Cougars savor playoff success
November 3, 2018

Cougars savor playoff success

By Mon Valley Independent

By JEREMY SELLEW

jsellew@yourmvi.com

For the first time in 20 years, the bell has rung following a Charleroi playoff game.

The Cougars (9-1) forced two clutch turnovers and scored 21 unanswered points to upend No. 13 seed Riverside, 35-21, in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round game at Myron Pottios Stadium.

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