High school girls basketball: Longest active win streaks

There's a certain sense of irony when it comes to the 100-game win streak by Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.), which is easily the longest active high school girls basketball win streak in the nation.

For one, the Red Knights' streak is nearly double the second-longest streak in the nation. Ellensburg (Wash.) comes in at No. 2 with 51 wins in a row. No. 3 is Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.) with 36.

But Incarnate Word Academy's 100-game win streak isn't the longest all-time streak in state history. Or even the second longest. Marshfield (Mo.) won 102 in a row from 1987 to 1990 while Strafford (Mo.) holds the longest streak in Missouri history with 123 in a row from 2016 to 2019. Incarnate Word Academy became the 35th team in high school girls basketball history to win 100 or more games in a row when it defeated Raytown (Mo.) in the Class 6 state semifinals.

Ellensburg has won three straight state championships in racking up 51 straight wins. The total ranks fourth in Washington state history. Colton (Wash.) won 79 games in a row between 2013 and 2016.

Longest active high school girls basketball win streaks

1. Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.), 100
2. Ellensburg (Wash.), 51
3. Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.), 36
4. Jackson South Side (Jackson, Tenn.), 34
5. New Covenant School (Anderson, S.C.), 33
6. Hebron Christian Academy (Dacula, Ga.), 32
7. Meadville (Mo.), 31
7. West Rowan (Mt. Ulla, N.C.), 31
9. Edgewood Academy (Elmore, Ala.), 30
9. Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, Ill.), 30
9. Providence Academy (Plymouth, Minn.), 30
9. Tri-Village (New Madison, Ohio), 30

29
Bigfork (Mont.)
Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay, Wis.)

28
Saco/Whitewater/Hinsdale (Saco, Mont.)
North Bend Central (North Bend, Neb.)
Lipan (Texas)
Colfax (Wash.)

27
Pleasant Valley (Iowa)
Bishop Garrigan (Algona, Iowa)
Hanover (Kan.)
St. Mary's (Annapolis, Md.)
Andover (Mass.)
Camden (S.C.)

26
Clark (San Antonio, Texas)
Goodland (Kan.)

25
Greenwood (Ark.)
Hamlin (Hayti, S.D.)
Ridgeline (Millville, Utah)
North Marion (Farmington, W. Va.)
Cody (Wyo.)

24
Anchorage Christian (Anchorage, Alaska)
Hamden (Conn.)
Brookwood (Snellville, Ga.)
Melba (Idaho)
Elkhorn North (Elkhorn, Neb.)
Damascus Christian (Damascus, Ore.)
Kennedy Catholic (Hermitage, Pa.)

23
Neah Bay (Wash.)
Rockford (Mich.)

22
Mountain Iron-Buhl (Mountain Iron, Minn.)
Wossman (Monroe, La.)
Grace Christian (Anchorage, Alaska)
Deerfield-Windsor (Albany, Ga.)
Seiling (Okla.)
Clackamas (Ore.)

21
Rock Point (Ariz.)
Panther Creek (Cary, N.C.)
Carroll County (Hillsville, Va.)
Nooksack Valley (Everson, Wash.)

20
Foxborough (Mass.)
Bishop Guertin (Nashua, N.H.)
Roy/Mosquero (Roy, N.M.)
Bethany (Okla.)
Sacred Heart (Hallettsville, Texas)