TJ tops Ringgold for 4th straight win
January 6, 2024

TJ tops Ringgold for 4th straight win

By Mon Valley Independent

By Adam Brewer

MVI Sports

Friday’s Section 1-5A boys basketball game against Ringgold had all the makings of a classic trap game for Thomas Jefferson. The Jaguars were fresh off a 90-point performance and a victory at Peters Township Wednesday. But Coach Dom DeCicco’s squad brought the right focus and the right swagger into the contest against the Rams, pulling away in the second quarter for a dominant 73-37 victory.

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