MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: ECTC Barons fall to WKCTC Stars (11/11)

Former Paducah Tilghman High School players Kris Jackson and Cody Shultz scored 14 points each to lead the visiting Western Kentucky Community & Technical College Stars to a 67-65 win over the Elizabethtown Community & Technical College Barons on Friday night at T.K. Stone Middle School in Elizabethtown.

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Former Muhlenberg County center Carlton Mason added nine points, four rebounds and one block off the bench for the Stars, who will host the Barons (1-3) in February in a return meeting between the only Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) members with collegiate athletics.

Ex-Elizabethtown forward Chris McDonald led the Barons with a game-high 19 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double in three games. Forward Rob Pittman, McDonald’s former Spalding University teammate,  added seven points and game highs in rebounds (16) and blocks (four).

Former Elizabethtown forward Chris Ulis made 7-of-8 free throws and finished with 13 points and seven rebounds for ECTC, which also got solid performances from reserve guards Derek Pfeiffer and Cody Crim. Pfeiffer hit a game-high three 3-pointers and finished with nine points, while Crim had a game-high six assists. Pfeiffer is a former Elizabethtown standout, while Crim played at Central Hardin.

The Barons return to action at 4 p.m. today on the road in Centralia, Ill. against the Kaskaskia College Blue Devils (0-3), who feature former North Hardin star guard Jermaine Ruttley and ex-North Hardin and Fort Knox forward Jauan Akins.

WKCTC 67, ECTC 65

WKCTC Stars (N/A)

Kris Jackson 14, Cody Shultz 14, Carlton Mason 9, T.J. Miller 8, Dwayne Morrow 8, Sam Crisp 6, Landon Meadows 4, Jacob Scott 3, Lucas Croft 1. FG: 25-59. FT: 11-17. 3-pointers: 6-9 (Miller 2-3, Jackson 2-2, Schultz 1-2, Scott 1-2). Rebs: 33 (Morrow 8). Assists: 16 (Jackson 4, Miller 3). Steals: 6 (Miller 2). Blocks: 1 (Mason 1). Fouls: 18. Turnovers: 12.

ECTC Barons (1-3)

Chris McDonald 19, Chris Ulis 13, Derek Pfeiffer 9, Rob Pittman 7, Austin Geer 5, Graham Gardner III 4, Avery Buckles 3, Cody Crim 3, Jerrell Mitchell 2. FG: 21-59. FT: 15-23. 3-pointers: 8-23 (Ulis 2-5, Crim 1-5, Buckles 1-4, Pfeiffer 3-3, Geer 1-3, Gardner 0-1, Mitchell 0-1, Pittman 0-1). Rebs: 44 (Pittman 16, McDonald 11, Ulis 7). Assists: 14 (Crim 6, Mitchell 3). Steals: 4 (Four with 1). Blocks: 6 (Pittman 4, McDonald 2). Fouls: 15. Turnovers: 19.