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BOYS’ BASKETBALL STREAKS

VICTORIES:
100 _ Flat Gap (1936-7/1939-40 _ unofficial since played a number of unauthorized teams and was VHSL member only one year)

85 _ R.E. Lee-Staunton (2003-4/2005/6)

66 _ Clintwood (1949-50/1951-2)

65 _ Norton (1946-7/1948-9)

57 _ Newport News (1956-7/1958-9)

55 _ Luray (1968-9/1971-2)

53 _ Booker T-Suffolk (VIA) (1965-6/1967-8)

52 _ R.E. Lee-Staunton (1983-4/1984-5)

51 _ Indian River (1986-7/1987-8)

50 _ Petersburg (1972-3/1973-4)
Dayton (1945-6/1947-8)

48 _ Booker T-Suffolk (VIA) (1963-4/1964-5)
JFK-Suffolk (1982-3/1983-4)

43 _ Booker T-Staunton (VIA) (1960-61/1962-3)
Washington-Lee (1961-2/1963-4)

Note:
Booker T-Suffolk’s only defeat in 102 games from end of 1962-3 season to fourth game of 1967-8 was in championship game of National Negro High School Tournament in 1964-65

LOSSES

xx132 _ Mary N. Smith (VIA) (1958-9/1966-7)

88 _ Highland (1983-4/1988-9)

78 _ Mount Rogers (1973-4/1977-8)

72 _ Craig County (1999-2000/2002-3)

61 _ Blackwater (1960-1/1963-4)
Page County (1978-9/1981-2)

56 _ Blackwater (1964-5/1967-8)
Luray (1987-8/1989-90)

48 _ Rappahannock County (2003-4/2006-7)

46 _ Council (1964-5/1967-8)
Elkton (1966-7/1968-9)
Whitewood (1995-6/1998/9)
Woodrow Wilson 2001-2/2004-5)

45 _ St. Paul (1955-6/1957-8)
Mount Rogers (1981-2/1984-5)
Scottsville (1963-4/1966-7)
Saltville (1983-84/1986-7)
xBriar Woods (2005-6/2006=7)

44 _ Hammond (1967-8/1970-71)
Hillsville (1966-7/1968-9)
Cape Charles (1982-3/1986-7)

43 _ Grange Hall (1966-7/1969-70)

42 _ Council (1956-7/1959-60)
West Point (1977-8/1979-80)

41 _ Carroll County (1969-70/1971-2)

40 _ St. Paul (1957-8/1959-60)
Cape Charles (1978-9/1981-2)
Deep Creek (1964-5/1966-7)

xx_Cannot be verified on game-by-game basis; based on listed team records in area newspapers during the period.

NOTES:
Hillsville lost 44 in row; Hillsville merged with Woodlawn to form Carroll County, which then lost 41 more for a combined streak of 85, 1966-7 to 1971-2.
Between midseason 1955-6 to 1959-60, St. Paul was 1-85 and the only victory was a forfeit of a game St. Paul lost.
Between 1960-61 and 1963-4, Blackwater was 1-72.