TJ rout sets up showdown with McKeesport
October 21, 2023

TJ rout sets up showdown with McKeesport

By Mon Valley Independent

By JASON BLACK

For MVI Sports

Entering Friday’s game against Thomas Jefferson, Connellsville still had hopes of qualifying for the WPIAL playoffs. But those hopes were dashed early on as the Jaguars scored 28 first-quarter points and never looked back on their way to a dominating 61-0 victory at Connellsville Stadium.

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