A history of 100-point games in high school football history

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Perhaps the best way to describe the 107-90 win by Meadville (Pa.) over DuBois (Pa.) on Friday in Pennsylvania is that it resembled the movie "Jurassic Park."

In the movie, a wealthy theme park owner attempts to clone dinosaurs and bring them back to life. Such is the case with high school football teams scoring over 100 points in a single game. While these creatures were plentiful when they roamed the gridiron in the early part of the century, they have scarcely been seen in the nearly 100 years since their extinction.

That's why Meadville's 100-point outing was such a shocker. According to P.S. Lutcher's website Luckyshow.org, which catalogs a multitude of high school and college sports statistics including 100-point football games, there have been just 67 games in which a team has scored over 100 points since 1932.

In the 20 years prior to 1932, there were 525 instances in which a team scored over 100 points, including six where a team scored over 200 points.

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The first 100-point game is believed to have occurred in 1894 in Minnesota. Just 18 years after the Jesse James Gang met its match in the town of Northfield, Faribault (Minn.) lost to Northfield (Minn.), 104-0.

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The number of 100-point games built slowly from 1894 until its peak in 1921, when 50 teams scored over 100 points in a game. Prior to 1900, there were only four 100-point games while there were 29 occurrences in the 1910s. The highlight might have been a 105-0 win by Hyde Park (Chicago) over Poly Prep (Brooklyn, N.Y.) in the National High School Championship Game at Marshall Field in Chicago in 1902.

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The greatest day for 100-point games was Oct. 26, 1912. Five games in four different states hit the century mark. Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, Ill.) topped Evanston Academy in Illinois 101-0, Elkhart topped Interlake in Indiana 107-0, Tacoma blanked North Side (Bellingham) in Washington 100-0 and in Ohio, Fostoria (Ohio) topped Crestline (Ohio) 131-0 and Newark (Ohio) topped Zanesville (Ohio) 105-0.

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Hazen (Kan.) has scored the most points in a single game, beating Sylvia (Kan.) 256-0 in 1927. However, Staunton (Ill.) might have put the record way out of reach in 1923 when it beat Gillespie (Ill.) 233-0. According to one account of the game, the 233 points was what Staunton had at halftime. No second half was supposedly played. Other accounts don't make it clear if the two teams played a full game. Staunton also defeated Litchfield (Ill.) 113-0 that same year.

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Cozad (Neb.) has the distinction of winning a game by 200 points and 100 points, as well as giving up over 100 points in the same season. Cozad defeated Overton (Neb.) 201-7 and also topped Farnham 174-0 over a two-week span. However, it also lost to North Platte (Neb.) by a score of 176-0.

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Waco (Texas) and Muskegon (Mich.) are tied with the most 100-point games in history with 11 each. Muskegon's total includes a 216-0 win over Hastings in 1912. All 11 of Muskegon's wins were shutouts ranging from 1902 to 1920. Waco also had 11 shutouts starting in 1915 and running to 1928. The highest win was a 131-0 victory over Bartlett in 1915.

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Hugo (Colo.) reportedly scored over 100 points in a game four times in 1930 en route to a total of 748 points in 11 games. The 68-point average ranks fourth all-time according to the National Federation of State High School Associations Record Book. Three of those 100-point games came in consecutive outings, with a 104-0 win over Burlington (Colo.), a 106-0 win over Flagler (Colo.) and a 176-6 win over Vona.

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Jersey Shore (Pa.) holds the distinction of averaging 75.1 points per game in 1922 (676 points, nine games). It went over 100 points twice en route to the national record for scoring average, as it defeated Carrolltown 113-0 and South Williamsport (Pa.) 127-0.

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Of the 624 games with over 100 points, only 65 of them were not shutouts. The most points ever scored by an opponent of a team that scored over 100 points is the 90 scored by DuBois on Friday. Prior to Friday, Harrells Christian Academy (N.C.) scored 80 in a 104-80 loss to Davidson Day (N.C.) in 2012. That was the last time a high school team scored over 100 points in a game.

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It's quite possible that fans will see a game in which two teams go over 100 points. In the past four years, There have been seven games in which two teams have combined for over 160 points:

197 – Meadville (Pa.) 107, Dubois (Pa.) 90, 2015
184 – Davidson Day (Davidson, N.C.) 104, Harrells Christian Academy (Harrells, N.C.) 80, 2012
170 – Higley (Gilbert, Ariz.) 95, Apache Junction (Ariz.) 75, 2014
166 – Oconomowoc (Wis.) 84, Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee) 82, 2013
165 – Columbian (Tiffin, Ohio) 83, Shelby (Ohio) 82, 2014
164 – Jacksonville (Texas) 85, Nacogdoches (Texas) 79, 2014
162 – Poplarville (Miss.) 82, St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis, Miss.) 80, 2012

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Texas is the all-time leader with 96 games of 100 or more points. Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Vermont reportedly do not have any 100-point games. Following are the reported highest-scoring games for each state that has a 100-point game.

Alabama – Langdale def. Milltown 125-0, 1925; Hamilton (Ala.) def. Fayette 125-0, 1915
Arizona – Scottsdale def. Salt River Indian 113-0, 1940
Arkansas – Central (Little Rock, Ark.) def. Russellville (Ark.) 174-0, 1917
California – Santa Rosa (Calif.) def. St. Helena (Calif.) 141-0, 1924
Colorado – Hugo def. Vona 176-6, 1930
Connecticut – Norwich def. Bulkeley (Hartford, Conn.) 130-0, 1902
District of Columbia – Central (D.C.) def. Business, 120-0, 1917
Florida – University Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.) def. Victory Christian 130-0, 1973
Georgia – Douglas A&M def. Ocilla 144-0, 1922
Idaho – Idaho Falls (Idaho) def. Shelley (Idaho) 162-0, 1923
Illinois – Staunton (Ill.) def. Gillespie (Ill.) 233-0, 1923
Indiana – Linton def. Midland 157-0, 1924
Iowa – Clarinda (Iowa) def. Sidney (Iowa) 159-0, 1931
Kansas – Haven (Kan.) def. Sylvia 256-0, 1927
Kentucky – Male (Louisville, Ky.) def. Tharp 149-0, 1913
Maryland – St. Albans def. Fredericksburg (Va.) 118-0, 1914
Massachusetts – Greenfield (Mass.) def. Templeton 112-0, 1922
Michigan – Muskegon (Mich.) def. Hastings (Mich.) 216-0, 1912
Minnesota – Virginia (Minn.) def. International Falls (Minn.) 128-0, 1919
Mississippi – Gulf Coast Military Academy def. McGill (Ala.) 106-0, 1922
Missouri – Carrollton (Mo.) def. Marceline (Mo.) 148-0, 1913; Sikeston (Mo.) def. Caruthersville (Mo.) 148-6, 1919; Moberly (Mo.) def. Montgomery County (Montgomery City, Mo.) 148-0, 1923
Montana – Dawson (Glendive, Mont.) def. Custer County (Miles City, Mont.) 144-0, 1919
Nebraska – Cozad (Neb.) def. Overton (Neb.) 201-7, 1921
Nevada – Moapa Valley (Overton, Nev.) def. Virgin Valley (Mesquite, Nev.) 103-0, 1967
New Jersey – Woodbury (N.J.) def. Gloucester 113-0, 1922
New Mexico – Deming (N.M.) def. Tularosa (N.M.) 124-0, 1923
New York – North Tonawanda (N.Y.) def. Dunkirk (N.Y.) 126-0, 1916
North Carolina – Windsor def. Creswell (N.C.) 142-0, 1930
North Dakota – Williston (N.D.) def. Jamestown (N.D.) 102-0, 1917
Ohio – Medina (Ohio) def. Spencer 165-0, 1923
Oklahoma – Stigler (Okla.) def. Fort Gibson (Okla.) 219-0, 1924
Oregon – Estacada (Ore.) def. Milwaukie (Ore.) 162-0, 1915
Pennsylvania – Tamaque def. St. Clair, 194-0, 1915
Rhode Island – Westerly (R.I.) def. Stoningham 122-0, 1917
South Dakota – Miller (S.D.) def. DeSmet (S.D.) 118-0, 1918
Tennessee – Kingsport def. Norton (Va.) 193-0, 1926
Texas – Spur (Texas) def. Lorenzo (Texas) 186-0, 1930
Utah – Carbon (Price, Utah) def. South Emery 175-0, 1926
Virginia – West Side def. South Side 124-7, 1967
Washington – Everett (Wash.) def. North 174-0, 1913
West Virginia – New Martinsville def. Woodsfield 157-0, 1912
Wisconsin – Sturgeon def. Kewanee (Ill.) 145-0, 1902
Wyoming – Central (Cheyenne, Wyo.) def. Douglas 127-7 in 1921

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