By LEE HILLER, Journal Sports
Winning streaks and losing streaks are always a topic when a new football season begins.
A streak of consecutive games scored in isn’t always a topic but Northwood enters the 2024 season having scored in its last 136 games to lead all area schools.
Calvary, the only local defending state champion, has a 14-game win streak. The Cavaliers are second on the list of consecutive games scored in with a school-record 86 and have scored in 160 of the last 161.
Haughton has scored in 82 straight games after a shutout loss to Evangel in 2016 stopped a school-record 120 games. The Bucs 28-0 loss to Captain Shreve in 2006 and their loss to Evangel in 2016 are the only times they have been blanked in the last 218 games.
Captain Shreve has a current streak of 56, two games ahead of Byrd’s 54 and 10 games longer than Parkway’s 46. Benton sits at 39, Huntington 24 and Airline and Evangel both enter the season at 23. The Eagles have the area all-time record of 290 games (1990-2010).
Here is a chart of all 19 local teams with their current streak and all-time school best.
| School | Current | All-Time |
|---|---|---|
| Northwood | 136 | same |
| Calvary | 86 | same |
| Haughton | 82 | 120 |
| Captain Shreve | 56 | 112 |
| Byrd | 54 | 134 |
| Parkway | 46 | 114 |
| Benton | 39 | 88 |
| Huntington | 24 | 44 |
| Airline | 23 | 63 |
| Evangel | 23 | 290 |
| Loyola | 12 | 112 |
| B.T. Washington | 6 | 44 |
| Green Oaks | 6 | 42 |
| Bossier | 5 | 49 |
| North Caddo | 4 | 46 |
| Southwood | 4 | 54 |
| Magnolia | 2 | 7 |
| Plain Dealing | 1 | 62 |
| Woodlawn | 0 | 59 |
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