February 21, 2023

Yough beats Burrell for first postseason victory in 18 years

By Mon Valley Independent

By Bill Beckner Jr.

Trib Total Media

Yough knew if it was going to capture its first WPIAL boys basketball playoff victory in 18 years, it would have to do exhibit self-discipline with the lead, show poise on defense, and perhaps, above all, play together. “We had to show up,” junior guard Terek Crosby said. Yough did all of those things against a short-handed Burrell team and cruised, 46-26, in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round game before a spirited home crowd Tuesday night on Cougar Mountain.

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