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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Back To The Dome! Burroughs Overpowers Monett, Will Advance To State Championship Game For Third Straight Year

Three late touchdowns lifts Bombers to 28-6 win in hard-fought state semifinal matchup against Monett.

Since the moment the final horn sounded in last year’s heartbreaking Show-Me Bowl loss to Logan-Rogersville, the John Burroughs football team has been focused on getting back to the Edward Jones Dome, to redeem themselves by finally winning the state championship they’ve dreamed of since they were little boys. And thanks to a brilliant, shut-’em-down performance by the defense, and another all-world effort by running back Ezekiel Elliott, the Bombers are going back to the state championship game for the third straight year, following a hard-fought 28-6 victory over host Monett High on Saturday. Monett boasts one of the best defenses in the state. So good in fact, they’ve been dubbed “The Purple Haze” by fans and opponents. And for most of …

Friday, November 16, 2012

One Step Away From Going Back To State, Burroughs Football Heads Down To Monett For Semifinal Saturday

Undefeated Bombers will square off against 10-3 Monett and its vaunted 'Purple Haze' defense.

The first half of last Saturday's MSHSAA Class 3 quarterfinal football game was about as frustrated as anyone has seen John Burroughs head coach Gus Frerotte during his short time as leader of the Bombers. Burroughs wasn't exactly playing badly, but there were having trouble stopping the Park Hills Central offense from holding the ball and controlling the clock. "It was frustrating, just really frustrating," Frerotte said last Saturday. "And it wasn't so much their offense. We knew they wanted to run the ball, run the ball, run the ball. Then, run the ball, run the ball, run the ball some more. I was upset that we had a chance to complete some passes and we didn't do it." The second half was a different story, as the Bombers took their …

Don Soffer

12:27 pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012

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