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The Lowndes Streak
The number published by the newspapers recently is actually incorrect, the number was 122 instead of 124. Still, the minor error in statistics could be considered akin to adding two more miles to the Pacific Ocean. The number is incredible, any way you look at it.
Still, this is not the longest winning streak in Georgia for high school basketball. The Taylor County girls ran up 132 games in the late 1960s/early 1970s. While ten games below that mark, Lowndes probably received more media attention because of its size and the emergence of the women's game.
Speaking of Taylor County, there is now a website that details their 132 game streak.
Without adieu, the list of victims...
Win # | Game # | Date | Home/ Away |
Victim | LHS | Opp. | Game Title | Notes |
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1976-77 | ||||||||
11 | Nov 23 | A | Berrien | 51 | 28 | Charles Cooper also coaches the Lowndes boys in 1976-77. | | |
22 | Nov 24 | H | Tift Co. | 69 | 43 | | ||
33 | Nov 30 | A | Thomasville Central | 76 | 31 | | | |
44 | Dec 03 | H | Moultrie | 70 | 44 | | ||
55 | Dec 04 | A | Bainbridge | 58 | 50 | | ||
66 | Dec 08 | H | Valdosta | 65 | 40 | | ||
77 | Dec 10 | H | Thomasville | 44 | 37 | | ||
88 | Dec 14 | H | Brooks Co. | 71 | 40 | | ||
99 | Dec 29 | -- | Tift Co. | 70 | 39 | Lowndes Christmas Tournament | | |
1010 | Dec 30 | -- | Brooks Co. | 63 | 34 | Lowndes Christmas Tournament | Brooks won Class AA title in 1977. | |
1111 | Jan 07 | H | Westover | 86 | 11 | Cooper's 100th victory with the Vikettes | | |
1212 | Jan 11 | A | Valdosta | 42 | 24 | | ||
1313 | Jan 14 | A | Tift Co. | 83 | 41 | | ||
1414 | Jan 18 | A | Thomasville | 71 | 26 | | ||
1515 | Jan 21 | H | Crisp Co. | 79 | 33 | | ||
1616 | Jan 22 | A | Dougherty Co. | 84 | 54 | | ||
1717 | Jan 25 | H | Thomasville Central | 71 | 25 | | | |
1818 | Jan 28 | A | Monroe (Albany) | 73 | 26 | | | |
1919 | Feb 01 | A | Moultrie | 63 | 32 | | ||
2020 | Feb 04 | H | Albany | 81 | 36 | | ||
2121 | Feb 05 | H | Berrien | 63 | 45 | | ||
2222 | Feb 11 | H | Bainbridge | 70 | 51 | | ||
2323 | Feb 18 | -- | Thomasville | 73 | 44 | 1-AAA-S at Thomasville Central | | |
2424 | Feb 19 | -- | Bainbridge | 69 | 48 | 1-AAA-S at Thomasville Central | | |
2525 | Feb 25 | -- | Tift Co. | 75 | 32 | 1-AAA at Dougherty County | | |
2626 | Feb 26 | -- | Bainbridge | 61 | 46 | 1-AAA at Dougherty County | | |
2727 | Mar 03 | -- | Wheeler (Marietta) | 68 | 45 | State at Cobb Civic Center | | |
2828 | Mar 10 | -- | Warner Robins | 52 | 42 | State at Alexander Memorial Coliseum | | |
2929 | Mar 11 | -- | Tucker | 53 | 44 | State at Alexander Memorial Coliseum | | |
3030 | Mar 12 | -- | Cherokee | 53 | 45 | State at Alexander Memorial Coliseum | Lowndes down 35-40 going into 4th quarter; Cherokee entered game at 29-0. | |
Season averages: LHS - 66.90, Opp. - 37.87 | ||||||||
1977-78 | ||||||||
311 | Nov 18 | H | Dougherty Co. | 91 | 54 | Terry Wilkes begins coaching the Lowndes boys. | | |
322 | Nov 22 | H | Berrien | 59 | 56 | BHS missed a tying shot with 12 seconds to play. | | |
333 | Nov 23 | A | Tift Co. | 55 | 29 | | ||
344 | Nov 29 | H | Thomasville Central | 62 | 30 | | | |
355 | Dec 02 | A | Moultrie | 70 | 22 | | ||
366 | Dec 03 | H | Bainbridge | 67 | 55 | | ||
377 | Dec 06 | A | Valdosta | 43 | 36 | LHS up 23-22 at half. | | |
388 | Dec 09 | A | Thomasville | 51 | 24 | | ||
399 | Dec 13 | A | Brooks Co. | 71 | 48 | | ||
4010 | Dec 28 | -- | Thomasville Central | 48 | 20 | Lowndes Christmas Tournament | | |
4111 | Dec 29 | -- | Thomasville | 62 | 41 | Lowndes Christmas Tournament | | |
4212 | Jan 06 | A | Westover | 82 | 21 | 41-4 at half. | | |
4313 | Jan 10 | H | Valdosta | 80 | 39 | | ||
4414 | Jan 13 | H | Tift Co. | 87 | 60 | | ||
4515 | Jan 17 | H | Thomasville | 71 | 48 | | ||
4616 | Jan 20 | A | Crisp Co. | 77 | 55 | | ||
4717 | Jan 24 | A | Thomasville Central | 58 | 55 | Tied at 54 with 54 seconds remaining. | | |
4818 | Jan 27 | H | Monroe (Albany) | 74 | 30 | | | |
4919 | Jan 31 | H | Moultrie | 57 | 31 | | ||
5020 | Feb 03 | A | Albany | 79 | 29 | | ||
5121 | Feb 07 | A | Berrien | 68 | 56 | Berrien was Class A runner-up in 1978. | | |
5222 | Feb 10 | A | Bainbridge | 53 | 50 | Lowndes trailed 38-40 after the 3rd quarter. | | |
5323 | Feb 17 | -- | Thomasville Central | 59 | 39 | 1-AAA-S at Lowndes | | |
5424 | Feb 18 | -- | Moultrie | 71 | 37 | 1-AAA-S at Lowndes | Moultrie stall balled into the finals by beating Bainbridge, 19-18. | |
5525 | Feb 24 | -- | Tift Co. | 70 | 44 | 1-AAA at Bainbridge | | |
5626 | Feb 25 | -- | Crisp Co. | 63 | 48 | 1-AAA at Bainbridge | | |
5727 | Mar 02 | -- | Northside (Warner Robins) | 61 | 36 | State at Cobb Civic Center | | |
5828 | Mar 04 | -- | Warner Robins | 51 | 21 | State at Cobb Civic Center | | |
5929 | Mar 08 | -- | Morrow | 64 | 45 | State at Cobb Civic Center | | |
6030 | Mar 09 | -- | South Gwinnett | 58 | 43 | State at Cobb Civic Center | | |
Season averages: LHS - 65.40, Opp. - 40.07 | ||||||||
1978-79 | ||||||||
611 | Nov 17 | A | Albany | 91 | 35 | | ||
622 | Nov 21 | A | Berrien | 64 | 52 | | ||
633 | Dec 01 | H | Colquitt Co. | 76 | 49 | | ||
644 | Dec 02 | A | Bainbridge | 66 | 40 | | ||
655 | Dec 05 | H | Valdosta | 91 | 50 | | ||
666 | Dec 08 | H | Thomasville | 100 | 22 | | ||
677 | Dec 12 | A | Thomasville Central | 63 | 33 | | ||
688 | Dec 16 | A | Brooks Co. | 76 | 31 | | ||
699 | Dec 22 | -- | Ware Co. | 85 | 36 | Lowndes Christmas Tournament | | |
7010 | Dec 23 | -- | Berrien | 59 | 35 | Lowndes Christmas Tournament | | |
7111 | Jan 05 | H | Westover | 108 | 26 | | ||
7212 | Jan 09 | A | Valdosta | 75 | 37 | | ||
7313 | Jan 12 | A | Tift Co. | 88 | 37 | | ||
7414 | Jan 16 | A | Thomasville | 82 | 37 | | ||
7515 | Jan 19 | H | Crisp Co. | 70 | 48 | Crisp Co. undefeated. | | |
7616 | Jan 23 | H | Thomasville Central | 83 | 24 | | ||
7717 | Jan 26 | A | Monroe (Albany) | 88 | 29 | | ||
7818 | Jan 30 | A | Colquitt Co. | 54 | 48 | Lowndes led by two with one minute to play. | | |
7919 | Feb 02 | H | Albany | 98 | 25 | | ||
8020 | Feb 03 | H | Brooks Co. | 87 | 38 | | ||
8121 | Feb 06 | H | Berrien | 85 | 34 | Berrien won AAA state title with 27-3 record. | | |
8222 | Feb 09 | H | Bainbridge | 89 | 60 | | ||
8323 | Feb 16 | -- | Thomasville | 74 | 34 | 1-AAAA-S at Lowndes | | |
8424 | Feb 17 | -- | Bainbridge | 80 | 33 | 1-AAAA-S at Lowndes | | |
8525 | Feb 23 | -- | Tift Co. | 81 | 26 | 1-AAAA at Tift Co. | | |
8626 | Feb 24 | -- | Bainbridge | 65 | 54 | 1-AAAA at Tift Co. | | |
8727 | Mar 02 | -- | Johnson (Savannah) | 98 | 30 | State at Cobb Civic Center | | |
8828 | Mar 03 | -- | Northeast (Macon) | 75 | 46 | State at Cobb Civic Center | | |
8929 | Mar 09 | -- | Dunwoody | 89 | 67 | State at Crisp Co. | | |
9030 | Mar 10 | -- | Baldwin | 57 | 41 | State at Crisp Co. | | |
Season averages: LHS - 79.90, Opp. - 38.57 | ||||||||
1979-80 | ||||||||
911 | Nov 16 | H | Dougherty Co. | 102 | 35 | | ||
922 | Nov 20 | H | Berrien | 58 | 39 | | ||
933 | Nov 30 | A | Colquitt Co. | 69 | 48 | | ||
944 | Dec 01 | H | Bainbridge | 72 | 32 | | ||
955 | Dec 04 | A | Valdosta | 47 | 29 | Valdosta tries a bit of a stall ball tactic. | | |
966 | Dec 07 | A | Thomasville | 84 | 63 | | ||
977 | Dec 11 | H | Thomasville Central | 81 | 44 | | ||
988 | Dec 15 | H | Brooks Co. | 62 | 40 | | ||
999 | Dec 21 | -- | Valdosta | 81 | 28 | Lowndes Christmas Tournament | | |
10010 | Dec 22 | -- | Berrien | 63 | 47 | Lowndes Christmas Tournament | | |
10111 | Jan 04 | A | Westover | 85 | 31 | | ||
10212 | Jan 08 | H | Valdosta | 71 | 44 | | ||
10313 | Jan 11 | H | Tift Co. | 75 | 35 | | ||
10414 | Jan 15 | H | Thomasville | 80 | 48 | | ||
10515 | Jan 18 | A | Crisp Co. | 53 | 52 | Several Lowndes players out sick; a free throw breaks the tie with two seconds remaining. | | |
10616 | Jan 22 | A | Thomasville Central | 61 | 26 | Three Lowndes starters out sick. | | |
10717 | Jan 25 | H | Monroe (Albany) | 109 | 27 | 62-11 at half | | |
10818 | Jan 29 | H | Colquitt Co. | 86 | 59 | | ||
10919 | Feb 01 | A | Albany | 82 | 38 | | ||
11020 | Feb 02 | A | Brooks Co. | 66 | 26 | | ||
11121 | Feb 05 | A | Berrien | 51 | 39 | | ||
11222 | Feb 08 | A | Bainbridge | 72 | 47 | | ||
11323 | Feb 16 | -- | Thomasville | 84 | 32 | 1-AAAA-S at Thomasville | Lowndes had bye until sub-region finals. | |
11424 | Feb 22 | -- | Tift Co. | 68 | 22 | 1-AAAA at Bainbridge | | |
11525 | Feb 23 | -- | Crisp Co. | 70 | 42 | 1-AAAA at Bainbridge | | |
11626 | Feb 29 | -- | Richmond Academy | 70 | 44 | State at Georgia Military College | | |
11727 | Mar 01 | -- | Wayne Co. | 90 | 36 | State at Georgia Military College | | |
11828 | Mar 07 | -- | Stephens Co. | 78 | 63 | State at Alexander Memorial Coliseum | | |
11929 | Mar 08 | -- | Northeast (Macon) | 52 | 45 | State at Georgia Military College | | |
Season averages: LHS - 73.17, Opp. - 40.03 | ||||||||
1980-81 | ||||||||
1201 | Nov 18 | H | Tift Co. | 89 | 40 | | ||
1212 | Dec 02 | H | Monroe (Albany) | 62 | 40 | | | |
1223 | Dec 06 | A | Bainbridge | 60 | 57 | | ||
1234 | Dec 09 | H | Valdosta | 56 | 63 | And the Kittens conquer the world. | |