Tigers leap over Moon, roar into semis
March 17, 2022

Tigers leap over Moon, roar into semis

By Jeremy Sellew

By ADAM BREWER
MVI Sports
Both McKeesport and Moon girls’ basketball teams have a lot of similarities ahead of their PIAA Class 5A Quarterfinal matchup Wednesday night.
The schools shared the same mascot, Tigers. They also had strong regular seasons and after both losing in the WPIAL semifinals have rebounded with solid runs in the state postseason.

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