Longest streak falls again

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The nation’s longest active high school football winning streak – and fourth longest all-time – came to an end Saturday in Tennessee when Hillsboro beat Maryville 10-7 for the Class 4A state championship.

Maryville came into the game as four-time defending champions and had won 74 consecutive games.

Maryville owned the nation’s longest active streak less than 24 hours. South Panola (Miss.) had its winning streak snapped at 89 when Meridian won the Mississippi Class 5A championship in overtime Friday night.