moves into a tie for fifth place but just a game out of a tie for second.  Barton will be at home Wednesday as they take on Butler Community College at 8:00 p.m.  MORE

Barton survives last second tip-in to hold off Dodge City 83-81

The No. 13 ranked Barton Community College men’s basketball survived two point-bank shots in the waning seconds to hold off Dodge City Community College 83-81 Wednesday night at the Barton Gym.  Fortunately for the Cougars the Conquistadors were milliseconds from sending the game into overtime as Clarence Willard’s put-back basket was just after time expired.  With the win Barton keeps pace for the West title by improving to 7-3 and 22-3 overall and trailing Seward County by one game.   Meanwhile Dodge drops its sixth straight to fall to 3-7 in the conference and 15-9 overall.   Barton travels to Garden City Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. West game.  Garden City, 5-5 in conference and 17-7 overall, dropped a 71-64 decision at Hutchinson on Wednesday night. MORE

No. 9 Cougars come from behind, win sixth straight to move into first place tie in Jayhawk West

Trailing for thirty-seven minutes and facing a twelve point second half deficit, the Barton Community College men’s basketball team battled from behind to earn a hard fought 86-82 victory over Cloud County Community College Wednesday night in Concordia.  The No. 9 ranked Cougars were held at bay most of the night until freshman Algie Key knocked down a three-pointer to give Barton its first lead at 74-73 with 2:46 to play.  After exchanging buckets throughout the next minute, a three-point play by Dwayne Brunson with 1:17 to play gave Barton a 79-77 lead it wouldn’t relinquish.  With the victory coupled with Seward County’s home loss to Hutchinson, Barton moves into a three-way tie for first place with Seward and Colby. Barton improves to 20-2 on the season and 6-2 in conference play while Cloud drops to 4-4 in conference and 14-8 overall.  A battle for first place and between nationally ranked teams will take place this Saturday as Barton travels to Liberal to take on the No. 12 ranked Saints in a 8:00 p.m. Jayhawk West contest.   MORE

Cruising to Jayhawk West win, Cougars move into second place

It wasn’t the dominating performance the Barton Community College men’s basketball team had three days prior, but the No. 10 ranked Cougars had complete control in its 88-76 victory Saturday night over Pratt Community College at the Barton gym.  After tying the game at two apiece, Barton stretched a twelve point halftime advantage to fifteen points in the second half and cruised to the Jayhawk West win.   The Cougars, 19-2 on the season and in second place in the conference at 5-2, drop Pratt below .500 to 10-11 overall and 1-6 in conference.  Barton will travel to Concordia to take on Cloud County Community College Wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. The Thunderbirds, 14-7 overall and 4-3 in conference, are coming off a tough 64-56 loss at Hutchinson where they led by thirteen and held Hutch to four first half field goals. MORE

Cougars win big road conference game by taking down second place Colby

Trailing by six in the opening two minutes, the No. 10 ranked Barton Community College men’s basketball team utilized a 14-0 run and never looked back in easily defeating Colby Community College 88-65 Wednesday night in Colby.  The Cougars, 18-2 on the season and 4-2 in conference play, never let the Trojans any closer than five and led by as many as thirty-three with twelve minutes remaining in the game to pick up the road Jayhawk West win.  Colby, who was previously alone in second place in front of Barton, falls to 17-4 on the season and 5-2 in conference play.  Barton will be back at the Barton Gym on Saturday as they welcome Pratt Community College to town for an 8:00pm tip-off.  MORE

Cougars win battle of nationally ranked teams

In a Jayhawk West battle of nationally ranked teams, the No. 14 ranked Barton Community College men’s basketball team never trailed in the contest and went on to defeat No. 19 ranked Hutchinson Community College 93-71 Wednesday night at the Barton Gym.  After starting the conference season with two straight losses, the Cougars have won three straight to move up to a third place tie in the West standings at 3-2 and improving to 17-2 overall.  Losing its second straight conference game, Hutchinson drops to 1-3 in the West and 14-4 overall.  The Cougars will have a week off before they are back in action January 25 when they travel to Colby in another Jayhawk West battle.  MORE

“Pink Out” night for breast cancer awareness

In conjunction with Wednesday night’s home basketball game, Barton Community College will dedicate the night to “Pink Out” for breast cancer awareness.   Offering support and increasing awareness, the Barton Student Life Office has organized the evening’s events with informational and fundraising opportunities with all proceeds donated to the Barton Relay for Life team.  Fans are encouraged to wear pink as a show of support with a limited number of “Pink Out” themed t-shirts available for free distribution.  The Barton basketball teams will be hosting Hutchinson Community College with the women’s game beginning at 6:00 p.m. and the men scheduled to tip-off at approximately 8:00 p.m.   MORE

Cougars defeat Garden City to pick up first conference win of season

In what could be considered an early conference season ‘must win’, the Barton Community College men’s basketball team picked up a much needed home conference win Wednesday night at the Barton Gym.  The Cougars shot 50% for the game and had five players score in double figures as they defeated Garden City Community College 82-72 to improve to 1-2 in conference and 15-2 overall.  With the loss Garden City drops to 13-4 overall and 1-2 in conference play.  The No. 15 ranked Cougars will travel to El Dorado this Saturday to take on Butler Community College for a 7:30 p.m. Jayhawk West matchup.  The Grizzlies, who were also seeking their first conference win last night, picked up a big road victory by defeating No. 12 Hutchinson 62-61. MORE

Cougars drop road conference game to Dodge City

The Barton Community College men’s basketball team finished the week 0-2 in conference play as Dodge City defeated the Cougars 91-86 Saturday night at Dodge City.  Despite outscoring the Conquistadors 51-47 in the second half, Dodge’s nine point halftime lead was too much for the Cougars to overcome.  With the loss Barton drops to 14-2 on the season while Dodge City improves to 14-2 and 2-0 in conference play.   The Cougars will look to get a win in the young conference season as they host Garden City on Wednesday night at 8:00 p.m.  After an opening the conference season with a victory over Butler CC, Garden lost at home this past Saturday to No. 10 Hutchinson 81-72.

No. 7 Cougars suffer first loss of season; fall to Seward in KJCCC season opener

The No. 7 ranked Barton Community College men’s basketball team dropped their first game of the season losing 73-67 to Seward County Community College Wednesday night at the Barton Gym.  After leading by twelve at the break, the Cougars were outscored by eighteen points in the second half to drop its Jayhawk West conference opener.  With the loss Barton falls to 14-1 on the season while Seward improves to 13-2.  Barton will look to rebound this Saturday as they travel to Dodge City to take on the Conquistadors in a 7:30 p.m. tip-off.  Much like Seward, Dodge City picked up a big conference road win as they defeated No. 10 Hutchinson 78-75.  MORE

Cougars move up to No. 8 in national poll

Fresh off a weekend sweep to improve their record to 14-0, the Barton Community College men’s basketball team moved from No. 11 up to No. 8 in the recently released NJCAA Division I national poll.  Barton is among nine fellow KJCCC schools either in the top twenty or receiving votes, with six of the nine coming from the West Division.  Fellow West Division school Hutchinson Community College is ranked No. 11 while East Division schools Coffeyville Community College and Kansas City Kansas Community College are ranked Nos. 6 and 15 respectively.  Seward County Community College, Barton’s next opponent, is receiving votes and stands at 8-2 on the season.

This past weekend in the Best Western Angus Inn Classic, Barton defeated Fort Scott Community College 71-56 on Friday and Brown Mackie College 85-73 on Saturday.   The Cougars are finished with their non-conference portion of the schedule and will take a break from action until January 4, 2012, when Barton opens conference play at home against Seward.  

Cougar basketball enters national rankings, defeat McPherson College JV

Making its season's debut in the recently released NJCAA Division I national poll, the No. 16 Barton Community College men’s basketball team shook off a pesky McPherson College Junior Varsity for a 94-54 victory Tuesday night at the Barton Gym.  The 10-0 Cougar men, along with the Lady Cougar basketball team, will play a couple of games this weekend in the Hesston Classic.  On Friday both teams will take on the host Hesston College in 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. games respectively.  The Barton-Hesston men’s game will be a rematch of the Cougar’s 112-65 win back on November 3.   On Saturday the Lady Cougars will play Brown Mackie College at 2:00 p.m. followed by the Cougar men taking on Northern Oklahoma College-Enid at 4:00 pm.  MORE

Cougars tune up for upcoming weekend classic, defeat Southwestern College JV

In a final tune up for its upcoming weekend classic, the Barton Community College men’s basketball team struggled early but found its high tempo offense in defeating Southwestern College Junior Varsity 113-57 Tuesday night at the Barton Gym.  The 6-0 Cougars will play three games this weekend in the Highland Hotel Booster Club Classic which includes fellow Jayhawk Conference members Independence Community College and Labette Community College.  Barton will play at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday against Independence and Labette respectively, then wrap up the Classic with a 3:00 p.m. game on Sunday against Frank Phillips College.  MORE

Cougar basketball tops century mark for third time in 121-67 victory over Tabor

The Barton Community College men’s basketball team kept its streak of eclipsing the century mark intact as the Cougars defeated Tabor College Junior Varsity Tuesday night 121-67 at the Barton Gym.  With the victory Barton improves to 3-0 on the early season but will face its toughest test this weekend.  The Cougars travel to Salina for the Salina Classic to play Kansas Wesleyan JV at 3:00 pm. on Friday then face the always tough Brown Mackie Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.  MORE

Cougars sprint past Bethany JV in season opener

The Barton Community College men’s basketball team opened the 2011-12 season with a 116-67 win over Bethany College JV at the Barton Gym Tuesday night. The Cougars will take on fellow Region VI school Hesston College on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.   MORE

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Schedule / Results

Wednesday January 4
Jayhawk Conference Play
Seward 73  Barton 67
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at Barton Gym

January 7
Jayhawk Conference Play
Dodge City 91  Barton 86
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at Dodge City, KS

January 11
Jayhawk Conference Play
Barton 82  Garden City 72
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at Barton

January 14
Jayhawk Conference Play
Barton 71  Butler 62
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at El Dorado, KS

January 18
Jayhawk Conference Play
Barton 93  Hutchinson 71
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at Barton

January 25
Jayhawk Conference Play
Barton 88  Colby 65
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at Colby, KS

January 28
Jayhawk Conference Play
Barton 88  Pratt 76
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at Barton

February 1
Jayhawk Conference Play
Barton 86  Cloud 82
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at Concordia, KS

February 4
Jayhawk Conference Play
Seward 77  Barton 59
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at Liberal, KS

February 8
Jayhawk Conference Play
Barton 83  Dodge City 81
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at Barton

February 11
Jayhawk Conference Play
Garden City 85  Barton 82 (2OT)
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at Garden City, KS

February 15
Jayhawk Conference Play
Barton 74  Butler 67
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at Barton

February 18
Jayhawk Conference Play
Hutchinson 71  Barton 60
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at Hutchinson, KS

February 25
Jayhawk Conference Play
Barton 84  Colby 69
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at Barton

February 29
Jayhawk Conference Play
Barton 91  Pratt 84
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at Pratt, KS

March 3
Jayhawk Conference Play
Cloud 91  Barton 89 OT
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at Barton

March 7
1st Rd Region VI Playoffs
Barton 95  Neosho 73
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at Barton

March 11
Quarterfinals Reg VI Playoffs
Barton 68  Coffeyville 64
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at Park City, KS

March 12
Semifinals Region VI Playoffs
Cowley College 76  Barton 67
Hartman Arena - Park City, KS

**SEASON COMPLETE**

2011-12 SCHEDULE / RESULTS