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Daily List: Longest streaks of being ranked in the top 10

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By Todd Holcomb
Aug 31, 2015

Sandy Creek's streak of weeks in the AJC's high school football rankings ended at 83 this week after the Patriots' loss to Jonesboro. Sandy Creek had appeared in the Top 10 each ranking week since Sept. 6, 2009. Here are the 18 schools that have active streaks of 20 weeks or more. Note that Lovett, Washington County, Aquinas and Marist suffered losses last week that endangered their streaks, but each hung on. Buford's streak of 208 weeks is the longest active or inactive since 1982, when the Atlanta Constitution and Atlanta Journal sports departments merged and began producing a single poll.

208 - Buford

88 - Calhoun

59 - Northside (Warner Robins)

45 - Lovett

45 - Washington County

39 - Greater Atlanta Christian

38 - Cartersville

38 - Colquitt County

37 - Jefferson

31 - Griffin

30 - Aquinas

29 - Benedictine

28 - Ware County

26 - Marist

24 - Hart County

21 - Woodward Academy

20 - Blessed Trinity

20 - Calvary Day

Sources: Loren Maxwell and GHSFHA.

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