Burroughs Bears split Saturday Night Basketball Doubleheader with Pasadena Bulldogs

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Lady Bears cruise by the Lady Bulldogs with a 69-39 victory & Pasadena slams Burroughs 89-44 in boys game

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The John Burroughs Bears basketball teams settled for a split of the doubleheader with the Pasadena Bulldogs as the Lady Bears easily came on top with a 69-39 victory over the Lady Bulldogs, while Pasadena hammered Burroughs 89-44 in the boys game. 

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Grace Barton scored a season best 26 points for the Lady Bears and J Khisma Tan led the Lady Bulldogs with 13 points. Tim Anderson and Josh Irving combined for 56 points for Pasadena while Elliott Lawrence scored 17 points for Burroughs. 

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The Pasadena Lady Bulldogs and the Burroughs Lady Bears tipped off to start the double header with both teams entering the contest following wins against their crosstown rivals. Burroughs came off a dominant 76-42 win over Burbank and Pasadena defeated Muir 59-49. 

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Valentina Morales and Tan began the first quarter by trading points. Morales recorded a two-point bank shot and Tan made a three-point basket for a 3-2 lead, the only time that Pasadena led in the game. 

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The Lady Bears also went on a scoring rampage going on a 10-0 scoring run. Izzy Amoroso, Jessica Mena and Barton orchestrated Burroughs’ parade of offense. Matae Miyake Trapp stopped Burroughs’s scoring run with a layup to make it a 12-5 game. 

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The Lady Bears were not done scoring in the first quarter. Barton nailed three straight buckets from downtown and Rielle Waddell added a basket as well to increase the Burroughs lead to 18. The Lady Bears entered the second quarter with a 23-5 lead. 

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Barton continued to be on fire from deep and began the second quarter with a three to make it a 26-5 game.

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Tan nailed a bank shot to make it a 26-7 game. Though Pasadena outscored the Lady Bears in the quarter, 12-10, Burroughs continued to show dominance and entered the halftime break with a 33-17 lead over the Lady Bulldogs. 

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The Lady Bears reasserted that dominance as they began the second half with a 13-0 scoring run. Alyssa Pracha, Morales, and Mena all chipped in with another offensive explosion for Burroughs.

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Khloe Djingeuzian stopped the Lady Bear’s scoring run with a basket to get Pasadena on the board in the second half. Burroughs cruised through the second half by completing the 37 point win over Pasadena. 

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Burroughs improves to 13-7 overall and 7-1 in Pacific League play with Pasadena drops to 3-8 overall and 2-6 in Pacific League Play.

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Both teams will return to action on Tuesday, January 20th, the Burroughs Lady Bears will take on the Crescenta Valley Lady Falcons in a marquee Pacific League showdown which will have a lot of implications with the standings. 

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The Pasadena Lady Bulldogs will take on the Burbank Lady Bulldogs in the battle of the Bulldogs showdown at Burbank High School. Both games are scheduled to tip off at 5:15 p.m. 

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The boys contest between Pasadena and Burroughs concluded the night. Burroughs came off a 69-50 loss to their crosstown rival Burbank Bulldogs and Pasadena came off a 72-39 victory over their crosstown rivals the Muir Mustangs. 

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Pasadena began the night by going on a 6-0 run to start the night. Derek Jordan scored the game’s first points by nailing both of his foul shots along and also recorded a slam dunk. Josh Irving added a basket as well in the Bulldog’s fast start. 

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A high school basketball game in progress at John Burroughs High School, featuring players on the court, a scoreboard showing the score, and spectators in the stands.

Elliott Lawrence got Burroughs on the board to make it a 6-2 game. Following  a nice teardrop shot by Troy Wilson for Pasadena, Tegan Bradford and Nico Meza scored back-to-]back points to close the gap with Pasadena down to one. 

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Tim Anderson and Josh Irving combined to start another scoring run for the Bulldogs – this time going on a 9-0 spree. Irving also recorded a slam dunk in that run.

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Kane Le Cabico cut the Pasadena lead to seven with a three. Anderson closed out the quarter when he nailed a three at the buzzer to give the Bulldogs a 16-point lead heading into the second quarter.

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Kayleb Corner and Le Cabico began the second quarter by trading baskets for their respective teams. Corner recorded a two-point jump shot and Le Cabico scored a three. The Bulldogs rolled along the rest of the quarter and led 61-20 at the half. 

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Anderson and Elliot Lawrence traded off threes to begin the second half. The Bulldogs controlled the second half thoroughly, completing the 45 point win over the Bears. 

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Burroughs drops to 7-14 overall and 2-6 in Pacific League play with Pasadena improving to 13-8 overall and 7-1 in Pacific League play.

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Both teams will return to action on Tuesday, January 20th, Burroughs will take on Crescenta Valley and Pasadena will take on Burbank in the battle of the Bulldogs showdown. Those games are scheduled for 6:45 p.m.

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