There were a lot of gasps and stunned looks last week when checking out updated scores from around the WPIAL

Clairton had not only allowed points to Jeannette, something that hadn’t happened against any opponent since August, but the Bears were trailing the Jayhawks late in the first half.

“We just gave up a couple of big plays defensively that we usually don’t,” Clairton coach Wayne Wade said. “But breaking down the film, I still feel we played our brand of football. They tried to do the same thing the first game, and we picked off two of those passes and put them in the end zone.”

Even so, there is no doubt Bishop Canevin (9-3) will parse every second of footage to find even the slightest weakness as the No. 3 Crusaders prepare for their WPIAL Class 1A semifinal matchup against No. 2

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