Jeannette and Clairton are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Jeannette Jayhawks will head out to face off against the Clairton Bears at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. That match 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 on 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's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Michael Ruffin, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Ruffin showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 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's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clairton's defense and their six sacks. Frazier's QB won't forget Tahvaz Armstrong anytime soon given he sacked him three times.
Having lost for the first time this season, Jeannette fell to 4-1. As for Clairton, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Jeannette took a serious blow against Clairton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 60-14. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jeannette was down 42-14.
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