Friday just wasn't the day for Serra Catholic's offense. They were dealt a 43-0 defeat at the hands of the Clairton Bears on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 447th, while the Bears are ranked 86th).
Quadir Stribling threw for 111 yards on nine of 24 attempts.
Clairton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Donte' Wright, who picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. Wright got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 71 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Jeffery Thompson, who threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Serra Catholic's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Clairton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Serra Catholic will look to defend their home field on Friday against Leechburg at 7:00 p.m. As for Clairton, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Shady Side Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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