Streak Busters: Dutch Fork's 24-game win streak ended in a 24-20 loss to OCA Friday night

Kendall Webb

Streak Busters: Dutch Fork's 24-game win streak ended in a 24-20 loss to OCA Friday night image

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Spartanburg's Adrian Miller (6) fights Dutch Fork's Maurice Anderson (30) in a game played on Aug. 30, 2024. Anderson was a big part of the Silver Foxes' success the previous two seasons as they eventually won 24 straight games.

With nearly 14,000 11-man high school football teams competing across the country, there are always several dozen teams on lengthy double-digit win streaks.

And on any given weekend, several of those large streaks usually end. This weekend was no different as at least 16 teams on double-digit win streaks saw those long runs terminated.

The longest streak to end was Dutch Fork [Irmo, SC]'s 24-game tally that started on October 12, 2023. The Silver Foxes had not lost since coming up on the short end of a 17-14 result the previous week on October 6 against the White Knoll [Lexington, SC] Timberwolves.

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Dutch Fork's 24-game streak spanned two Class 5A state titles in South Carolina

Dutch Fork was just 2-5 in 2023 after an 0-3 start when they improbably went on an 8-game run to South Carolina's SCHSL Class 5A state championship. They were just 5-5 entering the playoffs in the Palmetto State's top division, but got the streak started with a 41-8 win over the Chapin [SC] Eagles.

They had two close calls in the playoffs, slipping past the T.L. Hanna [Anderson, SC] Yellow Jackets, 31-28, on November 10 and holding off the J.L. Mann [Greenville, SC] Patriots, 31-30, in the state semifinals. They avenged their regular-season loss to White Knoll in the state championship game, winning 21-6 on December 1.

Last season, the Silver Foxes added another Class 5A title – their second in their undefeated run, but their third consecutive state championship counting their 2022 title. This time, they defeated the Summerville [SC] Green Wave, 35-21, in the championship game. They followed that up by winning their first three games this year before finally seeing the streak end Friday night in a 24-20 loss to the Oceanside Collegiate Academy [Mt. Pleasant, SC] Landsharks.

National Week 6's list of double-digit win streaks that ended

TeamWStartedEndedOpponent, Result
Dutch Fork Silver Foxes
Irmo, SC
2410/12/239/19/25OCA Landsharks
Mt. Pleasant [SC], 24-20
North Crowley Panthers
Fort Worth [TX]
198/31/249/18/25Rockwall Yellowjackets
Rockwall [TX], 37-35
Millington Cardinals
Millington [MI]
188/29/249/19/25Cass City Red Hawks
Cass City [MI], 17-14 (OT)
Corner Canyon Chargers
Draper [UT]
169/6/249/19/25Lone Peak Knights
Highland [UT], 42-21
Ganado Indians
Ganado [TX]
169/20/249/19/25Tidehaven Tigers
El Maton [TX], 38-12
Pershing County Mustangs
Lovelock [NV]
168/16/249/19/25Hamilton Braves
Hamilton City [CA], 33-0
Millard South Patriots
Omaha [NE]
159/5/248/29/25Millard South beat Arbor View, 49-7, on 8/29 but was forced to forfeit that game this week due to impermissible benefits provided by an asst. coach.
Parker Thunder Herd
Birmingham, AL
149/27/249/19/25Carrollton Trojans
Carrollton [GA], 43-7
Beechwood Tigers
Fort Mitchell [KY]
139/28/249/19/25Covington Catholic Colonels
Park Hills [KY], 42-14
Bishop Gorman Gaels
Las Vegas [NV]
139/13/249/19/25Mater Dei Monarchs
Santa Ana [CA], 27-24
Brentwood War Eagles
Sandersville [GA]
139/13/249/19/25John Milledge Academy Trojans
Milledgeville [GA], 31-28
Loyola Academy Ramblers
Wilmette [IL]
139/20/249/19/25Brother Rice Crusaders
Chicago [IL], 28-6
Elk River Elks
Elk River [MN]
129/27/249/19/25Alexandria Cardinals
Alexandria [MN], 52-16
Marion County Warriors
Jasper [TN]
1210/11/249/19/25Chattanooga Prep Sentinels
Chattanooga [TN], 18-6
Clymer Central/Sherman/Panama
Wolfpack

Clymer [NY]
1010/12/249/19/25Salamanca Warriors
Salamanca [NY], 21-14
St. Mary's Prep Eaglets
Orchard Lake [MI]
1010/18/249/19/25Catholic Central Shamrocks
Novi [MI], 29-14

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Kendall Webb

Kendall Webb is a freelance writer with The Sporting News and the former publisher of the College Football America Yearbook. He is a proud alumnus of Kilgore College (AA), the University of Texas at Austin (BJ), Middle Tennessee State University (BS), and Harvard University (ALM). Webb has attended a high school or college football game in more than 40 states during his career as a freelance journalist, and he remains an avid follower of team sports at all levels.