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1973-74 JEFFERSON MORGAN ROCKETS

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1973-74 JEFFERSON-MORGAN ROCKETS

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1973-74  JEFFERSON-MORGAN ROCKETS

  • WPIAL Class B Football Champions 1973 and 1974.
     
  • Conference champions, 1973 and 1974.
     
  • The Rockets defeated Western Beaver, 35-6, in the 1973 championship game and Midland, 20-0, in the 1974 championship game.
     
  • Jeff-Morgan went 10-0 in 1974 and was 9-0-1 in 1973, its only blemish a tie with rival Carmichaels. The team had a two-year mark of 19-0-1.
     
  • The 1973 team was coached by Walt Whitehead and the 1974 team was coached by Dave Eavenson
     
  • The 1973 Rockets ended a two-season, Chartiers-Houston undefeated streak of by upending the Bucs, 15-0.
     
  • The team featured a number of outstanding players, including Dennis Garrett, Jon Culp and Jeff Culp, Steve Yourich and Kevin Martin, among others.
     
  • In 1973, the team allowed just 43 points, including posting three shutouts.

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