Dax Thomas State Farm rolls past Edward Jones
July 16, 2020

Dax Thomas State Farm rolls past Edward Jones

By Jeremy Sellew

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR

MVI Sports
The sharpshooting of Chloe Pordash, Lydia Zoglmann and Ella Cupka helped lead Dax Thomas State Farm to a 54-36 victory over Edward Jones in Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League girls division play Wednesday at Marx’s Court Time Sports Center in Elizabeth Township.
Pordash, a Serra Catholic junior, poured in a game-high 16 points, while Cupka, an incoming freshman from Brentwood, scored eight of her 10 points in a critical second half. A junior from Thomas Jefferson, Zoglmann added 11 points for State Farm (3-1).

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