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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Burroughs Boys Surge To 7-0 With Impressive Win Over O'Fallon Christian

Senior Jimmy Carney led all scorers with 17 points, while teammates Foye Oluokun and Ezekiel Elliott added 14 points and 12 points in exciting victory at the Terrell Ramey/Midwest Showdown Shootout.

ST. CHARLES -- John Burroughs boys basketball coach Steve Wilcutt estimates that since the football season went so long, with the Bombers advancing all the way to the state championship game for the third straight year, that three weeks into the hoops season, his team has had eight practices and seven games. For most teams that ratio might be a death sentence, with so few practices to get ready for a three-month long season. But for Wilcutt and his Bombers, it's worked just fine, as Burroughs is now 7-0 on the season, thanks to another superb performance on Saturday at the Terrell Ramey/Midwest Showdown Shootout against O'Fallon Christian High. "We showed we can guard a little bit," Wilcutt said, following JBS' 56-43 win over Christian. "…

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