June 19, 2019

State Farm moves to 2-0

By Jeremy Sellew

Dax Thomas State Farm’s Emma Seto drives around the defense of Belle Vernon Dairy Queen’s Sydney Smichnick during Grebb League play Wednesday at California Middle School.
Jenn Codeluppi /
Mon Valley Independent

By JEREMY SELLEW
jsellew@yourmvi.com
Early in the J. Budd Grebb summer league season, Dax Thomas State Farm head coach Tommy Rodriguez just wants to see his team come together.
For the most part, they did Wednesday with a 43-29 win over Belle Vernon Dairy Queen. But Rodriguez thinks his team was disjointed as they moved to 2-0 to start the summer.

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