High school football rivalries in the United States less than 100 years old include:
Series Leader | Series Rival | Series Record | Series Began | Notes | References |
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Santa Paula High School (Santa Paula, California) | Fillmore High School (Fillmore, California) | 61-40-7 | 1924 | The two schools have played each other 108 times, including playoff games. No games were played in 1942 because of WWII, 1969 due to flooding, and 2019 due to the Maria Fire. The schools compete each year for leather helmet that was once used during rivalry games, now used as a trophy in a glass case. The winning school get to keep the helmet till the next rivalry game the following year. The schools take turns hosting the game, with home field switching each year. It is the oldest rivalry in Ventura County. Both Fillmore and Santa Paula compete in the Citrus Coast League of the CIF Southern Section. | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Concord High School (Concord, North Carolina) | A. L. Brown High School (Kannapolis, North Carolina) | 42-38-4 | 1924 | Dubbed the "Battle for the Bell," the two high schools face off for bragging rights and a coveted 1940s Southern Railway Bell, donated to promote sportsmanship in the series for the 1950 game. The Bell is painted in transom of the winner's colors, a tribute to the textile heritage of Kannapolis and Concord. | [5] |
Osceola High School (Kissimmee, Florida) | St. Cloud High School (St. Cloud, Florida) | 63-27-4 | 1925 | Annual 96th game between the crosstown rivalries. Only 9 miles separate the two cities. The game is Florida’s fifth-oldest football rivalry, has been played since 1925, except for a one year break due to WWII in the state of Florida. | [6] [7] |
Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Massachusetts) | Foxborough High School (Foxborough, Massachusetts) | 44-32-3 | 1925 | Neighboring towns in southeastern Massachusetts with deep ties played each other for the first time in 1925, but did not play on Thanksgiving until 1947. The game was played four times in Schaefer Stadium, home of the New England Patriots, in the 1970s before returning to home schools' fields. | [8] [ full citation needed ] |
Northampton High School (Northampton, Pennsylvania) | Catasauqua High School (Catasauqua, Pennsylvania) | 54-31-4 | 1925 | These two high schools from neighboring towns first played each other in 1925. Beginning in 1927, the game was agreed to be played on Thanksgiving Day from the onset of the season. | [9] [10] |
Theodore Roosevelt High School (Los Angeles) | Garfield High School (Los Angeles County, California) | 40-29-6 | 1926 | This game, officially called the "East Los Angeles Classic" since 1972, matches two high schools from East Los Angeles, California. Played at East Los Angeles College, it regularly draws attendance in excess of 20,000. | [11] |
San Pedro High School (San Pedro, CA) | Phineas Banning High School (Wilmington, CA) | 42-41-3 | 1926 | The Battle for the Los Angeles Harbor. Serious football. An intense rivalry game played by some of the best football players in the City of Los Angeles. | [12] |
Burlingame High School (Burlingame, California) | San Mateo High School (San Mateo, California) | 50-32-4 | 1927 | The rivalry, known as "The Little Big Game", started in 1927 and is one of the oldest in northern California. It was inspired by the Stanford-Cal game, which is commonly called "The Big Game." Burlingame won "The Paw" for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons, beating San Mateo 48-0. Burlingame leads the all-time series 50-32-4. | [13] |
Chelmsford High School (Chelmsford, Massachusetts) | Billerica Memorial High School (Billerica, Massachusetts) | 60-28-5 | 1927 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. One of the oldest in the Greater Lowell suburban area of Massachusetts. The "Police Chiefs Trophy" is awarded to the winning team each year. The 2019 game, the final one played at the Marshall middle school before moving to the high school next fall, was won by Billerica 21-19 on a 26 yard field goal with two seconds left. | [14] |
Maryville High School (Maryville, Tennessee) | Alcoa High School (Alcoa, Tennessee) | 65–25–3 | 1927 | Arguably the biggest football game in the state of Tennessee, known as the “Battle of Pistol Creek” between the Rebels and the Tornadoes. Sometimes also known as "Clash of the Champions", Alcoa (3A) and Maryville (6A) lead the state in most State Championships won (Alcoa 20, Maryville 17). Alcoa coach Gary Rankin (2006–present) has won 13 state championships at Alcoa and 17 overall, compiling over 460 wins at three schools since 1981. | [16] [17] |
Bristol Warriors (Bristol, Pennsylvania) | Morrisville Bulldogs (Morrisville, Pennsylvania) | 44-35-4 | 1928 | The Thanksgiving gridiron rivalry between the two schools goes back to 1928 when the Warriors notched the first of nine straight wins over the Bulldogs. Bristol has won the last 11 battles with Morrisville dating back to 2000 including last year's[ when? ] 40-0 shutout. | [18] |
Park Panthers (Racine, Wisconsin) | Horlick Rebels (Racine, Wisconsin) | 52-30-6 | 1928 | Cross town rivals since the founding of both schools by splitting Racine High School in 1928/1929. It is said to be one of the oldest prep football rivalries in Wisconsin. [19] | [20] |
Palmyra High School (Palmyra, New Jersey) | Riverside High School (Riverside Township, New Jersey) | 59-23-3 | 1928 | The towns separated by less than five miles, Riverside was a sending district to Palmyra prior to 1928. Palmyra has dominated the series. | [21] |
Series Leader | Series Rival | Series Record | Series Began | Notes | References |
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Clear Lake High School (Lakeport, California) | Kelseyville High School (Kelseyville, California) | 37-33-7 | 1930 | Oldest, most contentious rivalry in Lake County, California. Most recently the game has been deemed the "Bass Bowl" as the schools are near Clear Lake. A carved wooden trophy of a big mouth bass goes to the winning school for the year. | [22] |
Glendale High School (Glendale, California) | Herbert Hoover High School (Glendale, California) | 51-36-2 | 1930 | Began after students protested the ban on the two high schools versing against each other that the Glendale Unified School District placed shortly after Herbert Hoover High School was built. It is the only high school rivalry in Glendale, California. Each year it takes place at Glendale High's Moyse Field. | [23] [24] |
Pennridge High School (Perkasie, Pennsylvania) | Quakertown High School (Quakertown, Pennsylvania) | 58-28-5 | 1930 | Alternating between towns on Thanksgiving day each yeah, the 84th annual game between the crosstown rivalries pits two towns only 6 miles apart against one another. It is one of the oldest high school football rivalry games in the State of Pennsylvania. | [26] |
Taunton High School (Taunton, Massachusetts) | Coyle and Cassidy High School (Taunton, Massachusetts) | 48-36-2 | 1931 | "The Game" between Taunton High School and Coyle and Cassidy High School dates back to 1931. The first two games in the rivalry were contested between Taunton High School and St. Mary's High School, a predecessor institution to Coyle and Cassidy. The rivalry continued when the male students at St. Mary's High School were moved to the new, all-boys Monsignor Coyle High School in 1933. "The Game" was first contested on Thanksgiving Day in 1953. In 1971, with the merger of the all-boys Monsignor Coyle High School and the all-girls Bishop Cassidy High School forming the co-educational Coyle and Cassidy High School, the rivalry game took on its current form. Thanksgiving play was suspended from 1982 through 1996, though the two schools continued to face each other on another date during the season. "The Game" was reinstated as a Thanksgiving Day tradition beginning in 1997. | [27] |
Barstow High School (Barstow, California) | Victor Valley High School (Victorville, California) | 45-41-4 | 1932 | Dubbed the "Axe Game," the two high schools in the High Desert of Southern California, play for bragging rights and, until the 1950s, an old fireman's axe. In the 1950s, the fireman's axe was stolen from Barstow High School's trophy case and replaced with the current axe. | [28] |
Trion High School (Trion, Georgia) | Gordon Lee High School (Chickamauga, Georgia) | 56-21 | 1933 | This game is the oldest continuous series in the state of Georgia. The two teams met for the very first time in 1933, skipping the 1943 and 1945 seasons during World War II, and have been playing annually since 1946 where Trion holds a significant edge in the series. | [29] [30] |
Hatboro-Horsham High School (Hatboro, Pennsylvania) | Upper Moreland High School (Willow Grove, Pennsylvania) | 49-20-5 | 1935 | With the first three shows in this rivalry ending in a win, a loss, and a tie, the Golden Bears and the Hatters have competed on every Thanksgiving ever since the depressed 1930s. Though now in different divisions, the two teams continue to light up the annual game. | [31] |
Murphy High School (Mobile, Alabama) | McGill-Toolen Catholic High School (Mobile, Alabama) | 46-30-1 | 1935 | One of the oldest rivalries in the state of Alabama, the McGill–Murphy game is traditionally played the Thursday or Friday before Halloween. Though bragging rights and school pride are a major part of the game, both schools compete for the right to "paint the cannon". This is a long-running tradition in which the students of the winning school paint the Cannon in Mobile with the colors of the victorious school (orange for a McGill victory, blue for a Murphy victory). One of the most heated matches in the area, the rivalry has been dubbed the Cannon Bowl by residents. | [32] |
Fort Hill High School (Cumberland, Maryland) | Allegany High School (Cumberland, Maryland) | 44-29-4 | 1936 | Game serves as Homecoming for both schools, including the presentation of each school's Homecoming Queen and court at halftime. It is played at Greenway Avenue Stadium in Cumberland, which serves as the home field for both schools. Locally known simply as "Homecoming", the game routinely draws 10 to 14 thousand fans, in a town of about 20,000 people. The winner keeps "The Black Kettle", a traveling trophy with the scores from all the previous games engraved. Subject of a one-hour NFL Films documentary on Versus. | [33] [34] |
Warren Central High School (Indianapolis, Indiana) | Ben Davis High School (Indianapolis, Indiana) | 55-34-3 | 1937 | "The Circle City Showdown ". This annual rivalry game takes place halfway through the season. The Warren Central Warriors and the Ben Davis Giants play for community and bragging rights. Warren Central leads the overall series 55-34-3. |
Series Leader | Series Rival | Series Record | Series Began | Notes | References |
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Soddy Daisy High School (Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee) | Red Bank High School (Chattanooga, Tennessee) | 42–39–1 | 1940 | In 1940, Red Bank and Soddy-Daisy football teams met for the first time ever and the Red Bank Lions earned their first rivalry win over the Trojans. Despite the matchup’s very early beginnings, the rivalry became ever-present in the mid-80s when Soddy-Daisy High School moved to its current location on Sequoyah Access Road and has picked up steam ever since. | |
Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California) | San Jose High Academy | 38-24-0 | 1943 | "Big Bone Game," it is the only Thanksgiving-Day high school football rivalry game that is held west of Missouri. Lincoln once passed up a postseason playoff bid so that it could play the Big Bone Game on Thanksgiving. The trophy that is passed to the winner is a cow femur that was found by a Lincoln student in his uncle's butcher shop. The rivalry has been recognized as one of the most unusual and intense in the country by Sporting News and StudentSports.com. | [35] [36] [37] |
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School (Peabody, Massachusetts) | Saugus High School (Saugus, Massachusetts) | 47-28 | 1944 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. Rivalry has been played since 1944, with the exception of 2007, 2008, and 2020. Peabody won 17 straight between 1989 and 2005, and has won 8 straight since 2014. | [38] |
Jenks High School (Jenks, Oklahoma) | Union High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) | 32-19 | 1946 | Known as the "Backyard Bowl," the rivalry has received coverage by Sporting News and is the subject of a Versus documentary produced by NFL Films. The annual game is played at the University of Tulsa and has drawn crowds of over 40,000. The annual rivalry game was presented on the Great American Rivalry Series internet broadcast in 2007. One of these two teams won Oklahoma's Class 6A (large school) title every year from 1996 to 2016. | [33] [35] [36] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] |
John Burroughs High School (Burbank, California) | Burbank High School (Burbank, California) | 41-22 | 1949 | The annual "Big Game" between cross town rivals the Burbank High School Bulldogs and the John Burroughs High School Indians is the last regular season game, and last league game, for both schools. Its takes place at Memorial Field located on the campus of John Burroughs High School and draws an average attendance close to 10,000 people. | [44] [45] [46] |
Series Leader | Series Rival | Series Record | Series Began | Notes | References |
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Friendship Capitol High School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | McKinley High School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | 36–32–3 | 1950 | MHS, the oldest high school for African Americans in Louisiana, [47] and FCHS, which was later carved out of MHS' attendance zone, compete annually in the "Downtown Showdown." [48] Originally billed as the city's black title, [49] MHS led 15–4–2 from 1950–69 but then went 5–26–1 from 1970–99 [50] as it integrated with a G/T program. FCHS has similarly struggled since downsizing [51] into a charter school; [52] MHS went 12–6 from 2000–18. [50] [53] [54] | |
Notre Dame High School (West Haven, Connecticut) | Hamden High School (Hamden, Connecticut) | 37-22-2 | 1951 | Notre Dame High School maintains a long-standing football rivalry with Hamden High School. Since 1951, Notre Dame's Green Knights and Hamden's Green Dragons have met in the annual "Green Bowl" game on Thanksgiving Day. | [55] |
St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio) | Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland, Ohio) | 27-21-1 | 1952 | Commonly referred to as 'Eds-Ignatius game' or the 'Holy War', these two all-boys schools are only 6 miles apart, but have won 12 OHSAA Division I state football titles in the last 25 years, 18 football final four appearances (i.e., Greater Cleveland champions) and 69 Division I titles in various sports. The rivalry stems from the fact that the vast majority of students come from Cleveland's west side Catholic grade schools and as such, players playing against one another formerly played together in grade school. The rivalry is noted as being one of top ten high school football rivalries in the country by Rivals.com. | [56] |
Martha's Vineyard High School (Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts) | Nantucket High School (Nantucket, Massachusetts) | 35–28–3 | 1953 | Dubbed "The Island Cup", the winner of the annual game receives the "Island Cup Trophy", which sits on display in the respective winners' school for the duration of the year. The schools alternate playing the game at each others respective home fields each year. The visiting team travels via ferry or plane to the home-team island (Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket), as do all the parents and fans attending the game. | [57] [58] |
Ogden High School (Ogden, Utah) | Ben Lomond High School (Ogden, Utah) | 47-19 | 1953 | It is a rivalry between the two high schools in the Ogden City School District in Ogden. Called the "Iron Horse", the winner of the two schools gets the trophy of the same name. The trophy has two trains facing each other on top, one train for each school. Starting in 2015, the game has been held at Stewart Stadium at Weber State University because of how big of a rivalry it is. | |
Redwood High School (Visalia, California) | Mount Whitney High School (Visalia, California) | 31-24-0 | 1955 | The Cowhide game is fierce cross-town rivalry game held annually between Redwood and Mt. Whitney High. Every year, Redwood Rangers and Mt. Whitney Pioneers fight it out on the field for the Cowhide trophy, an actual cowhide. It has been a tradition between the two schools since 1955, and is the biggest sporting event in Visalia. People who never attended either of the rival high schools show up due to the intensity of the game and environment. The matchup is well covered in local newspapers as well as radio and television programs. It regularly draws a crowd of 9,000+. | [59] |
Trinity High School (Louisville, Kentucky) | St. Xavier High School (Louisville, Kentucky) | 41-37-2 | 1956 | Dubbed the "St. X/Trinity Game", it is one of the five biggest high school rivalries in the nation, according to USA Today and has been labeled the "best prep school rivalry in the country" by Sporting News. Played at Cardinal Stadium, it has drawn more than 35,000 spectators in each of the last ten matchups. | [35] [36] [42] [60] [61] [62] |
Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, Nevada) | Rancho High School (North Las Vegas, Nevada) | 28-25-1 | 1957 | The oldest high school football rivalry in Nevada, The Bone Game, is the annual contest between the two oldest schools in Las Vegas. The winner of the game takes possession of "Sir Herkimer's Bone," a large cow bone that is preserved in bronze, until the following year. | [63] [64] |
Naples High School (Naples, Florida) | Immokalee High School (Immokalee, Florida) | 24-22 | 1959 | The series dates back to 1959, when Naples and Immokalee were the only high school football teams in Collier County. Lely, the third high school in the county and second in Naples, didn’t open until 1974. | |
St. Francis de Sales High School (Toledo, Ohio) | Central Catholic High School (Toledo, Ohio) | 33–29–1 | 1959 | The Irish Knight is awarded to the winner of the Central Catholic High School and St. Francis de Sales High School football game. The winning school receives and hosts the Irish Knight in their school, along with bragging rights. | [65] |
Series Leader | Series Rival | Series Record | Series Began | Notes | References |
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Permian High School (Odessa, Texas) | Lee High School (Midland, Texas) | 29-19-1 | 1961 | The Permian-Lee rivalry is featured in the H. G. Bissinger book Friday Night Lights and in the movie and the TV series, and featured in the documentary, Friday Nights in America. The 2004 matchup between the schools is believed to be the first live telecast of a regular-season high school football game in Texas. The station pre-empted the National League baseball playoff game scheduled to be broadcast in order to carry the rivalry game. | [35] [66] [67] [68] [69] [70] |
Collegiate School (Richmond, Virginia) | St. Christopher's School (Richmond, Virginia) | 42-21-1 | 1962 | Richmond's most heated prep school rivalry. | [71] |
Boston College High School (Boston, Massachusetts) | Catholic Memorial School (Boston, Massachusetts) | 37-17-1 | 1962 | ||
Warner Robins High School (Warner Robins, Georgia) | Northside High School (Warner Robins, Georgia) | 33-20-0 | 1964 | One of the Peach State's most heated rivalry games, this matchup features two programs with great histories. The interest in the rivalry is supplemented by the city's proximity to Robins Air Force Base: Georgia's Largest Employer. The series is currently known as "The Showdown at the MAC." The rivalry traditionally splits the town of Warner Robins in half, and they often play host to 20,000+ spectators in the stands and surrounding grounds of McConnell-Talbert Stadium. Between 1967 and 2005, WRHS and NHS were in the same region. Only five times did both schools not finish in the top three of the region. | [72] [73] [74] [75] |
Clinton-Massie High School (Clarksville, Ohio) | Blanchester High School (Blanchester, Ohio) | 25-18-0 | 1964 | Dubbed the Cider Keg Game, this game is played for a red, white, and blue keg. It is the oldest rivalry in Ohio involving a traveling trophy. | [76] |
Rock Hill High School (Rock Hill, South Carolina) | Northwestern High School (Rock Hill, South Carolina) | 22-21-0 | 1964 | One of the Carolinas' biggest high school rivalries and ranked by a top high school football rivalries by Sporting News and StudentSports.com. The annual game was the first in the area to have its video broadcast live over the internet. The audio of the game has also been broadcast over the internet by the Great American Rivalry Series. | [35] [36] [42] [77] [78] |
Decatur High School (Decatur, Alabama) | Austin High School (Decatur, Alabama) | 30-14-0 | 1965 | This rivalry is considered the most heated in North Alabama high school football. The game is held in Ogle Stadium on the campus of Decatur High and consistently draws crowds of 12,000 to 13,000 each year. | [79] [80] [81] |
Cathedral Catholic High School (formerly University of San Diego High School) (San Diego, California) | St. Augustine High School (San Diego, California) | 32-17-0 | 1966 | Since 1966, the University of San Diego High School (now Cathedral Catholic) Dons and the St. Augustine Saints have assembled at least once a year to compete in the highly anticipated "Holy Bowl," formerly known as the Charity Bowl. Holy Bowl games are hosted at Cathedral Catholic High School, when they are the home team, and San Diego Mesa College, when St. Augustine is the home team, in order to accommodate the large crowd. | [82] [83] |
Apple Valley High School (Apple Valley, California) | Victor Valley High School (Victorville, California) | 32-15-0 | 1968 | Known as "The Bell Game," the rivalry is the biggest in the High Desert (California) and has been featured on the Great American Rivalry Series. | [84] [85] |
Valdosta High School (Valdosta, Georgia) | Lowndes High School (Valdosta, Georgia) | 33-12-0 | 1968 | Known as "The Winnersville Classic," the rivalry game currently attracts around 14,000 spectators. | [35] [86] [87] |
Flagstaff High School | Coconino High School | 24-22 | 1969 | The annual meeting between the Coconino Panthers and the Flagstaff Eagles is the crosstown matchup between the two public high schools in Flagstaff, Arizona. The game is played at the Walkup Skydome at Northern Arizona University; its original seating in 1977 was 15,000, with the game regularly meeting capacity. Since the rivalry began in 1969, the teams have combined for thirteen division titles, 39 playoff berths, and six state championships. | [88] [89] [90] [91] |
Series Leader | Series Rival | Series Record | Series Began | Notes | References |
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Nelsonville-York High School (Nelsonville, Ohio) | Trimble High School (Glouster, Ohio) | 33-20-2 | 1970 | One of Southeast Ohio's more fierce rivalry, the Tomcats and Buckeyes meet week one of every year. The two schools are known for their proud tradition, and are regional title contenders year in and year out. | |
Robinson Secondary School (Fairfax, Virginia) | Lake Braddock Secondary School (Burke, Virginia) | 21-20-0 | 1971 | Often considered one of the most intense high school rivalry in Northern Virginia. [92] | |
Brookstone High School (Columbus, Georgia) | Pacelli High School (Columbus, Georgia) | 26-14-1 | 1972 | This rivalry, known as the "Battle for the Jug," is played between the largest private schools in Columbus, Georgia. The winner receives the "Broocelli Jug", a blue and red milk jug with the scores of the last 10 games painted on it, as a trophy. | [93] |
Sacred Heart Griffin (Springfield, Illinois) | Glenwood High School (Chatham, Illinois) | 41-8 | 1973 | Began in 1973 when the teams first met, Sacred Heart-Griffin won that game. | [94] |
Manatee High School (Bradenton, Florida) | Southeast High School (Bradenton, Florida) | 16-14-0 | 1974 | The Manatee Hurricanes vs. the Southeast Seminoles is a crosstown rivalry that usually declares county supremacy. The game is part of the "Great American Rivalry Series" sponsored by the Air Force. The two teams have clashed 30 times, with Manatee holding a slight edge (16-14). The game is one that the whole community looks forward to in September. The game attracts an audience of about 6,000. | [95] |
Gainesville High School (Gainesville, Georgia) | North Hall High School (Gainesville, Georgia) | 18-4-0 | 1974 | "North Hall-GHS" usually takes place in early to mid September and draws an annual crowd of over 10,000 and received national attention on September 14, 1990 when the game was broadcast live nationwide by the ESPN network. The game played was a 19-13 thriller win for North Hall, their 2nd in the series. The winner of this game has been crowned GHSA Region 7-AAA Champion each season since 2002 with the exception of 2006 when the Elephants of Gainesville pulled out a dramatic 29-28 win over the Trojans of North Hall but suffered down the stretch thus allowing the Trojans to take sole possession of first place. | [96] |
North Hunterdon High School (Clinton Township, New Jersey) | Voorhees High School (Glen Gardner, New Jersey) | 23-12-1 | 1976 | The annual Milk Can Game is their last game of the season. After the conclusion of the game, a gold colored milk can is awarded to the winner. This school receives bragging rights and ownership of the can until the next year's game. | [97] [98] [99] [100] [101] |
The Westminster Schools (Atlanta, Georgia) | The Lovett School (Atlanta, Georgia) | 14-8-0 | 1976 | Dubbed "The Battle of Buckhead", often regarded as one of the biggest high school football games in the Atlanta area. Sportsmanship has been known to be poor during these games, as the game was discontinued from 1981 to 1994. | [102] [103] [104] |
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Glencoe High School (Hillsboro, Oregon) | Hillsboro High School (Hillsboro, Oregon) | 21-6-0 | 1980 | Cross-town rivals schools with winner getting bragging rights to Hare Field, the stadium is shared between the two schools and the "home" school rotates every year. The annual rivalry game was presented on the Great American Rivalry Series internet broadcast in 2007. | [42] [105] |
Mullen High School (Denver, CO) | Cherry Creek High School (Greenwood Village, CO) | 22-18-0 | 1983 | Cherry Creek and Mullen both reside in the Denver-Metro Area and are super powers with a Combined 22 state championships. The series was tied going into 2008 before Mullen broke the tie in the state title game. To even add more fuel to the fire, the former Mullen coach and CU great Dave Logan soon became the head coach of Cherry Creek to start the 2012 season. [106] This rivalry is noted to be one of the most competitive and meaningful rivalry in Colorado. With the Emergence of Valor High School it could become more of a three team battle for the 5A state title, rather the past couple of years where it has been Mullen or Creek. | [107] |
Tarpon Springs High School (Tarpon Springs, Florida) | East Lake High School (Tarpon Springs, Florida) | 14-8-0 | 1987 | The Tarpon Springs Spongers were the dominant force in the Tarpon area, making it to the state championship game in 1986. East Lake High School opened the following year, only 15 miles away from the Tarpon campus, and thus driving many would-be Tarpon players to East Lake. Because many of the players and students went to middle school together, animosity was formed from both sides, with the game being the most attended of the year for both schools. Attendance usually ranges from 4,000 to 10,000, almost certain to be a sellout. | [108] |
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Traverse City West Senior High School (Traverse City, Michigan) | Traverse City Central High School (Traverse City, Michigan) | 15-14 | 1997 | Renowned for being the best high school rivalry in Michigan, this rivalry began in 1998 when Traverse City Senior High split to form Traverse City Central and Traverse City West Senior High Schools, also known as the Battle for Traverse City, and, since 2012, has been known as the Traverse City Patriot Game | [109] |
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Zeeland West High School (Zeeland, Michigan) | Zeeland East High School (Zeeland, Michigan) | 17-7 | 2005 | The rivalry began in 2005 when Zeeland High School split to form Zeeland East and Zeeland West high schools. The rivalry is known as the "Bird Bowl" as the schools' teams are known as the Zeeland East Chix and Zeeland West Dux. | [110] {{Rivalry | leader= Prior Lake High School (Prior Lake, Minnesota) | rival= Shakopee High School (Shakopee, Minnesota) | record= 12-5 | began= | notes=Selected as part of the Great American Rivalry Series in 2023. | ref= [111] |
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Sacred Heart Griffin (Springfield, Illinois) | Rochester High School (Rochester, Illinois) | 7-3 | 2010 | Began in 2010 when Rochester joined the Central State Eight conference. Also known as the Leonard Bowl. | [112] |
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The Fremont Cannon is the trophy awarded to the winner of the Battle for Nevada, an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Nevada Wolf Pack football team of the University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada) and the UNLV Rebels football team of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The trophy was built in 1970 and is a replica of a 19th-century Howitzer cannon that accompanied American explorer and politician John C. Frémont on an expedition to the American West and Nevada in the mid 19th century. The original cannon had been abandoned, due to heavy snows, in the Sierra Nevada in 1843. The replica cannon was originally fired following a touchdown by the team in possession of the cannon, but it has been inoperable since 1999. The wooden carriage is painted the school color of the team in possession, navy blue for Nevada or scarlet for UNLV. The trophy is the heaviest and most expensive in college football. Since 2012, the game is also part of the Silver State Series, the series of athletic competitions between the two schools.
Decatur High School is an American secondary school teaching grades nine through twelve. A part of the Federal Way Public Schools, it was founded in 1971 in Federal Way, Washington.The graduating classes of 1973-1976 were schooled in the Illahee Middle School building. The school was built in 1976, renovated in 1987, then again remodeled in 2002.
McKinley Senior High School is a public high school in Canton, Ohio, United States. It is the only secondary school in the Canton City School District and has two campuses: Downtown Campus and the main campus, which is known as McKinley Senior High School. Athletic teams compete as the Canton McKinley Bulldogs in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Federal League.
Linden McKinley High School is located in the South Linden neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio and is part of the Columbus City Schools District. The school has an enrollment of approximately 500 students in grades 9 to 12.
Hillsboro High School is a public high school in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States, and is the oldest high school in the Hillsboro School District. It is also the smallest high school in the district.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries refers to rivalries of the University of Notre Dame in the sport of college football. Because the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are independent of a football conference, they play a national schedule, which annually includes historic rivals University of Southern California and Navy, more recent rival Stanford, and five games with ACC teams.
The Rio Grande Rivalry is the name given to the New Mexico–New Mexico State rivalry and known as the Battle of I-25. It is an intercollegiate rivalry between The University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University. The rivalry began in 1894. In comparison, New Mexico was a United States Territory from September 1850 to January 1912, when it became a member of the United States and the Union.
Hare Field is a multi-sport facility located in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. The facility opened in 1965 and is owned by the Hillsboro School District. Hare Field includes a baseball stadium, a football stadium, practice fields, and track and field equipment. The venue hosts high school sports, open track meets, youth sports, and occasionally college sports. The football stadium seats over 5,000 fans, was the first high school field in Oregon with an all-weather field, and was named one of the best venues to watch high school football in the state.
The Tuscola–Pisgah rivalry, also referred to as the Pisgah-Tuscola Rivalry, the Haywood County Championship Game, and the County Clash is one of the best known and fiercest high school football rivalries in the southeastern United States. It has also been named the best high school rivalry in the state of North Carolina by USA Today. It typically draws between 10,000 and 15,000 fans per year. The intensity of the rivalry is caused by the fact that these are the only two high school football teams in Haywood County, North Carolina and are located less than 9 miles apart.
There are a multitude of rituals associated with collegiate sporting events across the United States. Varying by sport, demographics, and location, sporting rituals often become essential to the preparation, organization, and game-day experience. In fact, many would argue that rituals are the experience.
The Giants–Jets rivalry is an American football rivalry in the National Football League (NFL) between the New York Giants and New York Jets. It is an intra-city, interconference matchup between the two NFL teams based in the New York metropolitan area. Since 1984, both clubs have shared a home stadium – Giants Stadium and MetLife Stadium. Thus, a Giants–Jets game can be referred to as "the shortest road trip in the league". It can also be referred to as a "sibling rivalry" since both teams play at and share the stadium.
"Up with the White and Gold" is a fight song at the Georgia Institute of Technology. It is generally played after a touchdown in a Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football game. The song's title refers to Georgia Tech's school colors and its lyrics contain the phrase, "Down with the Red and Black", an explicit reference to the school colors of the University of Georgia and the then-budding Georgia–Georgia Tech rivalry.
Oh well it's up with the White and Gold,
Down with the Red and Black,
Georgia Tech is out for a victory.
We'll drop the battle-axe on georgia's head,
When we meet her our team is sure to beat her.
Down on the old farm there will be no sound
Till our bow-wows rip through the air;
When the battle is over Georgia's team will be foundWith the Yellow Jackets swarming around!
The Illinois–Indiana rivalry is a college sports rivalry between the University of Illinois Fighting Illini and the Indiana University Hoosiers. The rivalry between these bordering-state schools dates back to 1899 when the Indiana Hoosiers joined the Big Ten Conference of which Illinois is a founding member. The rivalry is most prominent in men's basketball, where both teams are perennial "Final Four contenders" and combined have won several conference championships. In football, the rivalry is less intense, but notable for the two school's geographic proximity, the history and longevity of the series with 73 total meetings dating back to 1899 and their status as a previously "protected rivalry" in the Big Ten.
The 76th annual Battle for the Bell, matching A.L. Brown at Concord High School tonight (7:30 kickoff), will tell a tale; The Concord Tribune, 9/25/1924 "Concord Highs Win Season Opener"