High School Career
Pettijohn attended West Roxbury High School in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, where he lettered three times in basketball, and four times in football. As a senior linebacker, he was the Team MVP, an All-City, All-League, and All-State selection, as well as the league MVP, and a Consensus Player of the Year.
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