No. 8 Blog of 2017: The longest current high school football winning streak in every state
As 2017 comes to a close, the USA Football staff is republishing the 10 most widely read blogs of the year. Here's a look back at No. 8. See links to Nos. 10 and 9 below.
Editor's note: Since the information that was originally published in this blog is no longer up-to-date, we've edited this version to include the current statistics.
Wisconsin is home to the country’s longest active high school football winning streak.
Fresh off a 14-0 season and a Division 1 state title, Kimberly High School is riding an impressive 70-game winning streak.
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With star running back D.J. Stewart, a North Dakota State commit, returning after a 1,200-yard season, the Appleton-area power was able to tack on another 14 wins to its streak in 2017.
Las Vegas power Bishop Gorman, which entered the season with a 54-game winning streak, had its streak end at 55; however, it still owns the longest streak in Nevada at 12.
The longest winning streak of all time belongs to De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) which managed a 151-game streak spanning more than a decade.
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Here’s a look at the longest active winning streak in each state:
Alabama: Lanett (15), Pinson Valley (15)
Alaska: Soldotna (59)
Arizona: Desert Heights Prep [Glendale] (23)
Arkansas: Pulaski Academy [Little Rock] (26)
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California: McClymonds [Oakland] (25)
Colorado: Sedgwick County [Julesburg] (23)
Connecticut: Choate Rosemary Hall School [Wallingford] (39)
Delaware: Delmar (11)
District of Columbia: Roosevelt (nine)
Florida: IMG Academy [Bradenton] (36)
Georgia: Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy [McDonough] (36)
Hawaii: St. Louis [Honolulu] (15)
Idaho: Fruitland (19)
Illinois: Prairie Ridge [Crystal Lake] (28)
Indiana: Pioneer [Royal Center] (15)
Iowa: Don Bosco [Gilbertville] (21)
Kansas: Bishop Miege [Shawnee Mission] (25); Hanover (25)
Kentucky: Trinity [Louisville] (30)
Louisiana: University Lab [Baton Rouge] (13)
Maine: Wells (16)
Maryland: Damascus (42); Wise [Upper Marlboro] (42)
Massachusetts: King Philip Regional [Wrentham] (25)
Michigan: Catholic Central [Grand Rapids] (20)
Minnesota: Caledonia (41)
Mississippi: Simmons [Hollandale] (40)
Missouri: Lamar (49)
Montana: Billings Senior (26)
Nebraska: Riverside [Cedar Rapids] (37)
Nevada: Bishop Gorman [Las Vegas] (12)
New Hampshire: Plymouth (15)
New Jersey: Westfield (37)
New Mexico: Melrose (22)
New York: Troy (26)
North Carolina: Wake Forest (31)
North Dakota: Hillsboro/Central Valley [Buxton] (12), West Fargo (12), Wyndmere/Lidgerwood (12)
Ohio: Marion Local [Maria Stein] (27)
Oklahoma: Millwood [Oklahoma City] (29)
Oregon: Dufur (20)
Pennsylvania: Cathedral Prep [Erie] (28)
Rhode Island: North Kingstown (13)
South Carolina: Andrew Jackson Academy [Ehrhardt] (37)
South Dakota: Washington [Sioux Falls] (34)
Tennessee: Lausanne Collegiate [Memphis] (27)
Texas: West Orange-Stark [Orange] (40)
Utah: Bingham [South Jordan] (13)
Vermont: Windsor (20)
Virginia: Westfield [Chantilly] (24)
Washington: Royal [Royal City] (41)
West Virginia: Martinsburg (28)
Wisconsin: Kimberly (70)
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Wyoming: Kaycee (31)
This is a updated version of a blog that originally posted Aug. 9, 2017.
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