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Article: THE WINS ARE NO FLUKES ARCHBISHOP WILLIAMS TALENT SHINING THROUGH

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February 1, 2004
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When Archbishop Williams opened its boys basketball season with a 68-57 road win over defending Division 4 state champion Matignon Dec. 17, it was easy to dismiss the upset as a fluke. After all, Matignon is a powerhouse and Archbishop Williams won just five games over the past two seasons.

But two days later, the Braintree school followed up with a gutsy 49-46 victory over the team that won the two Division 4 titles prior to Matignon, St. Mary's of Lynn.

If the Matignon game didn't send a message to the world of small school basketball, the St. Mary's game did: The Bishops, who haven't had a winning season since 1991 and haven't been to the postseason

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