West Jefferson High School is a public high school

High school

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 in West Jefferson, Ohio

West Jefferson, Ohio

West Jefferson is a village in Madison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,331 at the 2000 census. Located along U.S. Route 40, the village has a fairly close relationship with the surrounding township, which include various out-of-corporation-limit neighborhoods West Jefferson is a...

. It is the only high school in the Jefferson Local School District. Their nickname is the Roughriders and their main colors are Brown and Gold.

Athletics

Sport

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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 (both men's and women's D3), Track, Baseball, and Softball. The Roughriders have many victories in all of their sports especially baseball, football, volleyball, and wrestling (having at least three state finalists every year).

The Football Team holds the state record for most consecutive winning seasons of 42 spanning from 1960 through 2001.

Ohio High School Athletic Association team state championships

• Football - 1976, 1982