Streaks of Note, Football and Basketball

Streaks of Note, Football/Basketball

FOOTBALL

Consecutive Winning Seasons
38, Frankford, 1969-2006 (PL)
21, Malvern, 1969-89 (I-A)
16, Judge, 1974-89 (CL)

Consecutive Outright Championships
   12, Penn Charter, 1913-24
   7, Malvern, 1974-80
   4, Germantown, 1923-26
   4, West Catholic, 1943-46
   4, Ryan, 1990-93

Consecutive Wins, Overall
35, St. Joseph's Prep, 2001-03 (ended in '04 opener with loss to Pittsburgh CC)
32, La Salle, 1995-97 (ended with 14-13 loss to Ryan)

Consecutive Wins, League, Excluding playoffs
   55, SJ Prep, 1999-07 (ended with 31-17 loss to La Salle in first game of '08)
   41-plus, Penn Charter, 1913-24
   36, Frankford, 1973-78 (ended with 12-12 tie with Washington)
   34, Malvern, 1973-81 (ended with 13-6 loss to Episcopal)

Unbeaten League Streak, Including Playoffs
47, Ryan, 1990-94, 45-0-2 (ended with 10-0 loss to McDevitt in playoff quarterfinal)

Consecutive Games Without Scoring
27, Edison, 1978-82 (ended with 20-18 win over University City; the TD that broke the
drought came on a 59-yard punt return by Nick Stinson)

Winless Streak
   58, Edison, 1984-91, 56-0-2 (ended with 22-20 win over Gratz; Jose Montanez passed
         29 yards to Robert Selby for a late TD and Frank Granger added a conversion run.
         Edison briefly had 10-8 win over Gratz in Nov., 1986, but had to forfeit due to the
         use of an ineligible player. This streak began with 51 consecutive losses before a
         6-6 tie with King)

Losing Streak
56, Southern, 1990-96 (ended with 12-0 win over Overbrook on TDs by Brian Bradley
and Terrance Gardner)

League Losing Streak
37, Dougherty, 2001-06 (ended with 43-6 win over K-K as Bryan Williams ran for
four TDs)

BASKETBALL

Consecutive Championships (outright only)
   6, Roman, 1989-94
   5, Roman, 1924-28
   5, Penn Charter, 1940-44
   5, West Phila., 1974-78

Consecutive Wins, Overall
68, West Phila., 1976-78 (ended with 62-61 loss to Overbrook)

Consecutive Wins, League
   107, Gratz, 1989-98 (ended with 54-46 loss to Dobbins)
   40, Roman, 1989-92 (ended with 53-46 loss to O'Hara)
   36, Penn Charter, 1939-44 (ended with 34-32 loss to Friends' Central)

Consecutive Wins, League and All Playoffs Except for Finals
134, Gratz, 1989-98 (ended with 54-46 loss to Dobbins)

Consecutive Wins, League and Playoffs
   66, West Phila., 1974-78 (ended with 62-61 loss to Overbrook)
   49, Roman, 1989-92 (ended with 53-46 loss to O'Hara)
   (**Special note: On Jan. 4, 2006, Central's girls' team defeated Lincoln, 63-25,
   to win its 67th consecutive PL game, including playoffs. That streak was
   extended to 100 on Jan. 23, 2008, with a 86-41 win over visiting King. The
   streak ended at 101 on Jan. 30, 2008, with a 53-51 loss at Northeast in the
   final game of the regular season.**)

Consecutive Playoff Wins
20, Roman, 1989-95 (ended with 72-65 loss to Carroll in title game)

Consecutive Losses, League
   69, Bodine, 1999-04 (ended with 79-76 win over Swenson)
   53, Kennedy-Kenrick, 2002-06 (ended with 49-48 win over Carroll)
   42, Kennedy-Kenrick, 2006-09 (ended with 46-41 win over McDevitt; this was the
         third win in 99 league games)

Consecutive Losses, Overall
75, Bodine, 1999-04 (ended with 55-54 win over Penn in fourth game of season)