Eagles top Bulldogs to advance

By Mon Valley Independent

By JEREMY SELLEW

jsellew@yourmvi.com

With six starters never playing in a playoff game, Serra Catholic head coach Denny Willaman isn’t surprised how Tuesday’s WPIAL first-round game against Beth-Center turned out.

While the No. 4 Eagles picked up an 11-3 win over the No. 13 Bulldogs, it wasn’t pretty.

“This is about the way I expected this game to be. Ugly,” Willaman said. “But our girls battled and we have some leaders out there that have experience. It just took us a little long to g...

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