Saturday, December 9, 2006

Independence High School Wins 7th Straight Title....108th Straight Game

                 Independence Patriots running back (45) Dequan Leak fights for extra yardage as the Riverside High defense collapses during first half action of the 4AA state championship game at Wallace Wade Stadium Saturday night.

Independence High School.....in Charlotte, NC.....where I, the Sportz Assassin attended high school from 1990-1993.....won their 7th straight North Carolina state 4AA football championship by beating Durham Riverside, 49-19. 

The win was also the 108th consecutive win by the Patriots.....the longest active streak in the nation.

In fact, the record is the longest winning streak by a public high school.  A Catholic prep school, De La Salle in Concord, CA [who is currently #1 in USA Today's high school football rankings] owns the longest streak ever....151 wins that spanned from 1992-2003. 

Another Independence alum, Chris Leak, will be quarterbacking the Florida Gators in the BCS Championship game on January 8, 2007. 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Streaks like that dont happen in Texas....