Monessen set for a date with Raiders
November 4, 2021

Monessen set for a date with Raiders

By Jeremy Sellew

Jeff Helsel / MVI Sports
Monessen head football coach Wade Brown and the Greyhounds have a tough task ahead of them Friday as they take on No. 2-seeded Cornell in a WPIAL first-round playoff game.

By JEREMY SELLEW
jsellew@yourmvi.com

Monessen head coach Wade Brown is all about the process. He knows it’s going to take a couple seasons to build the Greyhounds back up to prominance, but they’re on the right track with a playoff appearance in Brown’s first season. The Greyhounds (4-6) travel to West Allegheny Friday to face No. 2-seed Cornell (7-2) in a Class A first-round contest.

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