What defines a legacy?

Is it wins? Championships?Or maybe it's something else, an intangible characteristic that simply can't be quantified.In the case of the 14 seniors on the Lehighton football roster, it's a sense of satisfaction in knowing that they played a large role in turning around a program that had seven losses in 2012.The Indians made steady progress under head coach Tom McCarroll, going 25-9 over the past three years. The run was highlighted by a 10-0 regular season in 2015, which also included an Anthracite Football League championship in just the team's second year in the league.While Saturday night's 56-20 loss to Saucon Valley in the District 11 Class AAA title game was far from the outcome they were hoping for, the players walked off the field for the final time knowing they've accomplished much more over the last four years than what they could have done in any one game, bringing the pride and winning tradition back to the Lehighton program."They did. That's exactly what they did," McCarroll said. "Four years ago, we knew that they could be something special, and they stuck together."What you saw this year was a culmination of what they've done over four years. They're going to be remembered as one of the best ever here."Wyatt Clements has been one of the Indians' leaders both on and off the field, and the tailback has rewritten the record books over the past four years. Clements' 105 yards on the ground Saturday night gave him 1,669 yards rushing this season to go along with 24 total touchdowns.Clements finished his career as Lehighton's all-time leading points-scorer while also tallying more rushing touchdowns than anyone in school history.Always gracious and ever-humble, Clements takes more pride in what he has achieved with his team than any individual records he might own."It means more than you can imagine," Clements said of his team's accomplishments. "This group of guys has worked harder and longer than any group I can possibly think of."We've really bonded over the past four years. We came from rock bottom and we made it to one of our goals of 11 wins this season, and even though we were one game away from reaching our ultimate goal of a district championship, these guys have worked their asses off and I wouldn't have wanted to play with another group of guys. I love them all."Clements isn't the only record-setter in Lehighton's backfield, as quarterback Tyler Cann finished his career as the school's all-time leader in attempts, completions and passing yards.For Cann, Clements and many others on Lehighton's roster that started playing together well before they took their first varsity snaps, the opportunity to reestablish the program as one of the area's best is all they could have ever asked for."It means a lot. That was our goal as freshman, to bring the tradition back," said Cann, who finished the season with 1,643 yards passing and 19 touchdowns. "We've all played together since pee wee, and I've loved playing with all these guys."I just hope that next year they can get to the same spot and that they take care of business. Hopefully we've laid a good foundation for them."Though the players - and stadium - will be different next year, the desire to be champions will remain, something that should bode well for this team as it begins a new era of Lehighton football."This is something they can build off of, something that they can remember," said Clements. "They can take something away from every single one of the guys that are moving on."They have a great work ethic and they know what to do and what needs to be done to be successful. I think they're going to carry on the tradition better than you can possibly imagine."