Clearfield's Jarrin Campman turns upfield during Friday's game against Brashear in Pittsburgh. Campman finished with 183 rushing yards and three touchdowns, as the Bisons won their first-ever playoff game against a Pittsburgh City League team, 24-21. (Photo by Jim Butler)

Perry Traditional Academy handed Clearfield a 12-9 defeat in that game, so Campman and Redden have been chomping at the bit to gain a little revenge.

After four years of waiting, the Bisons were able to do so for the first time in school history.

Campman led the charge with three touchdowns behind Redden and the rest of the offensive line, as Clearfield gained 256 yards on the ground as it build up a 24-7 lead at halftime, en route to a 24-21 win over Brashear.

"It feels great," said Campman. "This is the first time we've ever beaten a City League team. I came down here a couple of years ago and watched us lose 12-9. I felt bad for them losing that game, and I just wanted to get this win for our school and our program."

Campman finished with 30 carries for a game-high 183 yards, while Isiah Morgan tallied 73 yards to his credit.

"The senior group has been dreaming about this," Redden added. "We've been working hard - we worked hard all summer - and we finally got to where we wanted to be. We did it. This is the epitome of everything we wanted."

The Bulls looked to take the wind out of the Bisons' sails early in the game, however, as they marched 68 yards on just three plays to crack the scoreboard first.

Brashear's James Reed broke a couple of tackles on his way to the end zone on a 24-yard run. Xavier Brown's extra point made it 7-0 with just over a minute off the clock.

The Bulls kept the pressure on when they forced a punt on Clearfield's first possession. Brandon Sass' fake punt pass was intercepted, but the Bisons made a defensive stand and the offense was able to even things up.

Clearfield faced a fourth-and-inches from its own 46 when Campman took the snap from Redden on a quarterback sneak.

Campman wasn't looking for just the first down, however, as he broke through the pile and raced to paydirt. Parker Herrington's extra point tied it at the 4:15 mark.

"The big play was the quarterback sneak," said Clearfield head coach Tim Janocko. "He broke that off for a touchdown, and I think that got some momentum back.

"We were a little bit on our heels there at the beginning of the game. We knew they had speed, and they came out and put us on our heels a little bit. Once we regained our composure and got that big play, we were back in the game."

Campman easily had the first down on the carry, but he gained much more than that - which is something he's been looking forward to all year, according to Redden.

"We were looking for a yard, and he busted it around the outside," Redden said. "He has been saying all year, ‘if I broke that one tackle, I was gone,' and he got it.

"We have a saying, "chop wood," and basically it's just getting a couple of yards at a time - three, five, seven yards. Eventually, Isiah is just going to bust a big one up the middle or Jarrin's going to bust a big one around the outside. That's the greatest feeling ever."

After "chopping wood" on the fourth-and-inches play, the Bisons began laying the wood to the Bulls.

The defense that allowed two big plays on the opening series was keeping the Brashear offense under wraps, and the offense was churning out the yards and turning good field position into points.

After the first series, Brashear mustered only 47 yards the rest of the half.

Clearfield forced a three-and-out following Campman's scamper, and began the go-ahead drive from its own 21.

Campman connected with brother, Trey, on a 14-yard completion in front of a 29-yard gain from Morgan to move the Bisons to the Bulls' 35.

Jarrin Campman did the rest himself, carrying four more times for 27 yards including the last two for the touchdown. The PAT gave Clearfield a 14-7 lead at the 10:02 mark of the second.

"We knew we had to come out early and get something going," said Campman. "They are a good team and have a lot of skill players, but I knew coming in that our line could match up with them. We overpowered them on the line a little bit."

Trey Campman thwarted Brashear's next drive with an interception that he returned 46 yards to the Bulls 19.

From there, it was Clearfield's turn to put together a three-play scoring drive, which Jarrin Campman polished off with an 11-yard run.

Herrington capped the scoring after the Bison defense forced another three-and-out with a 26-yard field goal to set the score at the break.

After a scoreless third period, Brashear made a game out of things thanks to the scrambling ability of quarterback Henri Chatman.

Chatman, who only had 53 passing yards at halftime - 43 came on the game's second play - found Larue Benton and Manasseh Garner for touchdowns to bring the Bulls to within three with 4:27 to play.

The Bulls got the ball back at their own 36 with 2:36 to go after their defense forced a three-and-out, but the Bison defense stiffened and came up with another big play.

Derek Danver tracked down a rolling-out Chatman and chopped the ball out of his hands as he looked to pass. Sass was there to pounce on it, effectively ending Brashear's hopes of making the comeback complete.

"I was coming from the other side, and I thought he was going to throw it," Danver said. "I saw he didn't throw it, so I just threw my hand up and hit the ball. We knew if we stopped them that we'd have the win, so we dug down deep and got it."

The Bulls had no timeouts left, so Morgan's seven-yard gain on third-and-5 allowed Campman to kneel the ball twice and gave the Bisons the win.

"It was huge. Huge. It was a game-winner," said Janocko of the forced fumble. "Derek Danver made a game-winner, there's no question.

"We kind of broke through the ice (with the win). We had some blowout (losses), but we broke through the ice and we talked about that with the kids. We needed this team to be the one to break through."

Clearfield (10-2) advances to face Erie Strong Vincent - the state's top-ranked Class AAA team by the Harrisburg-Patriot News - next weekend at a date, site and time to be determined.

EXTRA POINTS: Jarrin Campman completed five of six pass attempts for 49 yards, while Chatman finished 18-of-27 for 225 yards. ... Brashear's leading rusher Bruce Patterson finished the night with five yards on the ground. ... The Bulls (10-2) outgained the Bisons, 313-305. ... Danver and Trey Campman each finished with two receptions for 20 yards.

Clearfield 24
Brashear 21

Score By Quarters
Brashear                       7            0          0            14-21
Clearfield                      7           17         0              0-24

First Quarter
B-Reed 24 run, (Brown kick), 10:55.
C-J. Campman 54 run, (Herrington kick), 4:15.

Second Quarter
C-J. Campman 2 run, (Herrington kick), 10:02.
C-J. Campman 11 run, (Herrington kick), 4:57.
C-Herrington 26 field goal, :47.

Fourth Quarter
B-Benton 18 pass from Chatman, (Brown kick), 9:13.
B-Garner 22 pass from Chatman, (Brown kick), 4:27.

TEAM STATISTICS             C                             B
Total First Downs            14                   16
Rushes-Yards                47-256             25-88
Comp-Att-Int                 5-8-2               18-27-1
Passing Yards                49                    225
Total Plays-Yards           55-305              52-313
Fumbles-Lost                 0-0                   3-1
Punts-Avg                      3-29.3              1-36
Penalties-Yards              6-50                 7-55

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Clearfield-J. Campman 30-183, I. Morgan 12-73, T. Campman 3-3, Team 2-(-3).
Brashear-Chatman 16-31, Garner 1-27, Reed 1-24, Patterson 6-5, Lynch 1-1.

Passing
Clearfield-J. Campman 5-of-6, 49 yds., Int; Sass 0-of-2, Int.
Brashear-Chatman 18-of-27, 225 yds., 2 TD, Int.

Receiving
Clearfield-T. Campman 2-20, Danver 2-20, Rippey 1-9.
Brashear-Garner 6-67, Linning 3-45, Lynch 1-43, Benton 2-31, Patterson 3-24, Reed 3-15.