August 12, 2018

Grant Street rallies past Grebb All-Stars

By Mon Valley Independent

By Jose Negron

jnegron@yourmvi.com

Bragging rights as the area’s premiere summer basketball league and home court advantage for next year’s all-star game belongs to the Grant Street Park basketball league.

The cream of the crop from the Uniontown summer league overcame a double digit halftime deficit to roll past the Grebb League All-Stars, 76-68, at the Mechanic Street Playground in California Saturday night.

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