Scary numbers for Sanders as Clairton blasts OLSH

By ASHLEY CHASE

MVI Sports

The nickname “Prime Time” may belong to NFL great Deion Sanders, but Clairton senior Dontae Sanders might need it. He looked more like Barry Sanders in Clairton’s first-round playoff win Friday.

Sanders rushed for 428 yards and six touchdowns, leading top-seeded Clairton to a 54-20 victory over No. 8 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the WPIAL Class A playoff opener at Norwin Knights Stadium.

Sanders torched the field for 248 yards and four touchdowns in the first half, helping the Bears to a 34-13 lead. The Clairton senior put another 180 on the board in a rare second-half appearance, adding two more scores to catapult head coach Wayne Wade’s squad into the semifinals.

“He’s only really played a half or three quarters for us most games, so to get enough carries and do what he did against a playoff team tonight just shows the type of running back he is,” Wade said. “I know he could have put 400 yards on a lot of teams in our conference, but there was no reason to leave him in those games when we’re up big at the half.”

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