It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Clairton had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the California Trojans a 54-0 shutout. Fans of the Bears have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Drahcir Jones, who rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brandon Murphy Jr, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown.
Clairton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Clairton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Jones led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
The victory for Clairton keeps them at an undefeated 12-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.1 points per game. As for California, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4.
Clairton will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop Canevin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clairton is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Bishop Canevin a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. California does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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