December 2, 2023

TJ overcomes ‘awful’ first half to top Warriors

By Mon Valley Independent

By JOSE NEGRON

jnegron@yourmvi.com

Thomas Jefferson’s Dom DeCicco used one word to describe his team’s first-half play in Friday night’s season opener: awful. The veteran head coach watched as his two star shooters — Evan Berger and Noah Prosser — struggled to hit their shots in a half that ended in a 24-24 deadlock.

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