October 5, 2018

Cougars clinch section championship in rout

By Mon Valley Independent

By JEREMY SELLEW and JOSE NEGRON

jsellew@yourmvi.com,
jnegron@yourmvi.com

There will be no issues in determining the section champion in Section 3-2A this year.

Charleroi put away Yough quickly in a shortened game Thursday night on Cougar Mountain to clinch the section title outright with a 9-0 win.

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