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There are several dozen high school football rivalries in the United States that are more than 100 years old. The oldest ongoing rivalry is between two Connecticut high schools, Norwich Free Academy in Norwich and New London High School in New London. The ongoing annual rivalry between Norwich Free Academy and New London High School began in 1875, though it has not been played continuously due to games not played during World War I. As of 2023, the most-played among these rivalries is one between two schools in Hawaii, Punahou and Kamehameha Schools' Honolulu campus, first played in 1903. The schools often play each other multiple times a year due to post-season match-ups, currently at 195 games. [1][2]
1870s and 1880s
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| Norwich Free Academy (Norwich, Connecticut) | New London High School (New London, Connecticut) | 78–66–11 | 1875 | Annual Thanksgiving football game, one of the original annual Thanksgiving football games. | [1][2][3][4][5]
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| Phillips Academy Andover (Andover, Massachusetts) | Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, New Hampshire) | 74–54–10 | 1878 | The oldest football rivalry between private American prep schools, waged between two schools 37 miles apart and founded in the 18th century by members of the Phillips family. | [2][6][7]
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| Wellesley High School (Wellesley, Massachusetts) | Needham High School (Needham, Massachusetts) | 65–60–9 | 1882 | Annual Thanksgiving Day game. First played Thanksgiving morning 1882 at Morton Field in Wellesley (named West Needham at the time). The oldest public high school rivalry. Notable games include a game at Fenway Park in Boston in 2015, won by Needham 12–7. | [1][2][4]
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| Fordham Preparatory School (The Bronx) | Xavier High School (New York City) | 49–39–3 | 1883 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. The oldest prep school rivals in New York City, with the 100th meeting in 2023. | [3][2][8]
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| Milton Academy (Milton, Massachusetts) | Noble and Greenough School (Dedham, Massachusetts) | 1886 | Annual football game. One of the oldest continual football rivalries in the nation. | [2][9]
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| Groton School (Groton, Massachusetts) | St. Mark's School (Southborough, Massachusetts) | 77–45–2 | 1886 | Annual football game. The oldest independent school league rivalry in the U.S. | [2][10]
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| Boston Latin School (Boston) | English High School (Boston) | 83–38–13 | 1887 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. It was the oldest continuous high school football rivalry in the U.S. until being cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. English won the 2021 meeting 66–42, the highest scoring edition of the series. | [2][4][11][12]
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| Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, New Jersey) | The Hill School (Pottstown, Pennsylvania) | 59–42–5 | 1887 | Annual football game. One of the oldest continual football rivalries in the nation. | [2][13]
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| William Penn Charter School (Philadelphia) | Germantown Academy (Fort Washington, Pennsylvania) | 80–33–11 | 1887 | One of the nation's oldest uninterrupted football rivalry between prep schools. | [2][14][15]
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| Malden High School (Malden, Massachusetts) | Medford High School (Medford, Massachusetts) | 69-58-10 | 1889 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. The 137th meeting was won by Medford 34-14. The games alternate each year between MacDonald Stadium in Malden and Hormel Stadium in Medford, and kickoff is always at 10:00 a.m. |
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| Baltimore City College (Baltimore) | Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Baltimore) | 67–62–6 | 1889 | The annual Poly–City Game is played at Morgan State University, first Saturday in November after more than 75 years on Thanksgiving Day. Oldest continually-played football rivalry in Maryland. | [16]
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| Hyde Park Career Academy (Chicago) | Englewood Technical Prep Academy (Chicago) | 56–46–6 | 1889 | Hyde Park and Englewood's first game took place in 1889. The winner of the annual game is awarded the Little Brown Shield, also known as The Lettermen Shield. Ended when Englewood closed in 2008. | [17]
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| The Haverford School (Haverford, Pennsylvania) | Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square, Pennsylvania) | 53–44–2 | 1889 | Annual EA Day or Episcopal-Haverford Day football game. The second-oldest high school football rivalry in Pennsylvania. [citation needed] It is also the second oldest football rivalry in the InterAc League. |
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1890s
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| Utica Proctor (Utica, New York) | Rome Free Academy (Rome, New York) | 1891 | Annual homecoming game but regular games throughout season. | [18]
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| Winchester High School (Winchester, Massachusetts) | Woburn Memorial High School (Woburn, Massachusetts) | 56–55–12 | 1891 | Annual Thanksgiving football game played uninterrupted from 1918 to 2019. 6 of the 12 ties have been scoreless. | [3][19]
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| Beverly High School (Beverly, Massachusetts) | Salem High School (Salem, Massachusetts) | 62–52–7 | 1891 | One of the oldest rivalries in Massachusetts, 121 games. Thanksgiving football. |
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| Newburyport High School (Newburyport, Massachusetts) | Amesbury High School (Amesbury, Massachusetts) | 56–41–9 | 1891 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. Rivalry includes several unsanctioned games between 1891 and 1914. | [20]
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| Central High School (Pueblo, Colorado) | Centennial High School (Pueblo, Colorado) | 57–53–9 | 1892 | This rivalry is noted as being the oldest high school football rivalry West of the Mississippi River. There were no games held from 1908–1920. Played at Pueblo's Dutch Clark Stadium, known as The Bell Game as the winning school takes possession of an old train bell which was donated as a trophy in 1950. | [21][22]
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| Abilene High School (Abilene, Kansas) | Chapman High School (Chapman, Kansas) | 1892 | Annual football game, often serving as the Homecoming game for each team in alternating years. In 2009, this rivalry was also picked by ESPN as the greatest rivalry in Kansas. | [4][23]
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| Northeast High School (Philadelphia) | Central High School (Philadelphia) | 54–51–10 | 1892 | Annual Thanksgiving game. The Philadelphia area's most recognized Thanksgiving football tradition, the schools play each year for the wooden horse trophy. | [24]
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| Cony High School (Augusta, Maine) | Gardiner High School (Gardiner, Maine) | 65–55–10 | 1892 | Cony and Gardiner play in the Pine Tree Conference in Maine. The Cony-Gardiner game is a part of the annual Great American Rivalry Series. | [25][26]
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| Louisville Male High School (Louisville, Kentucky) | duPont Manual High School (Louisville, Kentucky) | 86–45–6 | 1893 | Dubbed "The Old Rivalry" it is the oldest high school rivalry in Kentucky. The rivalry item is The Barrel, painted red with Manual's "M" on one side and purple with Male's "H" on the other. | [1][27]
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| Vineland High School (Vineland, New Jersey) | Millville High School (Millville, New Jersey) | 67–66–19 | 1893 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. The oldest rivalry football game in New Jersey. The game on Thanksgiving Day 2023 (November 23, 2023) was the 152nd matchup between the two teams. | [28]
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| Saint Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco) | Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco) | 41–19–2 | 1893 | The rivalry dates back to a rugby game on March 17, 1893;[29] this led to the establishment of the Bruce-Mahoney Trophy in 1947. The trophy is named after a graduate from each school that died in World War II. | [30][31]
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| West Aurora High School (Aurora, Illinois) | East Aurora High School (Aurora, Illinois) | 66–48–12 | 1893 | The East–West rivalry dates back to November 18, 1893, and is the longest continuous rivalry in Illinois. The two schools met in all but two years (1894 and 1897) since 1893, including two games in 1896 and 1898, with all but a handful of games prior to 1953 taking place on Thanksgiving Day. West Aurora has won the last 18 meetings. | [32]
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| Bradford Area High School (Bradford, Pennsylvania) | Olean High School (Olean, New York) | 1893 | The second-oldest inter-state high school football rivalry in the country, and the oldest such rivalry to feature public schools. | [33]
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| New Bedford High School (New Bedford, Massachusetts) | B.M.C. Durfee High School (Fall River, Massachusetts) | 77–42–10 | 1893 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. The oldest high school football rivalry in South Coast New England. The 129th meeting was played in 2021. |
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| Pottsville Area High School (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) | Reading High School (Reading, Pennsylvania) | 46–38–8 | 1893 | Annual Thanksgiving Day Game 1932–77. Cities separated by 34 miles via PA Route 61. In years past, teams, band and fans traveled to game via famed "Reading Railroad" and then paraded along host city streets to stadium. | [34]
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| Gonzaga College High School (Washington, D.C.) | St. John's College High School (Washington, D.C.) | 47–45–3 | 1893 | The "Modern Era" began on October 26, 1928, when the teams met at Georgetown University before a crowd of 2,500. Between 1928 and 1978, a period of 51 years, the teams met each fall. Fifty-three times without interruption, including two playoff games. | [1][35]
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| Mount Carmel High School (Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania) | Shamokin High School (Shamokin, Pennsylvania) | 77–25–11 | 1893 | Following a six-year hiatus from 1928–1933, the two teams have played each other every year since 1934. The game known as the "Coal Bucket Game", formerly played on Thanksgiving Day, began in 1951 (series record: 51–15–2). | [36][37][38]
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| Thornton Academy (Saco, Maine) | Biddeford High School (Biddeford, Maine) | 49–34–8 | 1893 | The annual "Battle of the Bridge" rivalry began in 1893 off and on until 1927. In 1954 there was a nine-year gap before resuming in 1963 and continuing on ever since. | [39]
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| Hebron Academy (Hebron, Maine) | Kents Hill School (Kents Hill, Maine) | 1894 | Annual football game. Kents Hill School Rivalry | [40]
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| Athol High School (Athol, Massachusetts) | Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School (Orange, Massachusetts) | 51–31–1 | 1894 | Annual football game. Thanksgiving Day Game | [41]
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| St. Johnsbury Academy (St. Johnsbury, Vermont) | Lyndon Institute (Lyndon, Vermont) | 64–44–6 | 1894 | Annual football game. Played on the last Saturday of the regular season for Vermont High School football |
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| Menominee High School (Menominee, Michigan) | Marinette High School (Marinette, Wisconsin) | 52–50–7 | 1894 | The oldest interstate rivalry between two public high schools (third overall), Menominee and Marinette are "twin towns" separated by less than a mile of water and a bridge, making the rivalry all the more intense. | [33]
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| Massillon Washington High School (Massillon, Ohio) | Canton McKinley High School (Canton, Ohio) | 77–53–5 (through 2024) | 1894 | Annual. The last game of the regular season at either Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon, or Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, next to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in Canton. This game gets listed on Vegas parlay sheets and has been featured in Sports Illustrated and in the 2017 documentary Timeless Rivals. Tied for Oldest rivalry in Ohio and is the 2nd-most played. | [1][11][12][43]
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| Shelby High School (Shelby, Ohio) | Galion High School (Galion, Ohio) | 80–33–8 (through 2024) | 1894 | Tied for Ohio's oldest rivalry and tied for the 6th most-played. No game from 1895-1899, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1917, 2011-2018. |
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| Leominster High School (Leominster, Massachusetts) | Fitchburg High School (Fitchburg, Massachusetts) | 69–61–10 | 1894 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. "The Rivalry", also known by locals as the Turkey Bowl, met for the 111th Thanksgiving and the 155th time overall in 2016. Since 2004–2005 football season Leominster is currently 13–2 against Fitchburg. The only two losses are from the 2008 Thanksgiving Day game and the, Division 2 Central MA playoff game in 2014. | [1][44][45]
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| Newton North High School (Newton, Massachusetts) | Brookline High School (Brookline, Massachusetts) | 55–53–6 | 1894 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. |
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| Ottawa Township High School (Ottawa, Illinois) | Streator Township High School (Streator, Illinois) | 63–38–2 | 1894 | The Ottawa Pirates and Streator Bulldogs are the third-longest football rivalry in Illinois still ongoing. The first meeting was on November 3, 1894 with Streator winning 14–0. Ottawa won the September 6, 2024 game 34-7. | [46]
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| Ansonia High School (Ansonia, Connecticut) | Naugatuck High School (Naugatuck, Connecticut) | 74–37–10 | 1895 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. Teams compete for the Shorell-Lucas Trophy and the game regularly draws crowds of 10,000+. It is the second oldest football rivalry in Connecticut. |
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| Sandusky High School (Sandusky, Ohio) | Fremont Ross High School (Fremont, Ohio) | 58–53–8 (through 2024) | 1895 | historic annual battle between the Little Giants and Blue Streaks in Ohio's 2nd oldest rivalry. |
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| Barnstable High School (Hyannis, Massachusetts) | Falmouth High School (Falmouth, Massachusetts) | 58–57–8 | 1895 | Annual football game. Traditionally played on Thanksgiving Day, series played on Cape Cod. | [47]
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| Warwick Valley High School (Warwick, New York) | Goshen High School (Goshen, New York) | 45–44–0 (since 1927) | 1896 | Second-oldest rivalry in New York State; teams have played annually since 1927, and for the Spirit Trophy since 1976. In 2011, Goshen opted out of the rivalry due to divisional realignment. In 2015 the series resumed. | [48]
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| North Tonawanda High School (North Tonawanda, New York) | Tonawanda High School (Tonawanda, New York) | 68–32–9 | 1896 | Annual T-NT game is the oldest rivalry in the Buffalo, NY area. While North Tonawanda has had a major advantage in recent years, Tonawanda snapped a long losing streak with a 27–0 win in 2019. | [49]
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| Dover High School (Dover, Ohio) | New Philadelphia High School (New Philadelphia, Ohio) | 59–53–9 Dover leads after 2024 | 1896 | Annual, last Friday in October. 6th most played and the 3rd oldest rivalry in the state. These two teams had their 100th meeting game in 2004, which coincidentally found rivalry's record tied at 45–45–9. |
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| Adrian High School (Adrian, Michigan) | Monroe High School (Monroe, Michigan) | 1896 | Annual game. Usually the last game of the season. |
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| Plainwell High School (Plainwell, Michigan) | Otsego High School (Otsego, Michigan) | 70–44–6 | 1896 | Annual game, one of the longest in Michigan history |
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| Oil City Area High School (Oil City, Pennsylvania) | Franklin Area High School (Franklin, Pennsylvania) | 70–60–12 | 1896 | aka "Route 8 Rivalry"; Teams have played every year since 1919 (DNP in 1918 due to flu epidemic); also DNP in 1904, 1905 and 1906 | [50]
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| Radnor High School (Radnor, Pennsylvania) | Lower Merion High School (Ardmore, Pennsylvania) | 61–56–11[51] | 1897 | Annual football game; Radnor High School grants students a half-day on the following school day if the school beats Lower Merion. Radnor has won the last 11 years. | |
| Middletown High School (Middletown, New York) | Port Jervis High School (Port Jervis, New York) | 69–55–7 | 1897 | Annual football game; played for the Erie Bell from a railroad linking the two Orange County, NY cities. Middletown won the most recent meeting 34–33. | [52]
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| East Orange High School (East Orange, New Jersey) | Barringer High School (Newark, New Jersey) | 63–39–9 | 1897 | Annual football game. Traditionally played on Thanksgiving Day. John Amos played in series, Dionne Warwick was a cheerleader in 1957. | [53]
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| Lewiston High School (Lewiston, Maine) | Edward Little High School (Auburn, Maine) | 93–70–12 | 1897 | The 175th Battle of the Bridge was won by Lewiston in 2017. | [54]
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| Sandwich High School (Sandwich, Illinois) | Plano High School (Plano, Illinois) | 57–52–4 | 1897 | The Sandwich Indians and Plano Reapers are one of the longest football rivalries in the State of Illinois still active. In the 113th all-time meeting on September 13, 2024 Sandwich defeated Plano, 41-16. | [55] |
| LaSalle-Peru High School (LaSalle, Illinois) | Ottawa Township High School (Ottawa, Illinois) | 70–50–5 | 1898 | The Ottawa Pirates and LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers are one of the longest football rivalries in the State of Illinois still active. La Salle-Peru won the 125th all-time meeting on September 13, 2024 meeting 33-0 over Ottawa. |
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| Webster Groves High School (Webster Groves, Missouri) | Kirkwood High School (Kirkwood, Missouri) | 58–51–7 | 1898 | Played on Thanksgiving Day in 1907 as the first championship game in St. Louis County. It is the oldest current Thanksgiving Day rivalry west of the Mississippi River. | [1][56]
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| Galion High School (Galion, Ohio) | Bucyrus High School (Bucyrus, Ohio) | 65-44-8 | 1898 | 4th oldest rivalry in Ohio, 8th most played. Last played in 2019. |
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| Ironton High School (Ironton, Ohio) | Portsmouth High School (Portsmouth, Ohio) | 67–60–8 (through 2024) | 1899 | The first meeting was a scoreless tie on November 30, 1899, at modern-day Moulton's Field in Ironton. The 3rd most played and tied for 5th oldest rivalry in the state of Ohio. Between these two River City towns they are separated 28 miles apart from each other. They battle for the Tom Grashel Memorial Trophy. Ironton leads 3-2 in playoff meetings as of week 12 of 2024. | [57]
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| Shenandoah Valley High School (Shenandoah, Pennsylvania) | Mahanoy Area High School (Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania) | 57–39–6 | 1899 | "The Backyard Brawl" Played for the Damato/Szematowicz Trophy, named for WWII war heroes, 1st from each school killed in battle. Schools and towns separated via 4 miles along PA State Rt 54. | [58]
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| Reading Memorial High School (Reading, Massachusetts) | Stoneham High School (Stoneham, Massachusetts) | 61–24–8 | 1899 | Annual football game. Traditionally played on Thanksgiving Day. Has been played continuously since 1923. | [59]
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| Troy High School (Troy, Ohio) | Piqua High School (Piqua, Ohio) | 68–66–6 Troy leads after 2024 | 1899 | Annual football game. Most played rivalry in Ohio at tied for 5th oldest. The schools are only eight miles apart. The game has been played continuously since 1911 and has had 140 meetings. |
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| Piqua High School (Piqua, Ohio) | Sidney High School (Sidney, Ohio) | 84-41-6 (through 2024) | 1899 | 4th most played and tied for 5th oldest rivalry in the state of Ohio. |
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| Sidney High School (Sidney, Ohio) | Bellefontaine High School (Bellefontaine, Ohio) | 60-48-7 (through 2024) | 1899 | 9th most played and tied for 5th oldest rivalry in the state of Ohio. |
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| Carmi-White County High School (Carmi, Illinois) | Fairfield Community High School (Fairfield, Illinois) | 60–41–6 | 1899 | Annual football game. Have played for the Rotary Wheel trophy since 2005 (Fairfield leads trophy series 4–2) |
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1900s
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| Marlborough High School (Marlborough, Massachusetts) | Hudson High School (Hudson, Massachusetts) | 60–44–5 | 1900 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. It is one of the oldest rivalries in Central Massachusetts. The games are played at either the Morgan Bowl in Hudson or Kelleher Field in Marlborough. |
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| Westfield High School (Westfield, New Jersey) | Plainfield High School (Plainfield, New Jersey) | 63–45–7 | 1900 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. Celebrated 100th game in 2005. (Plainfield won 9–0). Westfield won 2019 version, 24–0 | [60]
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| Sherman High School (Sherman, Texas) | Denison High School (Denison, Texas) | 68–48–8 | 1901 | The oldest high school football rivalry in Texas, known as the "Battle of the Ax" since 1949 when the ax trophy was donated by a local businessman. Played annually since 1931; played multiple times or skipped in some prior years. | [61][62]
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| Zanesville High School (Zanesville, Ohio) | Newark High School (Newark, Ohio) | 62–52–4 (through 2024) | 1901 | 8th most played rivalry in the state of Ohio. In 2006, Newark led series 49-47-4 before ZHS won 15 of 17. |
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| Coshocton High School (Coshocton, Ohio) | Cambridge High School (Cambridge, Ohio) | 54–45–5 (through 2023) | 1901 | Rivalry in Central Ohio. Not played in 1902-1909, 1914, 1915, 1918-23, 2020, 2023, 2024. Cambridge won the 100th meeting in 2017, 21-14. |
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| Melrose High School (Melrose, Massachusetts) | Wakefield High School (Wakefield, Massachusetts) | 51–38–6 | 1901 | Annual football game. Have played continuously since 1918. Have played on Thanksgiving since 1960. | [63]
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| Woodberry Forest School (Woodberry Forest, Virginia) | Episcopal High School (Alexandria, Virginia) | 58–52–9 | 1901 | Annual football game. “The Game” is the oldest high school rivalry in the South. In 2001, the hundredth game attracted more than 15,000 fans, a game which Woodberry Forest won 24–13. It is tradition for both schools to light bonfires before the game, with Woodberry’s often surpassing 50 feet in height. | [64]
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| Dunkirk High School (Dunkirk, New York) | Fredonia High School (Fredonia, New York) | 65–54–11 (through 2023) | 1901 | Annual game. One of the longest running rivalries in Western New York. Fredonia won the last meeting 32–21 in 2023 and has won 22 of the last 24 meetings. |
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| Pottsville High School (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) | Shamokin Area High School (Shamokin, Pennsylvania) | 50–20–0 | 1901 | Anthracite "hard" Coal Region Eastern Pennsylvania Football clash. Schools separated by 27 miles via PA Route 901. The last meeting at Shamokin's Kemp Memorial Stadium on August 30, 2013 was won by Pottsville 41–13. | [34]
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| Benedictine Military School (Savannah, Georgia) | Savannah High School (Savannah, Georgia) | 51–47–8 | 1902 | The oldest high school football rivalry in the state of Georgia; it used to be played on Thanksgiving Day before 1960. |
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leader=Fremont Ross High School (Fremont, Ohio) | rival=Findlay High School (Findlay, Ohio) | record=57–35–3 (through 2024) | began= 1902 | notes= top 25 most-played rivalry in Ohio. Findlay won first game of series on October 17, 1902. Both teams are in the Northern Lakes League. |
| Wooster High School (Wooster, Ohio) | Ashland High School (Ashland, Ohio) | 57–47–4 (through 2024) | 1902 | Rivalry in North Central Ohio. Ashland won the 100th meeting in 2016 by a score of 43-36 3OT. |
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| Logansport High School (Logansport, Indiana) | Peru High School (Peru, Indiana) | 62–52–5 | 1902 | Longest continuous rivalry in the state of Indiana; the cities are only 16 miles apart. In 2016, the Baldini Trophy was introduced, in honor of Don Baldini who grew up in Peru and later became the winningest coach in Logansport history. |
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| Haddonfield Memorial High School (Haddonfield, New Jersey) | Haddon Heights High School (Haddon Heights, New Jersey) | 65–43–6 | 1902 | One of the oldest continuous rivalries in southern New Jersey; the schools are only 4 miles apart. The 2 Colonial Conference rivals now play for the Mayor’s Trophy. HMHS has won 19 of the 23 meetings played since 2000. |
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| Punahou, (Honolulu, HI) | Kamehameha, (Honolulu, HI) | 99–90-6 | 1903 | Due to countless post-season match-ups, Punahou-Kamehameha have played against each other more than any other school in the United States (195 games). | [1][65][66]
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| Peddie School (Hightstown, New Jersey) | Blair Academy (Blairstown, New Jersey) | 58–50–5 | 1903 | One of the oldest rivalries in New Jersey, has met every year since 1902. Peddie leads Blair Academy. | [67]
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| Dodge City High School, (Dodge City, Kansas) | Garden City High School, (Garden City, Kansas) | 77–45–3 | 1903 | An annual game, nicknamed the "Hatchet Game," in which the winner receives a traveling trophy (a hatchet). The first Hatchet Game was played in 1938. It is the second-oldest rivalry game in Kansas. | [68]
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| Wooster High School, (Wooster, Ohio) | Orrville High School, (Orrville, Ohio) | 59–45–9 (through 2024) | 1903 | Annual. The longest running rivalry in Wayne County, Ohio and 13th most-played in Ohio. Played annually since 1919 except for 1980 (conflict with state playoffs) and 2020 (cancelled due to COVID). | [69]
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| Parkersburg High School (Parkersburg, West Virginia) | Marietta High School (Marietta, Ohio) | 81–31–6 | 1903 | The Battle for the Mid-Ohio Valley has been waged between PHS (West Virginia) and MHS (Ohio) for over a century. Between 1994 and 2009 and after 2020 the game did not take place due to scheduling problems with the two schools. |
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| East Boston School (East Boston, Massachusetts) | South Boston High School (South Boston, Massachusetts) | 45–42 | 1903 | One of the oldest rivalries in Massachusetts, has met every year since 1903, East Boston leads the rivalry 45–42. | [70]
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| Shelton High School (Shelton, Connecticut) | Derby High School (Derby, Connecticut) | 52–42–7 | 1904 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. It draws upwards of 10,000 people. The Derby/Shelton Rotary Club donates a competitive trophy that the winner of the game possesses for a year. Notable players from Shelton High School are Matt Gorlewski and Dan Orlovsky |
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| Round Valley High School (Eagar, Arizona) | St. Johns High School (St. Johns, Arizona) | 1904 |
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| Natick High School (Natick, Massachusetts) | Framingham High School (Framingham, Massachusetts) | 79–33–5 | 1904 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. Series has been played annually since 1904, with the exception of 1907-09. The rivalry was played twice in 1911, and the 2020 edition was played in April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When Framingham High split from 1963 to 1991, Framingham South played in the rivalry. The 1933 game, originally a 0–0 tie, was later forfeited to Natick due to Framingham using an ineligible player. The 2018 edition was played at Fenway Park, with Framingham winning in a 14–6 upset. Natick won 26 of the 30 matchups played between 1939 and 1968. | [71][72][73]
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| Bellaire High School (Bellaire, Ohio) | Martins Ferry High School (Martins Ferry, Ohio) | 59–55–8 (through 2024) | 1905 | 5th most-played rivalry in the state of Ohio. Both teams are in the top 10 in Ohio and top 100 in the nation in all-time wins with over 720 each. They play for the S.P.A.R.K.Y. trophy (since 1964) which stands for Sportsmanship, Participation, Achievement, Rivalry, Knowledge, and Youth. |
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| Washington Court House High School (Washington Court House, Ohio) | Greenfield McClain High School (Greenfield, Ohio) | 72–35–2 (through 2024) | 1905 | 14th longest rivalry in Ohio. Court House won the 100th meeting in 2015, 35-27. |
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| Newburgh Free Academy (Newburgh, New York) | Kingston High School (Kingston, New York) | 56–51–5 | 1905 | Played annually since 1919. One of the oldest rivalries in New York state. |
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| La Junta High School (La Junta, Colorado) | Lamar High School (Lamar, Colorado) | 55–47–1 | 1905 | One of the oldest rivalries in Colorado. The Savages and Tigers have recently played for a train whistle' dubbed the "Whistle Game". This tradition began in 2002. | [74]
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| Green Bay East High School (Green Bay, Wisconsin) | Green Bay West High School (Green Bay, Wisconsin) | 51–39–3 | 1905 | One of the oldest rivalries in Wisconsin. Early games occasionally had more fans than Green Bay Packers games, who used to play at City Stadium. |
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| Mount Carmel High School (Chicago) | St. Rita of Cascia High School (Chicago) | 56–27–0 | 1905 | One of the oldest rivalries in the Chicago Catholic League. Both schools have graduated a number of notable NFL players including Dennis Lick and Donovan McNabb. | [75]
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| Baylor School (Chattanooga, Tennessee) | The McCallie School (Chattanooga, Tennessee) | 44–42–3 (2021) | 1905 | The oldest rivalry in Tennessee. Called the "cross-river" rivalry because the two schools are separated by the Tennessee River. Both schools use this game as their "homecoming" game, and it regularly attracts up to 10,000 people. | [76]
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| Wellsville High School (Wellsville, Ohio) | Toronto High School (Toronto, Ohio) | 50–48–0 (through 2024) | 1905 | Rivalry in Upper Ohio River Valley. The schools are 14 miles apart. The teams did not meet in 1906-08, 1910, 1912, 1914-20, 1922-23, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
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| Lancaster High School (Lancaster, Ohio) | Newark High School (Newark, Ohio) | 59-42-2 (through 2024) | 1906 | Rivalry in Central Ohio. Not played in 1907-1915. |
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| Dover High School (Dover, New Hampshire) | Spaulding High School (Rochester, New Hampshire) | 70–48–8 | 1906 | The oldest and one of the fiercest rivalries in New Hampshire. The first game in 1906 was a 0–0 tie. The 2011 game was the first time that both teams have met in the playoffs with Dover winning 24–21 on a last second field goal in front of a crowd of almost 5,000. |
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| Douglas High School (Douglas, Arizona) | Bisbee High School (Bisbee, Arizona) | 76—58—8 | 1906 | "The (Copper) Pick", a contest between the high schools of two mining towns in southeast Arizona. | [1][77][78]
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| Pottsville High School (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) | Mount Carmel High School (Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania) | 29–29–2 | 1906 | Anthracite "hard" Coal Region Eastern Pennsylvania Football clash. Schools separated by 18. Both schools are Top 50 winningest programs in the nation with Mt Carmel at #5 all-time and #1 in Pennsylvania. | [79]
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| Easton Area High School (Easton, Pennsylvania) | Phillipsburg High School (Phillipsburg, New Jersey) | 64–42–5 | 1906 | The schools are separated by a bridge that crosses the Delaware River. The 1988 game between the two schools was the first nationally televised high school football game. Oldest interstate Thanksgiving Day Game, played at Lafayette College. | [1][11][80]
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| Aberdeen High School (Aberdeen, Washington) | Hoquiam High School (Hoquiam, Washington) | 62–35–5 | 1906 | The oldest high school football rivalry in the state of Washington. It had been the longest running football rivalry in the state until 1996 when Hoquiam High School cancelled the final three weeks of the season due to drug and alcohol violations. | [81]
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| Haynesville Senior High School (Haynesville, Louisiana) | Homer High School (Homer, Louisiana) | 71–31–5[82][83] | 1907[82] | Annual game[84] and oldest high school football rivalry in the state of Louisiana, known as the "Claiborne Parish Super Bowl."[82][85] |
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| Auburn Senior High School (Auburn, Washington) | Kent-Meridian High School (Kent, Washington) | 47–47–13 | 1908 | The second oldest high school football rivalry in Washington as well as the longest running rivalry. The winner of each year's game wins and displays the Taylor Trophy which was first presented by Dr. Owen Taylor in 1929. | [86]
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| Springdale High School (Springdale, Arkansas) | Fayetteville High School (Fayetteville, Arkansas) | 62–48–13 | 1908 | One of the oldest rivalries in the state of Arkansas. Both teams are the Bulldogs, and separated by only a few miles. Prior to 2005, Springdale only had one public high school, so it was hotly contested. Fans of each school would burn the others' initials into the other teams' field, or dump purple marshmallows all over the field, or let chickens into the other's campus. |
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| Sikeston High School (Sikeston, Missouri) | Charleston High School (Charleston, Missouri) | 90–34–4 | 1908 | Separated by 12 miles, it is considered by some to be the oldest rivalry west of the Mississippi River in terms of number of games played. The game was played on Thanksgiving Day for 50 years until it was controversially moved in 1960. | [87]
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| Santa Cruz High School (Santa Cruz, California) | Watsonville High School (Watsonville, California) | 1908 |
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| Palmyra High School, (Palmyra, New Jersey) | Burlington City High School, (Burlington, New Jersey) | 56–47–12 | 1908 | Annual Thanksgiving game; one of the oldest rivalries in New Jersey and the Philadelphia metropolitan area. |
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| Stockton High School (Stockton, Illinois) | Galena High School (Galena, Illinois) | 52–65–3 | 1908 | One of the oldest and most played rivalries in the state of Illinois. ref+ |
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| Somerset High School, (Somerset, Kentucky) | Danville High School (Kentucky), (Danville, Kentucky) | 43–13–2 (as of 2009) | 1909 | Second longest running rivalry in Kentucky. Fights among fans and players lead to the series being halted from 1947–1957 and 1975–1984. | [88]
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| Brookfield High School, (Brookfield, Missouri) | Marceline High School, (Marceline, Missouri) | 39–36–1 | 1909 | Separated by 9 miles, this heated rivalry is one of the oldest in Missouri. |
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| Whitman-Hanson Regional High School, (Whitman, Massachusetts) | Abington High School, (Abington, Massachusetts) | 53–38–5 (through 2010) | 1910 | Has been an annual Thanksgiving Contest since 1910, only skipping 1912. |
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| Marblehead High School, (Marblehead, Massachusetts) | Swampscott High School, (Swampscott, Massachusetts) | 55–49–6 (through 2020) | 1910 | Has been an annual Thanksgiving Contest since 1910, only skipping 2020. | [89]
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| Cuero High School (Cuero, Texas) | Yoakum High School (Yoakum, Texas) | 70–33–6 | 1911 | The oldest small school rivalry in Texas. Cuero went undefeated for 42 consecutive years from 1969 to 2011. | [90]
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| Ravenna High School (Ravenna, Ohio) | Theodore Roosevelt High School (Kent, Ohio) | 53–52–3 (through 2024) | 1911 | One of the oldest rivalries in the State of Ohio, dating back to 1911. | [91]
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| Asheville School (Asheville, North Carolina) | Christ School (Arden, North Carolina) | 50–36–4 | 1911 | Has been played annually since 1911. The Asheville School Blues have the winning record, with the Christ School Greenies having won the contest every year since 2011. The winner is awarded the Fayssoux-Arbogast trophy. |
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| Portland High School (Portland, Maine) | Deering High School (Portland, Maine) | 54–36–7 | 1911 | Annual Thanksgiving football game played the week after the state football championship. This is the only annual Thanksgiving game in Maine. | [92]
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| Mayfield High School, (Mayfield, Kentucky) | Paducah Tilghman High School, (Paducah, Kentucky) | 49–46–9 (according to MHS) or 47–47–10 (according to PTHS) | 1911 | Third-oldest rivalry in Kentucky. Oldest rivalry in western Kentucky. Played on Thanksgiving until state playoffs were adopted in 1959. The results of the first two games are disputed. | [93][94][95][96]
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| Stonington High School (Stonington, Connecticut) | Westerly High School (Westerly, Rhode Island) | 74–73–17 | 1911 | Annual Thanksgiving football game; teams used to play twice a year. In terms of games, no two high school football teams have played as many games against each other. | [97][98]
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| El Campo High School (El Campo, Texas) | Bay City High School (Bay City, Texas) | 55–43–8 | 1911 | The longest continual rivalry in Texas, the Ricebirds and Blackcats have played every year since 1920. | [99]
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| Bluefield High School (Bluefield, West Virginia) | Graham High School (Bluefield, Virginia) | 63–24–2 | 1911 | "The Battle of the Bluefields", played at Mitchell Stadium in West Virginia but serves as the home stadium for both schools. The rivalry resumed between Bluefield and Graham in 1928 and has been played continuously ever since. | [100]
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| Texas High School, (Texarkana, Texas) | Arkansas High School, (Texarkana, Arkansas) | 1912 | Long-standing rivalry between twin cities separated by a state line. | [101][102]
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| Granville High School (Granville, Ohio) | Utica High School (Utica, Ohio) | 64–24–4 (through 2024) | 1912 | Rivalry in Central Ohio. Not played 1916, 1918-21, 2020-23. Renewed in 2024. |
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| Jackson High School (Jackson, Ohio) | Wellston High School (Wellston, Ohio) | 74–27–5 (through 2024) | 1913 | Rivalry in southeastern Ohio. Not played 1917, 1918, 1924. Discontinued after 2019. Jackson went 28-1 since 1990 and 44-4-1 since 1969. In 1968 the series stood at 30-23-4 |
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| St. Marys High School (St. Marys, West Virginia) | Williamstown High School (Williamstown, West Virginia) | 57–37–1 (through 2024) | 1913 | Rivalry along the Ohio River between towns just 18.1 miles apart. Each team has had a 14-game win streak. Williamstown has gone 22-6 since 2000. After 1999 the record stood at 51-15-1 St. Marys. Williamstown has won all 3 playoff meetings including the 2014 WV Class A State Championship meeting, 33-32. |
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| Geneva High School, (Geneva, Illinois) | Batavia High School, (Batavia, Illinois) | 51–49–5 | 1913 | A heated rivalry between two teams that are only separated by a border. | [103]
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| Jackson High School, (Jackson, Missouri) | Cape Central High School, (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) | 63–35–5 | 1913 | Jackson and Cape play only 11 miles from each other, separated only by class, with Jackson in 5A, and Cape in 4A. Both play in the SEMO North Conference against other rivals in Farmington, Sikeston and Poplar Bluff. | [citation needed]
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| Evanston Township High School, (Evanston, Illinois) | New Trier High School, (Winnetka, Illinois) | 54–45–4 | 1913 | [104][105][106]
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| Valdosta High School, (Valdosta, Georgia) | Colquitt County High School, (Moultrie, Georgia) | 71–32–4 (October 2021) | 1913 | The series began in 1913 and at that time the Colquitt County Packers were known as Moultrie High School. In 1978 the school continued the rivalry playing the Valdosta Wildcats as the Colquitt County Packers as they are known today. Valdosta has dominated the rivalry by a lopsided margin. |
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| Winthrop High School, (Winthrop, Massachusetts) | Revere High School, (Revere, Massachusetts) | 58–32–3 | 1913 | Annual Thanksgiving football game between two neighboring cities just outside of Boston. The rivalry was not played from 1928-32 and 1947-58 due to brawls that occurred during the 1927 and 1945 games respectively, and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, Winthrop won 32 of the 35 games played between 1975 and 2009. | [107]
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| Gilman School (Baltimore) | McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Maryland) | 61–41–5 | 1914 | Annual football game played in early November. It is the second-oldest interscholastic rivalry in the state of Maryland. The game was not played in 1916, 1918, or 2020. | [108][109]
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| Logan High School (Logan, Ohio) | Athens High School (Athens, Ohio) | 54–37–5 (through 2024) | 1914 | One of the oldest rivalries in southern Ohio. Dropped from schedule for 2024. |
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| Eufaula High School, (Eufaula, Oklahoma) | Checotah High School, (Checotah, Oklahoma) | 54–53–1 | 1915 | Oldest uninterrupted rivalry game in Oklahoma. Series was tied before Eufaula won the 2023 game. Known as the McIntosh County War. | [110]
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| Abington Senior High School, (Abington Township, Pennsylvania) | Cheltenham High School, (Wyncote, Pennsylvania) | 54–34–6 | 1915 | The rivalry is between the senior high schools of neighboring Abington and Cheltenham townships. The two schools are less than two miles apart. | [111]
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| Gallia Academy High School (Gallipolis, Ohio) | Athens High School (The Plains, Ohio) | 49–48–4 (through 2024) | 1915 | One of the oldest rivalries in southeastern Ohio. In 1979 Athens led series 38-20-3. Since 1980, Gallia has gone 29-10-1 |
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| Granville High School (Granville, Ohio) | Johnstown High School (Johnstown, Ohio) | 66–39–3 (through 2024) | 1915 | Rivalry in Central Ohio. Not played in 1916, 1920, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1932. |
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| McMinn County High School (Athens, Tennessee) | Bradley Central High School (Cleveland, Tennessee) | 55–41–3 | 1916 | The teams have met every year since 1927, including twice in 1943 and in the playoffs in 2000 and 2012. | [112]
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| Columbiana High School (Columbiana, Ohio) | David Anderson High School (Lisbon, Ohio) | 53-42-3 (through 2024) | 1916 | Rivalry in the Upper Ohio River Valley. Not played in 1919, 1922, 1923, 1932-35, 1988-90, 2012. |
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| Napoleon High School (Napoleon, Ohio) | Defiance High School (Defiance, Ohio) | 50–39–2 (through 2024) | 1916 | Dubbed the "Maumee River Rivalry" because the two towns are located approximately 15 miles apart with both situated on the Maumee River. | [113]
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| Hollywood High School (Hollywood, California) | Van Nuys High School (Van Nuys, California) | 1916 | One of the oldest high school rivalries in Los Angeles. Both high schools have graduated a number of famous Hollywood celebrities, and NFL Hall-of-Famer Bob Waterfield was a VNHS alum. |
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| Thomasville High School (Thomasville, Alabama) | Clarke County High School (Grove Hill, Alabama) | 61–30–8 | 1917 | Separated by 15 miles, the two compete in a three-way rivalry similar to the Army–Navy–Air Force rivalry. | [114]
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| Jackson High School (Jackson, Alabama) | Clarke County High School (Grove Hill, Alabama) | 63–29–8 | 1917 | Separated by 15 miles, the two compete in a three-way rivalry similar to the Army–Navy–Air Force rivalry. | [115]
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| Jesuit High School (New Orleans) | Holy Cross School (New Orleans) | 59–40–1 | 1919 | Annual; fifth oldest Great American Rivalry series in the nation. |
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| Lancaster High School (Lancaster, New York) | Depew High School (Depew, New York) | 48–32–6 | 1919 | The rivalry was ranked one of the top 15 in the nation by USA Today in 1993. While the two schools today vary greatly in student population, the games remain competitive. | [116][117]
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| New Lexington High School (New Lexington, Ohio) | Crooksville High School (Crooksville, Ohio) | 61–47–6 (through 2024) | 1919 | Rivalry in Central Ohio within the Muskingum Valley League. |
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| Tennessee High School (Bristol, VA) | Virginia High School (Bristol, TN) | 72–28–2 | 1919 | This rivalry is unique as the two teams are not only cross-town rivals, but the city of Bristol is split between the states of Virginia and Tennessee. | [1]
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| Loyola Blakefield (Baltimore) | Calvert Hall College High School (Baltimore) | 53–44–8 | 1920 | Annual Thanksgiving football game. The rivalry is one of the oldest between two Catholic high schools in the U.S. | [118]
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| Spartanburg High School (Spartanburg, South Carolina) | Gaffney High School (Gaffney, South Carolina) | 52–51–3 | 1920 | Separated by just 15 miles, this rivalry started as an annual Thanksgiving football game. Was played on Thanksgiving Day or Wednesday before Thanksgiving every year until 1950's. Played every year from 1920–1938. After a 5-year hiatus the teams played every year from 1944–2019, including sometimes 2 or 3 times a season, only missing 2020 due to COVID-19 Pandemic. Gaffney High School has won 15 of last 20 meetings. | [119]
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| Albion High School (Albion, New York) | Medina High School (Medina, New York) | 51–39–4 | 1920 | One of the oldest rivalries in Western New York. The last regular season game for both schools, thousands attend from each town located only ten miles apart. | [120]
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| Milton High School (Milton, Massachusetts) | Braintree High School (Braintree, Massachusetts) | 44–39–1 | 1920 | The rivalry on Thanksgiving began in 1920. The few records are missing between 1923–30 and there was no game in 1938 and 1940. | [121]
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| Rockwood High School (Rockwood, Tennessee) | Harriman High School (Harriman, Tennessee) | 61–36–6 | 1921 | Known as "Tennessee's Longest Running Football Rivalry", the teams have met every year since 1921 except 1923, including twice in 1921, 1922, and 1924. | [122]
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| North Attleborough High School (North Attleborough, Massachusetts) | Attleboro High School (Attleboro, Massachusetts) | 55–27–8 | 1921 | Eighty-nine of the 90 games have been played on the holiday, with one game played as a state divisional Super Bowl. North Attleborough has been dominant over the past 20 years, but the game has grown closer and is now a league game with Attleboro's recent membership in the Hockomock League. | [123]
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| Shadyside High School (Shadyside, Ohio) | Bridgeport High School (Bridgeport, Ohio) | 64-33-3 (through 2024) | 1921 | Began in 1921, not played just 4 years since then. Played 1 playoff game. 2nd longest rivalry in Belmont County. 100th game played in 2024 won by Shadyside in biggest shootout of series, 40-34. Series stood at 40-31-3 after 1998. Bridgeport last had lead in 1974 at 24-23-3 |
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| Watertown High School (Watertown, Massachusetts) | Belmont High School (Belmont, Massachusetts) | 49–45–5 | 1921 | This rivalry has been back and forth over the last 89 years. The game in 1940 was cancelled due to snow. The centennial game in 2022 was played at Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox. | [124]
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| Canisius High School (Buffalo, New York) | St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Kenmore, New York) | 48–48–3 | 1921 | The series was suspended from 1932 and 1947 due to the vicious physicality of the games (a brawl even broke out after the 1931 game), but Bishop John Francis O'Hara, known for his role in helping to elevate the University of Notre Dame's football team to national notoriety, later required the rivalry to be reinstated when a Catholic league was formed. As the most anticipated and attended game in WNY and included as one of The Buffalo News' 100 Must-See Things in Buffalo,[125] the attendance is always strong; the record currently stands at 28,009. Canisius has won 7 straight and 18 of the last 19 games. | [126]
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| Haverford High School (Havertown, Pennsylvania) | Upper Darby High School (Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania) | 50–43–6 | 1921 | One of the oldest Thanksgiving Day rivalry games in Pennsylvania; the schools are just 2.5 miles apart. | [127]
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| Ravenna High School (Ravenna, Ohio) | Theodore Roosevelt High School (Kent, Ohio) | 44–44–2 (through 2024) | 1921 | Ravenna and Kent have always been rival towns, but the high schools' rivalry is especially harsh. The schools have been completing for the millennium trophy (retired to Ravenna in 2009) since 1999. The two schools now compete for "Big R", a glass trophy that annually travels to the winning school.Roosevelt tied series record with win in 2024. | [128]
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| Hardee High School (Wauchula, Florida) | DeSoto County High School (Arcadia, Florida) | 63–34–5 | 1921 | Oldest rivalry in the state of Florida. | [129] |
| Evansville Reitz High School (Evansville, Indiana) | Evansville Central High School (Evansville, Indiana) | 74–37–4 | 1921 | Oldest rivalry in the city of Evansville. The schools have played every year since 1921, occasionally twice in a year, and often draw crowds of 8,000–10,000. | [130] |
| Jesuit High School (New Orleans) | Holy Cross School (New Orleans) | 57–40–1[131] (not including a 1937 JHS win later ruled "no contest" by the LHSAA)[132] | 1922 | JHS and HCS, both longtime members of the New Orleans-area "Catholic League" district of the LHSAA, compete annually[133] in Louisiana's second-oldest high school football rivalry. It is also "the fifth oldest continuously played prep rivalry in the country."[134] The most notable game in the series was for the 1963 3A state title; HCS won.[135] Since 2006 the game has been played for the Golden Football.[134] In 2008 the rivalry was recognized as a "Great American Rivalry Series."[136] Through 2018, JHS holds a one-game winning streak.[137] | |
| Oakdale High School (Oakdale, California) | Sonora High School (Sonora, California) | 48–36–6 | 1922 | Single-high school rivals that always play the last game of the Valley Oak League season against each other, often drawing crowds of 10,000 or more. With Sonora dropping down to the Mother Lode League (Division 5) and Oakdale staying in the Valley Oak League (Division 3), it is unclear if this rivalry will continue. As for now, Oakdale and Sonora have decided to continue the annual rivalry as part of the teams' Week 1 preseason openers. | [138]
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| St. Augustine High School (St. Augustine, Florida) | Palatka High School (Palatka, Florida) | 46–42–3 | 1922 | There's no big trophy to be won in this rivalry, just a district title and good, old-fashioned hate. It is the second-oldest rivalry in Florida. | [139]
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| Pen Argyl Area High School (Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania) | Bangor Area High School (Bangor, Pennsylvania) | 50–44–4 | 1922 | First meeting was on Armistice Day in 1922. The teams play for the Slate Belt Trophy, a trophy featuring a large piece of slate (The region that these schools are located in once featured many slate quarries). Formerly a Thanksgiving Day rivalry, they haven't played on Thanksgiving since the mid 1970s. It is now the regular season finale for both teams. | [140]
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| Easley High School (Easley, South Carolina) | Pickens High School (Pickens, South Carolina) | 36–19–1 | 1923 | The annual Sam Wyche Food Fight Bowl pits the Easley Green Wave against the Pickens Blue Flame in a game that attracts around 11,000 fans. The schools compete for two trophies: the "Ultimate Food Fight Trophy" goes to the school who raises the most money for the Pickens County Meals-on-Wheels program, and the "Food Fight Bowl Trophy" goes to the team that wins the football game. | [141][142]
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| Portsmouth Notre Dame High School (Portsmouth, Ohio) | Portsmouth East/ Sciotoville East High School (Sciotoville, Ohio) | 59–39–4 (through 2024) | 1925 | Between Portsmouth's Catholic school and Sciotoville (former Portsmouth East). Notre Dame won 19 straight from 1964-82 and 25 of 26. The rivalry stood at 20-18-4 for Notre Dame after 1963. |
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