Bogan’s Antione Bloxton turned the title recreation of the Proviso West Holiday Tournament into his private playground Sunday. The senior guard scored 33 factors and had seven steals within the Bengals’ 71-52 rout of Morton. Bloxton is well-known all through the town, however he spent his first two years of highschool in obscurity at Julian and was ineligible to play for many of final season. He additionally didn’t play on a shoe-company summer time circuit, so his skill can take some unexpectedly. ‘‘What the [heck]?’’ Morton coach Tony Martinucci stated. ‘‘I knew he could shoot, but he shot it off the dribble pretty good, too. I didn’t notice he may shoot like that. He can play.’’
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Antione Bloxton, Darrion Jones step up late to guide Bogan
Bogan had a superb season final yr, dropping to East St. Louis in additional time within the Class 3A state championship recreation. The Bengals started to erase the assumption that they had been a tier under Simeon, Curie, Young and Morgan Park within the Public League. Jordan Booker and Rashaun Agee, the star guard and massive man from final yr’s workforce, are gone. Bogan was anticipated to be good this season, however some thought it'd take a month or so to get issues going. Well, it's virtually mid-December and the Bengals are undefeated and have already crushed Morgan Park and Simeon. They beat the Wolverines by 22 factors on the highway. “Last year