Showdown of unbeatens: TJ set to face off with Dallas for PIAA Class 4A crown
December 4, 2019

Showdown of unbeatens: TJ set to face off with Dallas for PIAA Class 4A crown

By Jeremy Sellew

By JEREMY SELLEW
jsellew@yourmvi.com
When the Thomas Jefferson and Dallas football teams take the field tonight for the PIAA Class 4A Championship, the only thing different about the two teams may be the color of their uniforms.
Old-school, smash-mouth football returns to Hersheypark Stadium where the two teams kick it off at 7 p.m. tonight.
It’s something both teams are excited for.
“Even with it being the week of the championship, I think our kids are even more focused than they have been all season,” TJ head coach Bill Cherpak said. “I think the resolve and attention to detail has been even better. They’re just really tuned in.”

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