Jeannette and Clairton are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Jeannette Jayhawks will square 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 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 victory. 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. Ruffin showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 63 yards. Another signal caller 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 strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clairton's defense and their six sacks. Tahvaz Armstrong was especially locked on to Frazier's QB and sacked him three times.
Having lost for the first time this season, Jeannette fell to 4-1. As for Clairton, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Jeannette was taken down by Clairton 60-14 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jeannette was down 42-14.
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