D6 Sports Network Twenty Greatest Teams of the 2000's. #13

13. 2000 Windber 


The Scoop-The 2000 Windber Ramblers is quite a throwback, but the ranking is warranted.  The Windber Ramblers had a dominating team that fell right in the middle of the Bishop Carroll dynasty. The Windber Football put on quite a dynasty of their own in the early 2000's.  The 2000 Windber squad went 12-1 and won the District 5/6 A Championship defeating the Huskies 10-7 in a memorable Championship game at Mansion Park. The Ramblers were led by the all everything Jeff Slatcoff. The Tribune Democrat's Offensive Player of the year in 2000 rushed for 15 Touchdowns on top of passing for 1,751 yards. He also led the area in interceptions that season. He could do it all. His main target was Robby Kolson.  Kolson caught 45 passes for 969 yards and 11 scores, which led the area.  The dynamic duo took the Ramblers to a 12-1 record and an appearance in the state playoffs. They ultimately fell short to Sharpsville out of District Ten. 




The Stars-Jeff Slatcoff was the star of stars on this team. He took them to a perfect regular season and a win over the tough Bishop Carroll squad in the Championship. Slatcoff was a really good Basketball player for the Ramblers and was named All State. I do believe he chose a career at Mount Aloysious for hoops.  Robby Kolson was a key target for the Ramblers and had an outstanding season. Jake O'Roark had a good season running the ball for Windber as well.  



The Argument-The Internet has not been too kind to my research on the 2000 Windber Ramblers. I would love to do this team the justice it deserves.  The knock on Windber is that they play in the historically weak West Pac Conference.  The 10-7 victory over Bishop Carroll should erase those doubts.  Jeff Slatcoff is one of the better athletes to play on the list and his season proves that.  This team was a top notch A team and would beat plenty of the current day teams in that classification.  The offense on that team was something to behold.  If ANYONE has any more helping information on this team it would greatly appreciated.  Leave a comment or contact the D6 Sports Network Facebook or Twitter.