Bray reaches 1,000 rebound mark in Tigers’ victory
January 6, 2020

Bray reaches 1,000 rebound mark in Tigers’ victory

By Mon Valley Independent

By the MV independent

McKeesport’s Jhayla Bray reached the 1,000 rebound plateau with a double-double in McKeesport’s 66-34 victory over East Allegheny at the Jamfest at Penn Hills Saturday afternoon.

Bray, who now has over 1,000 career points and rebounds, finished with a game-high 20 points and 18 boards in the victory. Laila Taylor and Avionna Menifee each added 14 points for the Tigers (7-4), who have won four of their last six games. 

Abby Henderson led the way for EA (4-6) with 14 points, while Amaia Johnson finished with 10. 

McKeesport trailed by three after one quarter of play before outscoring East Allegheny, 56-21, in the final three quarters. 

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