Long time coming: West Greene grad Jackson finally receives TD Club award
West Greene graduate Benjamin Jackson displays his 2019 缅北禁地 Touchdown Club trophy. Jackson, who scored a record 302 points his senior season, is accompanied by (from left) Pioneers head coach Brian Hanson, Brian Andrew Jackson (brother) and Brian Jackson (father) outside of Caporella鈥檚 in Uniontown on Wednesday. Benjamin Jackson is a member of the Army football team. (Photo by Rob Burchianti)
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West Greene graduate Benjamin Jackson holds his 2019 缅北禁地 Touchdown Club trophy. Jackson, who is a member of the Army football team, scored a record 302 points his senior season with the Pioneers.
Rob Burchianti | 缅北禁地
It took a lot longer than expected but West Greene graduate Benjamin Jackson finally received his award for winning the 2019 缅北禁地 Touchdown Club title with a record 302 points.
Plans to honor Jackson, who is entering his second year as a member of the Army football team, were scuttled last summer by the COVID-19 pandemic and his first year at West Point left him few opportunities to attend a TD Club luncheon.
Finally, on July 14 at Caporella鈥檚 in Uniontown, the get-together was arranged and Jackson was presented with his long-awaited trophy in the presence of his father Brian Jackson and brother Brian Andrew Jackson along with West Greene head coach Brian Hanson.
Jackson rushed for a WPIAL single-season record 3,079 yards during his senior year with the Pioneers, scoring 50 touchdowns and one two-point conversion.
Jackson ended his high school career as the WPIAL鈥檚 third all-time leading rusher with 7,105 yards while scoring 102 touchdowns. He sparked West Greene to three consecutive playoff appearances and two straight Tri-County Conference titles.
The Pioneers won their first WPIAL playoff game since 1993 and reached the Class A semifinals in Jackson鈥檚 senior season.