NORMAL, Ill. (WAND) - The Rochester Rockets football team ended its season finished as state runners-up for the first time under coach Derek Leonard.
The Rockets locked up the #3 seed in the south division of the 4A playoffs, losing just a single game during the regular season.
Rochester survived a pair of overtime games on their path to returning to the state title - first, against Sacred Heart-Griffin in the quarterfinals, then again in the semifinals to Breese Central. On their road to the championship game, the Rockets scored an average of 48.7 points-per-game.
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