Bok's PL Winning Streak

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   Edward Bok Tech, coached by Tom DeFelice (second from right, above),  won 43 consecutive Public League regular season games in assorted divisions (D, South, AAA, AA) over nine seasons from 2002-10. The streak began with an 8-6 win over Bartram in the 2002 league opener, then included five apiece in '02 and '03, six in '04, four in '05, five in '06, eight in '07, five in '08, four in '09 and one in '10 before a 28-6 loss to Imhotep on 9/18.
   The scores and some tidbits are below . . .

2002   5   D    
at Bartram 8 6
Univ. City 34 8
West Phila. 20 6
Mastbaum 20 10
at Southern 20 0
2003   5   D
at West Phila. 14 6
at Southern 22 0
Bartram 10 0
Univ. City 36 0
Roxborough 8 0
2004    6   SOUTH
Univ. City @6 0
Southern 22 6
at Overbrook 40 14
Franklin 26 6
Bartram 8 0
at West Phila. 20 0
@ - three OTs    
2005    4   AAA
at Imhotep 28 14
Penn 38 6
Freire 46 0
at Franklin 14 0
2006    5   AAA    
Comm. Tech 24 0
Freire 36 0
Penn 36 6
Imhotep 26 0
Franklin 26 14
2007    8   AAA    
at Imhotep 20 14
at Penn 24 6
Prep Charter 48 0
FitzSimons 40 0
at Comm. Tech 38 0
Freire 38 0
at Franklin #30 28
Furness 44 0
# - two OTs    
2008   5   AA    
at Furness 12 0
FitzSimons 32 6
at Franklin 16 14
Esperanza 54 8
Imhotep 40 20
2009   4   AA    
Imhotep 30 0
Furness 26 0
FitzSimons 40 6
Franklin 34 6
2010   1   AA    
Prep Charter 46 12
**Imhotep 6 28
**-streak ended    

Some tidbits . . .

Shutouts -- 21.
Wins by seven points, or less -- four.
Most points scored -- 54.
Most points allowed -- 28.
Total points -- 1,196 for Bok (27.8), 222 for opponents (5.2).