Jeannette and Clairton are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Jeannette Jayhawks will take on the Clairton Bears at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. That matchup 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. They never let Frazier onto the board and left with a 60-0 win. The Bears' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clairton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Michael Ruffin, 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Thompson Iii, who threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes.
Having lost for the first time this season, Jeannette fell to 4-1. As for Clairton, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Jeannette was dealt a bruising 60-14 loss at the hands of Clairton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jeannette was down 42-14.
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