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A Tale of Two Halves

Barons write own version of classic story in overtime win

Taylor Hereford

Director of Marketing

CENTRAL, S.C. – It was truly the best and worst of times last Saturday afternoon. The main characters, though, were not from France and England, but from Mount Vernon, Ga.

Faced with what seemed to be an insurmountable 23 point halftime deficit – and shooting only 30 percent as a team – the Brewton-Parker College men’s basketball team (4-11, 1-4 SSAC) scored on their opening possession of the second half and never looked back, defeating the Southern Wesleyan Warriors, 73-70 in overtime.

“It was a totally different game in the second half,” said head coach Steve Barker. “We came out and jumped on them really quick. It was amazing to watch.”

The Warriors out shot the Barons 48 to 30 percent in the first half only to see BPC turn things around in the second half by out shooting Southern Wesleyan 51 to 27 percent. The Barons were led by senior guard Warren Beaulah (28 points), while sophomore guard Tony Deberry and junior post player George Fudge each had 13 points in the win. Sophomore post player Larry Patrick had a team high 10 rebounds for the game.

Barker knows how huge this win is for his team and credits his players for not giving up.

“It has always been said that if you want to be successful in our conference (SSAC), you’ve got to win on the road. And in order to do that, you’ve got to play really well. Picking up our first conference win on the road before the Christmas break is huge and I am proud of these guys for hanging in there.”

The Barons will return to action after the Christmas break, participating in the Webber International Classic in Babson Park, Fla. BPC will face Indiana Wesleyan University Dec. 29 and Webber International Dec. 30. The next home game will be Jan. 6 against Southern Polytechnic State University. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. All home games are played in the Gillis Gymnasium inside the Bartow and Jean Snooks Student Activities Center.

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Brewton-Parker College | Located on U.S. 280 at 201 David-Eliza Fountain Circle, P. O. Box 197, Mount Vernon, GA 30445
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The mission of Brewton-Parker College, a Georgia Baptist college, is to develop the whole student through the application of Biblically-centered truth to a liberal arts curriculum in a community of shared Christian values.

Brewton-Parker College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Brewton-Parker College.

Updated on: April 15, 2010 8:26 PM