June 29, 2023

Spell, MoFlo bounce back to beat Edward Jones

By Jeremy Sellew

By JOSE NEGRON
jnegron@yourmvi.com

Maggie Spell made the most of her summer debut Wednesday night. The Shady Side Academy sophomore-to-be hit six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 24 points to help guide Monessen Florist to a 67-45 win over Edward Jones in MVISBL girls division action at Marx’s Court Time Sports Center.

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