People took notice.

Midway through the first quarter of Saturday's PIAA Class AA boys' basketball championship game at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center, Terrelle Pryor came barrelling down the lane.

In a flash, he sprung off the floor, cocked the ball in his right hand and, everyone knew what was coming next -- a seismic shaker of a dunk.

Only this time, Strawberry Mansion's Devon White leapt, swatted the dunk attempt away and sent Jeannette's all-everything athlete to the floor as gasps enveloped the arena.

It was one of very few instances in the past four years Pryor had been humbled. But it also turned into something else: A wake-up call.

That play served as the spark Pryor -- and his teammates -- needed. Jeannette (25-4) went on to gain a 76-72 overtime win against Strawberry Mansion (23-6) in the PIAA title game.

Pryor finished with 23 points, teammate Shaw Sunder had 21 and Jordan Hall had 16.

With the victory, Jeannette became the first school from the WPIAL to win PIAA football and basketball titles in the same school year and just the third in state history.

"It was a good ride," Pryor said of the football-basketball double. "The community is happy, they have all come out to every game. I think maybe some people met some other people they didn't know before because they came out to these games. I think these teams definitely brought everyone together."

Pryor was, undeniably, the catalyst and linchpin of all that came together during the title runs.

It is Pryor who will go down as one of the finest all-around high school athletes Western Pennsylvania has produced.

"I don't think he can accomplish any more than he has accomplished on the high school level," Jeannette basketball coach Jim Nesser said. "It is probably time for him to move on. It is time for him to move on and accomplish bigger and better things for himself.

"He has a great future ahead of him and he's a great kid. He's been fun to coach and I really enjoyed being around him the past two years."

Still, even as it was all over, Pryor was torn as he spoke to an overwhelming throng of media in a hallway at the Bryce Jordan Center just after the win against Strawberry Mansion.

"It is high school, who doesn't want to go back to high school?" Pryor said. "It is a part of your life, a big part of it. I am glad to get it over with, but I also wish it was still here."

As it was in football, Jeannette won the PIAA title not only because of Pryor's abilities, but also because the cast around him was exceptional. There was Hall and Sunder, but also guys such as Kenny Grant, Moziah Harris and Cameron Baradzeij who, when meshed with the super-athletic Pryor, were too much for the opposition.

Pryor made a point to particularly mention Sunder, who as a 6 foot 4 senior, grew into one of the best players in WPIAL Class AA. To go along with his 21 points, Sunder grabbed nine rebounds in the title game and also made three pivotal 3-pointers.

And so it was, as Jeannette's players lined up, shoulder to shoulder after the game at Penn State, their necks adorned with gold medals.

Those young men truly were something that brought a town together.

"I don't think people realize what these kids have done," Nesser said. "I don't think these kids realize themselves what they've accomplished. I think maybe when they look back five to 10 years from now, they'll say it was an unbelievable ride."

Here it is less than a week later, and people are already saying what an unbelievable ride it was.