West Jefferson High School (Ohio)

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West Jefferson High School is a public high school in West Jefferson, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Jefferson Local School District. Their nickname is the Roughriders.

[edit] Athletics

West Jefferson High School is in the Mid-State league-Cardinal Division. West Jefferson is D5 in Football. They also have Soccer (men's D3 and women's D2), Volleyball (D3), Golf (D2), Tennis, Wrestling (D3), Basketball (m/w) both D3, Track, Baseball, and softball. The Roughriders have many victories in all of their sports especially baseball, football, volleyball, and wrestling (having at least 3 state finalist every year.

Their main color is Brown and Gold

The Football Team:STATE PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1976, 1982,STATE POLL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1962, 1977, 1982.... One of the best coaches they had was Gene Keel.Coach Gene Keel is a former Head Football Coach at West Jefferson compiling a record of 157-40-7, having won 13 league and 3 State Championships. He was Ohio U.P.I. Coach of the Year in 1964 and 1976. Coach Keel is a member of the class of 1984 Ohio High School Coaches Hall of Fame, and a member of the 1964 and 2007 National Football Foundation Hall of Fame.....

In 2006 & 2007 they went to the 3rd round of the playoffs and lost both times but went 12-1 both seasons compiling a 24-2 record over heir last two seasons... they have not lost a regular season game since week 8 in 2005. They have won back to back MSL Cardinal League titles and went undefeated tha past two season. This is the first time a team has had back to back undefeated season in school history.