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The Streak

The Cranberry girls won 202 straight games in the Triple-County Athletic Conference (Division II) from Feb. 13, 1990 to Jan. 16, 2003.

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It began after a 41-40 loss to East Forest in 1990. It ended with a 54-44 loss to Youngsville 13 years and 202 games later.

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The Berries had little trouble disposing of league foes through 1995. That's when they won three state championships and four District 10 crowns. 

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Their average winning margins in those years were: 48.06 in 1991, 63.87 in 1992, 59.37 in 1993, 54.31 in 1994 and 62.81 in 1995.

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But there were some close calls after that:

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  • a 3-point victory over Youngsville (59-56) in 1996

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  • another 3-point win, this time over Eisenhower (39-36) in 1997 when they also survived 8- and 9-point decisions over Eisenhower and East Forest. Their averaging winning margin dropped to 21.43.

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  • three straight close calls against Sheffield (44-40), Youngsville  (34-33) and West Forest (52-49) and one game later a five-point victory over Rocky Grove in 1998.

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  • Their closest games in 1999 were six and seven points, and in 2000, six and nine points before 2001 turned out to be another waltz (44-point average winning margin.)

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  • The nail-biters returned in 2002 with a pair of two-point victories, on in overtime, against East Forest. Still, that average winning margin was a pretty good 33.8.

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  • Venango Catholic gave the Berries a scare in 2002 with a 41-38 victory. One game later, after wallowing Tidioute by 54 points, Cranberry met its Waterloo with a 54-44 loss to Youngsville.

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Largest margins of victory

 

  • 105 vs. Tidioute (125-20) in 1991-92

  • 90 vs. Eisenhower (112-22) in 1995

  • 88 vs. Venango Christian (103-15) in 1993-94

  • 86 vs. Rocky Grove (97-11) in 1995-96

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Special thanks to Ed Brannon, sports editor of The Derrick/The News-Herald, for providing me with the numbers.

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