The Rose Hill Rocket football team had their most successful season since 2021.

The football team went 6-4 this year, with a big win against Wellington getting the Rockets a home playoff game for the first time since 2021.

This was head coach Reece Petty’s first year at Rose Hill and he was very impressed with the community.

“Rose Hill cares about and supports their football team very well,” said Petty.

There were a few changes Petty had to make to have a successful season. 

One of these being that most of the teams he coached in the past threw the ball the majority of the time, whereas this year they ran the ball nearly all of the time.

“I think a major reason (for the success) was our players’ experience level,” said Petty.

Most of the players played last year as sophomores and juniors, meaning they have played a couple years of varsity and have some experience.

First team all-league selections were K.J. Jones, Luke Nottingham, Colton Bailey, Remington Merlau and Kai Kirchhoff-Jones. Second team all-league selections were Sebastian Bentley, Leven Jones, Myles Easley, Abe Piper and Joshua Herrera.

“We had a group of tough, hard nosed kids who came out on game day and gave it their all,” said Petty. 

This determination helped the team get through some hard games with wins. 

Petty said there will be a lot of changes in the off season to help get an even better record next year.

“There are still a bunch of culture shifts we need to make and improve upon. This will be our main focus,” said Petty.