They were undefeated, untied and unscored upon.

They were the 1974 Nesquehoning Hurricanes — an all girls flag football team that dominated the area’s sports competition at the time.

Now, 51 years later, nearly a dozen Nesquehoning Hurricane players gathered to reminisce and celebrate a sport that brought so many girls together over a six-year period.

On Thursday, the players gathered at Lengyel’s Restaurant, bringing old photos, jerseys and trophies.

“We were the best,” said Frances “Bones” Arieta, noting that the team was started by Bill Pilconis and his son, Joe, who decided that Nesquehoning should join the new women’s flag football league that formed a year earlier in the region as part of the Carbon-Schuylkill District 5 Catholic Youth Organization.

The high school aged girls came out and learned the basics, from running plays to scoring touchdowns — and they were good.

They blanked the St. Ann’s team from Lansford during the season opener and continued their march toward the gold, taking down every Twin County League team they faced with grace and grit.

At the time, the season included six games.

During the championship, which was held at the Panther Valley High School Stadium, the teams played four scoreless quarters, ending in overtime with the Hurricanes victorious.

Arieta said that the league was just like football, with offense and defense.

“The only difference between this football and regular football was there was no tackling,” she said, adding that that didn’t matter, because many of the girls went home bruised because they played their hearts out.

“It feels like yesterday,” said Lois (Corby) Kuba.

Popularity for the team grew throughout the region before the final season was held in 1980.

But while many went through the program, gaining friendships, the women remember the 1974 season being magical.

Many of the members of the 1974 team still reside in the area, raised families and are part of keeping the town’s history alive.

Some members have passed on, including both Bill and Joe Pilconis, as well as Deb Rose and Sharon Jaso.

The women in attendance Thursday raised their glasses and toasted to a team unlike any other, where a vision of two men built an unbreakable bond that was forged on the football field and cemented in Nesquehoning’s history.