Perhaps no other team statistic is more anticipated, celebrated and reviled than the 100-point barrier in a high school basketball game. Fans can start anticipating it as soon as the end of the first quarter. They celebrate it as soon as the double digits flip over on the scoreboard. And no opposing coach or team wants to be the victim of a 100-point outing.
Scoring 100 points in a game isn't really a record. It's an arbitrary number deemed to be a noteworthy milestone, yet the National Federation of High Schools Record Book has multiple entries regarding "most 100-point games," "most consecutive 100-point games" and "highest scoring average."
MaxPreps has attempted to track down many of the teams that have averaged over 100 points in a season. Hobbs (N.M.) has multiple entries, starting with a 114.6 scoring average that ranked as the national record for 40 years until Yates (Houston) broke the record in 2010. Hobbs makes the list seven times from 1970 to 1982. Yates, meanwhile, makes the list three times. Other multiple entrants include Wheatley (Houston), Jefferson (Los Angeles), South Lamar (Ala.), Minnesota Transitions (Minneapolis), and East Central (San Antonio).
The first team to average 100 points a game is believed to be Wampum (Pa.), which averaged 101 points per game in 1955. Led by Don Hennon, who broke Wilt Chamberlain's state career scoring record with 2,376 points, Wampum went 31-0 and won the state title.
Another interesting entry is Lame Deer (Mont.), which may have had the all-time greatest "name" lineup in 2000 with Tommy McCormick, Lomar Wandering Medicine, Gernell Killsnight,
Tolani Tsosie, Dustin Two Moons, Simon Walksalong, and Omar Littlewhiteman.
When information is available, teams are listed with the number of 100-point games, the number of consecutive 100-point games, the highest score for the season and the team's overall record. Sources include the NFHS record book, state association record books, Cal-Hi Sports Record Book by Mark and Nelson Tennis, Chuck Langerman of New Jersey, MaxPreps score reports and research via newspapers.com.
There are undoubtedly more teams to add to the list, so any additions or changes contact Kevin Askeland at kevinaskeland65@gmail.com.
The 2009-10 team averaged 116.2 points on the season with 26 games eclipsing the century mark.
File photo by Michael Henderson
100-point games: 26, 15 in a row
High game: 170 vs. Houston Lee
Record: 34-0
114.6 — Hobbs (N.M.), 1970
100-point games: 20, 14 in a row
High game: 170 vs. Carlsbad
Record: 26-1
111.8 — North Sand Mountain (Higdon, Ala.), 1993
100-point games: 25
High game: 147 vs. Woodville
Record: 29-4
111.6 — Hobbs (N.M.), 1981
100-point games: 18, 6 in a row
High game: 159 vs. Roswell
Record: 26-0
110.9 — Jefferson (Los Angeles), 1966
100-point games: 11
High game: 147 vs. Washington (Los Angeles)
Record: 15-3
109.4 — Hardin-Jefferson (Sour Lake, Texas), 1992
100-point games: 27, 7 in a row
High game: 166 vs. Hardin
Record: 34-2
108.8 — East Central (San Antonio), 1995
100-point games: 25
Record: 35-0
108.7 — Wheatley (Houston, Texas), 1973
100-point games: 31
Record: 43-1
108.3 — Hobbs (N.M.), 1982
100-point games: 17, 7 in a row
Record: 23-3
108.0 — Carver (Atlanta), 1969
100-point games: 15
High game: 151 vs. Grady
Record: 30-3
106.6 — Minnesota Transitions (Minneapolis), 2006
100-point games: 17, 6 in a row
High game: 149 vs. Four Directions Charter
Record: 25-4
106.1 — Wheatley (Houston), 1972
100-point games: 26
Record: 39-3
106.0 — South Lamar (Millport, Ala.), 1991
Record: 23-3
106.0 — Penasco (N.M.), 1981
Record: 27-1
105.9 — Balboa (San Francisco), 1996
100-point games: 18, 6 in a row
High game: 146 vs. Gridley
Record: 30-3
105.7 — Hobbs (N.M.), 1971
100-point games: 16
Record: 25-3
105.0 — Hillside (Durham, N.C.), 1966
100-point games: 14
High game: 147 vs. Booker T. Washington (Rocky Mount)
Record: 19-4
104.6 — Lame Deer (Mont.), 2000
100-point games: 15
High game: 161 vs. Knights Homeschool (Billings)
Record: 24-2
104.4 — Hobbs (N.M.), 1980
100-point games: 17
High game: 147 vs. Levelland (Texas)
Record: 27-2
104.4 — Yates (Houston), 2020
100-point games: 25, 21 in a row
High game: 134 vs. Bay City
Record: 26-3
104.0 — Bridgeport Central (Bridgeport, Conn.), 1971
100-point games: 11
High game: 141 vs. Bullard Havens
Record: 20-1
103.9 — Palmer (Iowa), 1988
100-point games: 15
Record: 27-0
103.1 — Hobbs (N.M.), 1978
100-point games: 16, 5 in a row
High game: 176 vs. Roswell
Record: 26-2
103.0 — South Lamar (Milport, Ala.), 1992
High game: 153 vs. Oneonta
Record: 31-2
103.0 — East Central (San Antonio), 1988
100-point games: 21
High game: 133 vs. Houston Lee
Record: 34-1
102.7 — Yates (Houston), 2011
100-point games: 13, 4 in a row
High game: 134 vs. Northside (Houston)
Record: 19-4
102.6 — Camden (N.J.), 1981
High game: 149
Record: 27-1
102.1 — Minnesota Transitions (Minneapolis), 2009
100-point games: 21, 8 in a row
High game: 155 vs. Math and Science Academy
Record: 28-3
102.0 — Lanier (Jackson, Miss.), 1965
Record: 43-0
101.9 — Booker (Sarasota, Fla.), 1967High Game: 166 vs. Plant City Marshall
Record: 33-1
101.3 — Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 2016
100-point games: 13, 8 in a row
High game: 148, opponent unknown
Record: 28-2
101.3 — Jefferson (Los Angeles), 1965
Record: 17-1
101.0 — Wampum (Pa.), now Riverside (Ellwood City, Pa.), 1955
Record: 31-0
101.0 — Chino Hills (Calif.), 2017
100-point games: 17, 5 in a row
High game: 146 vs. Los Osos
Record: 31-3
100.8 — Richmond (Rockingham, N.C.), 2017
100-point games: 17, 5 in a row
High game: 141 vs. Purnell Swett
Record: 20-7
100.8 — Portola (Calif.), 1992
100-point games: 15
High game: 141 vs. Los Molinos
Record: 23-5
100.5 — Hobbs (N.M.), 1973
100-point games: 13
Record: 22-5
100.3 — Central (St. Louis), 1980
Record: 24-2
100.0 — Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, Ohio), 2019
100-point games: 14, 6 in a row
High game: 138 vs. Greenville
Record: 29-2
