Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Yough can't hold off Derry
January 27, 2011: Derry, PA 15627 The Yough Cougars basketball team (Herminie, PA), was nudged 37-35 in Thursday's league battle with the host Derry Trojans (Derry, PA)
The Trojans now sport a 6-12 record. They play next when they travel to Greensburg Salem for a WPIAL AAA 3 battle on Monday, January 31. Derry will meet a Golden Lions team coming off a 50-44 non-league win over East Allegheny (North Versailles, PA). The Golden Lions record now stands at 10-6.
The Cougars (7-14) will now prepare for their battle against Uniontown (Uniontown, PA). The Red Raiders come into the WPIAL AAA 3 battle with a 13-3 record. In their last battle, Uniontown edged Greensburg Central Catholic (Greensburg, PA), 63-50, in a non-league battle.