Clairton (Pa.) vs. Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa, Pa.)With a victory in Friday's
Class A state championship game,
Clairton would finish the season with the nation's longest active winning streak. The Bears enter the final weekend of the season with 46 consecutive victories, tied for the lead currently with national No. 1-ranked Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) and 8-man power Pahranagat Valley (Alamo, Nev.). A 47th straight win would also break a Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League record. This is Clairton's fourth-straight trip to the state championship game. It beat Sharpsville in last weekend's state semifinal, 30-8.
This is the 13th time in 18 seasons that Southern Columbia is playing on the final weekend of the season. With a win over Clairton, the Tigers (14-1) would break a state record with their seventh state title. They advanced to the state final with a 37-6 rout of Penns Manor (Clymer) last week.
Mitch Stephens: Clairton 34, Southern Columbia 21
Steve Montoya: Clairton 27, Southern Columbia 14
Stephen Spiewak: Clairton 28, Southern Columbia 21
Kevin Askeland: Clairton 40, Southern Columbia 21
Jamie DeMoney: Clairton 33, Southern Columbia 17
Clairton can hoist the title trophy with a win Friday, but most importantly can set the nation's best win streak mark.
File photo by Richard Rector
