DENNIS GARRETT

Jefferson-Morgan High School
Waynesburg University

FOOTBALL & BASKETBALL
Garrett was a three-sport standout at Jefferson Morgan, excelling in football, basketball and track and field
He was a flanker and safety on the Rockets 1973 and 1974 conference and WPIAL Class B football championship teams which compiled a 19-0-1 two-year cumulative record
Garrett scored touchdowns in both of Jeff-Morgan’s WPIAL championship game wins, including an 85-yard fumble return for a score
He scored five touchdowns in a Homecoming win and his 103-yard interception return for a touchdown remains a school record
A three-year PIAA qualifier in track, Garrett was a conference champion in the long jump and triple jump and shares school records in the 100-yard dash (9.9 seconds) and 220-yard dash (22.6 seconds)
On the basketball court he set a school record with 1,356 career points in just three seasons earning All-State recognition
At Waynesburg Garrett was an all-conference receiver, leading the Yellow Jackets in receptions his junior and senior seasons
Dennis has coached for more than 40 years at the thigh school and collegiate levels
After coaching football at Waynesburg University (1980-94) Washington and Jefferson College (1995-97), and Beth Center (1998-2006) he returned to Jefferson-Morgan in 2006 where he was the football team’s defensive coordinator and boys’ basketball head coach
Before becoming the Rockets head basketball coach, Dennis was a top WPIAL basketball official for 35 years and worked three WPIAL championship games