February 12, 2022

Leopards fend off pesky Warriors

By Mon Valley Independent

By JEREMY SELLEW

jsellew@yourmvi.com

Check another box off the goals list for the Belle Vernon Area boys basketball team. They clinched the section championship that wasn’t awarded to them heading into Friday’s game, but now they can add to their banner in the gymnasium knowing they went undefeated in winning the title.

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