Jeannette and Clairton are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Jeannette Jayhawks will square off against the Clairton Bears at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Kymon'E Brown and Jeff Thompson Iii.
Jeannette will head out to face Clairton after giving up their first home loss of the season last Friday. Jeannette came up short against Leechburg, falling 35-13. The loss was the Jayhawks' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Clairton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Frazier a 60-0 shutout. The Bears' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Clairton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Michael Ruffin out in front who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 63 yards. Another passer making a difference was Thompson Iii, who threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clairton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Clairton's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. In that department, Tahvaz Armstrong was the leader with three sacks.
Having lost for the first time this season, Jeannette fell to 4-1. As for Clairton, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Jeannette was dealt a bruising 60-14 defeat at the hands of Clairton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jeannette was down 42-14.
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