Bucking the ACL trend

NorthJersey.com reports:

MarQuette Burgess unfortunately has seen his fair share of ACLs.

Throughout the years, the Kennedy girls basketball coach has had several of his top players go down with the devastating knee injury, including his daughter, Ashlee, in the 2003-04 season.

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This season, the list grew longer when Erika Brown heard a pop in her left knee as she was going up for a layup during an AAU game in July.

“Unfortunately, we’ve had to deal with injuries before,” Burgess said. “This is part of the game and we have to deal with it.”

Still, Burgess said he wasn’t expecting to experience life without the 5-foot-8 junior point guard until after she graduates in 2013.

But there’s a chance Brown could shock everyone by making it back onto the court this season.

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