It’s often that a high school football program catches lightning in a bottle with multiple strong classes and uses that talent to put together an impressive two or three-year stretch
Only the best of the best have been able to do it over a more extended period of time, though.
There have been plenty of crazy winning streaks in high school football history. Today, USA TODAY High School Sports presents the 25 of the longest ones.
1
De La Salle (Calif.) — 151
Years Active: 1992-2003
2
Independence (N.C.) — 109
Years Active: 2000-07
3
Sims (S.C.) — 92 (92-0-4)
Years Active: 1945-54
4
South Panola (Miss.) — 89
Years Active: 2003-08
5
Smith Center (Kan.) — 79
Years Active: 2004-09
6
Bedford County Training School (Tenn.) — 78 (78-0-4)
Years Active: 1943-50
7
Maryville (Tenn.) — 74
Years Active: 2004-08
8
Hudson (Mich.) — 72
Years Active: 1968-75
9
Caledonia (Minn.) — 71
Years Active: 2015-21
10
Jefferson City (Mo.) — 71
Years Active: 1958-66
11
Edgewood Academy (Ala.) — 71
Years Active: 2010-15
12
Kimberly (Wisc.) — 70
Years Active: 2013-17
13
Animas (N.M.) — 69
Years Active: 1984-90
14
Ithaca (Mich.) — 69
Years Active: 2010-14
15
Celina (Texas) — 68
Years Active: 1998-2002
16
St. Mary's-Colgan (Kan.) — 66
Years Active: 1999-2004
17
Clairton (Pa.) — 66
Years Active: 2009-13
18
Pittsfield (Ill.) — 64
Years Active: 1966-73
19
Barton (Ark.) — 63
Years Active: 1985-90
20
Paulsboro (N.J.) — 63
Years Active: 1992-97
21
Blue Ridge (Ariz.) — 63
Years Active: 1994-98
22
Conway Springs (Kan.) — 62
Years Active: 2001-05
23
Maine-Endwell (N.Y.) — 62
Years Active: 2011-15
24
Central Catholic (Calif.) — 61
Years Active: 2001-05
25
Bloomington South (Ind.) — 60
Years Active: 1967-73
