High school volleyball: Vermont school leads list of longest active win streaks with 86 in a row

Essex all alone at the top after defending national champion Byron Nelson goes down over the weekend.

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Aug 17, 2026, 11:00am
As teams across the country prepare for the 2026 high school volleyball season, MaxPreps takes a look at the longest active winning streak in each state. 

Leading the nation is Essex (Essex Junction, Vt.), which carries an incredible 86-match winning streak into the season. The Hornets have not lost since the 2019 state championship match and have captured five consecutive state titles along the way.

Defending national champion Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, Texas) was not too far behind at 78 consecutive victories but fell over the weekend at the Grapevine Fieldhouse Volleyfest. The Bobcats lost Thursday to Allen but bounced back to win the tournament and improve its record to 7-1 on the season.
Defending Indiana state champion Carroll is up to 52 wins in a row after starting the 2026 season 2-0. (FILE PHOTO: Justin Sicking)
Defending Indiana state champion Carroll is up to 52 wins in a row after starting the 2026 season 2-0. (FILE PHOTO: Justin Sicking)
That leaves Las Cruces (N.M.) with the nation's second-longest win streaks at 57 straight matches. The Bulldawgs have been perfect in each of the past two seasons, posting back-to-back 27-0 records. 

Two more programs enter 2026 having reached the 50-win milestone. Carroll (Fort Wayne, Ind.) owns 52 consecutive victories after a 37-0 season and an Indiana Class 4A state championship while Inter-Lakes (Meredith, N.H.) has also put together a 50-match winning streak. Carroll's dominant run helped the Chargers finish No. 5 in the final MaxPreps national rankings.

Longest active win streak in every state

Alabama
McGill-Toolen (Mobile) — 41

Alaska
Unalaska — 37

Arizona
Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix) — 16

Arkansas
Marion — 19

California
Big Valley Christian (Modesto) — 11

Colorado
Simla — 22

Connecticut
Greenwich — 8
East Lyme — 8

Delaware
Tower Hill (Wilmington) — 13

District of Columbia
Georgetown Day — 17

Florida
Winter Park — 25

Georgia
Oglethorpe County (Lexington) — 20

Hawaii
Kapa'a — 15

Idaho
Butte County (Arco) — 19

Illinois
Normal University (Normal) — 30

Indiana
Carroll (Fort Wayne) — 52

Iowa
Northwest (Waukee) — 21
Denver — 21

Kansas
Ellinwood — 47

Kentucky
Assumption (Louisville) — 19

Louisiana
Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) — 18

Maine
Narraguagus (Harrington) — 21

Maryland

Massachusetts
Oliver Ames (North Easton) — 27

Michigan
Kingsley — 24

Minnesota
Lakeville South (Lakeville) — 11

Mississippi
Ingomar (New Albany) — 20

Missouri
Lafayette (Wildwood) — 25

Montana
Billings Central Catholic (Billings) — 46

Nebraska
Milford — 26

Nevada
GV Christian (Henderson) — 25

New Hampshire
Inter-Lakes (Meredith) — 50

New Jersey
Secaucus — 22
St. John-Vianney (Holmdel) — 22

New Mexico
Las Cruces — 57

New York
York (Retsof) — 14

North Carolina
Green Level (Cary) — 28

North Dakota
Langdon/Edmore/Munich (Langdon) — 12

Ohio
Seton (Cincinnati) — 41

Oklahoma
Community Christian (Norman) — 31

Oregon
Marist (Eugene) — 24

Pennsylvania
Spring-Ford (Royersford) — 30

Rhode Island
Ponaganset (North Scituate) — 21
Toll Gate (Warwick) — 21
Westerly — 21

South Carolina
Pickens — 12

South Dakota
Harrisburg — 24

Tennessee
Eagleville — 24

Texas
Antonian Prep (San Antonio, Texas) — 20

Utah
North Sanpete (Mt. Pleasant) — 33

Vermont
Essex (Essex Junction) — 86

Virginia
StoneBridge (Chesapeake) — 38

Washington
Chelan — 17

West Virginia
Wirt County (Elizabeth) — 16

Wisconsin
Heritage Christian (New Berlin) — 23

Wyoming
Kelly Walsh (Casper) — 8

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