Our list of active 20-game win streaks includes 22 teams as we head into National Week 5.
That's the same number we had last week as no new teams hit the 20-game mark, but we did make a couple of edits to the list this week. We are only tracking 11-man football teams here, and so we removed the Hayden [Winkelman, AZ] Lobos from the list as they are actually an 8-man football team. And we added the Conway Springs [KS] Cardinals when we were able to confirm that they are also on a 20-plus game win streak.
(Hey, nobody said this was going to be easy, and if you see any teams missing from our list, you can reach me on X.com @RoadTripSports or in the comments when you see this posted on our Facebook page at The All-American.)
St. Henry puts a scare in Marion Local before losing 21-14 Friday night
The St. Henry [OH] Redskins were getting a lot of press heading into Friday night's clash with the Marion Local [Maria Stein, OH] Flyers, including right here on The Sporting News.
And, certainly, they came closer than most teams do to ending the Flyers' 67-game win streak, the longest active streak in the country. For example, in 2024, only the Minster [OH] Wildcats managed to stay within two touchdowns of the Flyers' losing, 21-7, last November 22 in the OHSAA Division II state quarterfinals. They had lost to the Flyers earlier in the regular season by a count of 21-0.
You have to go all the way back September 22, 2023, to find a game closer than St. Henry's 7-point loss Friday night when the Flyers beat a feisty Versailles [OH] Tigers' squad, 14-13.
It only took St. Henry 50 seconds Friday night to assert themselves and signify that this wasn't going to be an ordinary night for the Flyers. An interception return for a touchdown put the Redskins in front, 7-0, and they held that lead going into the second quarter. Marion Local later tied the game minutes before halftime, but another St. Henry touchdown gave the Redskins a 14-7 lead headed to the lockers. A tough goalline stand by the Flyers' defense just before the final gun heading into the half prevented it from being even worse.
The second half, however, was vintage Marion Local. The Flyers' scored twice to take the lead, and a stingy defense kept the Redskins out of the end zone for the rest of the game. It will be a game St. Henry's laments – particularly the inability to score in three straight plays from the Flyers' 1-yard line just before halftime.
And, for Marion Local, it's a bit of a mixed bag; on one hand, it shows that even with a young team, the Flyers' can still win big games – and close games – but, on the other hand, it also underscored the fact that a fifth straight unbeaten season is likely to be even more of a challenge than any of the previous four.
National list of active 20-game high school football win streaks
The Washington [OK] Warriors were the team with the longest win streak to lose Friday night. Their 45-game run ended in a 28-19 loss to the Sulphur [OK] Bulldogs. Check out our weekly Streak Busters feature below to see the rest of the teams with double-digit win streaks that ended.
Streak Busters: See which teams saw their major streaks come to an end last weekend
Meanwhile, as noted above, Marion Local's streak remains intact, and the Flyers are now 3-0 early in the 2025 season. They'll host the winless St. John's [Delphos, OH] Bluejays this weekend, an 0-2 team that will try to shoot the Flyers down this coming Friday night.
| TEAM | # | BEGAN | NEXT GAME |
| Marion Local Flyers (3-0) Maria Stein [OH] | 67 | 8/20/21 | 9/12: St. John's Bluejays (0-2) Delphos [OH] |
| Garden City Trojans (0-0) Garden City [NY] | 54 | 3/13/20 | 9/13: at Long Beach Marines (0-0) Long Beach [NY] |
| Phoebus Phantoms (0-0) Hampton [VA] | 48 | 11/12/21 | 9/12: at Denbigh Patriots (0-0) Newport News [VA] |
| Sheridan Broncs (3-0) Sheridan [WY] | 45 | 10/1/21 | 9/12: vs. Natrona County (3-0) Casper [WY] |
| Grundy Center Spartans (2-0) Gundy Center [IA] | 41 | 8/26/22 | 9/12: at Dike-New Hartford (2-0) Waterloo [IA] |
| Carl Albert Titans (1-0) Midwest City [OK] | 40 | 9/16/22 | 9/12: vs. Eisenhower Eagles (0-2) Lawton [OK] |
| Royal Knights (1-0) Royal City [WA] | 36 | 9/30/22 | 9/12: at College Place (0-1) College Place [WA] |
| Minneota Vikings (2-0) Minneota [MN] | 34 | 10/25/22 | 9/12: at Canby Lancers (1-1) Canby [MN] |
| Lincoln Christian Bulldogs (2-0) Tulsa [OK] | 30 | 8/25/23 | 9/12: at Shiloh Christian Saints (1-0) Springdale [AR] |
| Stewartville Tigers (2-0) Stewartville [MN] | 30 | 9/1/23 | 9/12: vs. Kasson-Mantorville Komets (2-0) Fridley [MN] |
| CBA Brothers (1-0) Syracuse [NY] | 29 | 9/2/23 | 9/13: vs. CBA Brothers (0-1) Albany [NY] |
| Decatur Seahawks (0-0) Berlin [MD] | 28 | 9/1/23 | 9/12: vs. Wicomico Indians (0-0) Salisbury [MD] |
| Greenwood Bulldogs (2-0) Greenwood [AR] | 28 | 8/25/23 | 9/12: vs. Har-Ber Wildcats (1-1) Springdale [AR] |
| Uxbridge Spartans (0-0) Uxbridge [MA] | 27 | 11/24/22 | 9/12: vs. Maynard Tigers (0-0) Maynard [MA] |
| Caravel Academy Buccaneers (1-0) Bear [DE] | 27 | 9/7/23 | 9/12: vs. St. Georges Tech Hawks (2-0) Middletown [DE] |
| Hammond Skyhawks (3-0) Columbia [SC] | 26 | 9/8/23 | 9/12: vs. Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders (2-1) Columbia [SC] |
| Conway Springs Cardinals (1-0) Conway Springs [KS] | 25 | 9/15/23 | 9/12: vs. Garden Plain Owls (1-0) Garden Plain [KS] |
| Dutch Fork Silver Foxes (2-0) Irmo [SC] | 23 | 10/12/23 | 9/12: at Gray Collegiate War Eagles (1-1) West Columbia [SC] |
| St. Michael's Horsemen (3-0) Santa Fe [NM] | 23 | 10/6/23 | 9/13: vs. Albuquerque Academy Chargers (2-1) Albuquerque [NM] |
| Star Valley Braves (2-0) Afton [WY] | 23 | 9/15/23 | 9/12: vs. Sugar-Salem Diggers (3-0) Sugar City [ID] |
| Mater Dei Monarchs (2-0) Santa Ana [CA] | 21 | 10/19/23 | 9/12: at Centennial Huskies (2-1) Corona [CA] |
| Tri-County Academy Rebels (2-0) Flora [MS] | 21 | 10/6/23 | 9/12: at Jackson Prep (1-2) Jackson [MS] |
Teams with active win streaks approaching 20 games
On Deck: 19 wins and counting
- Bishop Watterson [Columbus, OH] Eagles (3-0)
- Grimsley [Greensboro, NC] Whirlies (3-0)
- Indian Valley [Gnadenhutten, OH] Braves (3-0)
- Northwestern Lehigh [New Tripoli, PA] Tigers
- Saint Thomas Aquinas [Overland Park, KS] Saints
Friday, September 12
- Columbian [Tiffin, OH] Tornadoes (1-2) at Bishop Watterson [Columbus, OH] Eagles (3-0) — 7 p.m. EST local
- Indian Valley [Gnadenhutten, OH] Braves (3-0) at Expression Prep Academy [Huntington, WV] Lions (0-0) — 7 p.m. EST local
- Northwestern Lehigh [New Tripoli, PA] Tigers (3-0) at Blue Mountain [Schuylkill Haven, PA] Eagles (1-2) — 7 p.m. EST local
- St. James Academy [Lenexa, KS] Thunder (1-0) at Saint Thomas Aquinas [Overland Park, KS] Saints (1-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
Next in Line: 18 wins and counting
- Celina [TX] Bobcats (2-0)
- Grayson [Loganville, GA] Rams (4-0)
- North Crowley [Fort Worth, TX] Panthers (2-0)
- North Oconee [Bogart, GA] Titans (3-0)
- Paducah [KY] Tilghman Blue Tornado (3-0)
- Randle [Richmond, TX] Lions (2-0)
Thursday, September 11
- Paducah [KY] Tilghman Blue Tornado (3-0) at Madisonville [KY]-North Hopkins Maroons (3-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
Friday, September 12
- North Oconee [Bogart, GA] Titans (3-0) at Jefferson [GA] Dragons (4-0) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
- North Crowley [Fort Worth, TX] Panthers (2-0) at Guyer [Denton, TX] Wildcats (1-1) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
- Fort Bend Travis [Richmond, TX] Tigers (2-0) at Randle [Richmond, TX] Lions (2-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
- Celina [TX] Bobcats (2-0) at Gunter [TX] Tigers (2-0) — 8:30 p.m. EST (7:30 p.m. CST local)
IDLE
Grayson [Loganville, GA] Rams (4-0); Grimsley [Greensboro, NC] Whirlies (3-0)
MORE NATIONAL HEADLINES
- How last week's Top 25 fared
- How the nation's top teams fared last week including the teams ranked in our composite rankings
- Streak Busters Week 3 – double-digit win streaks fall across the country
- Last week's Roadmap to the National Championship
- The Sporting News High School Preseason All-American Offense
- The Sporting News High School Preseason All-American Defense