Press carries Hounds to PIAA win
By JEREMY SELLEW
jsellew@yourmvi.com
Monessen head coach Dan Bosnic knew that District 10 champion Jamestown’s weakness was its depth.
And when the Greyhounds saw their chance, they pulled away from the Muskies Friday night en route to a 75-54 win in the first round of the PIAA Class A playoffs at Edinboro’s McComb Field House.
Leading 40-34 midway through the third quarter, the Greyhounds turned up their full-court pressure and ripped off an 11-1 run to send Jamestown into the offseason.
“We saw they were tired and sucking wind,” Whitlock said. “We switched up our defense to our press and we just stepped on ’em.”
Whitlock, the Greyhounds’ star freshman, poured in a game-high 23 points to lead a balanced scoring attack.
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