KERRVILLE, Tex. (AP) -- This is one of the Schreiner Academy Rebels' better football years.
True, they haven't won a game, but they've scored in each of their five contests, which is a moral victory of sorts for the Rebels.
In fact, they haven't won a regularly scheduled game since they first fielded their high school team four years ago. They got a tie, though.
Friday night the Rebels meet Rocksprings in their last chance this season to break the losing streak. The Rebels' season ends then.
The losing streak has almost become a source of pride. Carroll Abbott of the Kerrville Ties reports that the Rebels are pets of local grid fans. As one local supporter puts it, it would almost be a shame if the boys win Friday.
Lost 23 Or 24
In their four-year streak, the Rebels understandably have failed to keep meticulous records. It appears, however, that they have lost either 23 or 24 games, tying St. Edwards Academy of Austin 0-0 in 1953. They held a pre-season, informal scrimmage and won 13-0 over the public high school B team one year, but the game was not on the regular schedule.
Schreiner is a private school. The junior college eleven has a much better record. From 1938-1942, it was considered one of the top 10 junior college teams in the nation.
Retain Eagerness
The high school team plays eagerly despite the losses and has run up 45 plays in 5 games this year while its opponents have counted 198.
Dr. Andrew Edington, former grid player and Schreiner president, started the high school football program in 1952 and takes part of the blame for the winless record.
"The long string of losses," he says, "might be attributed, in part to the administration in not being able to schedule a game we can win."
Source: Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Texas, Wednesday, November 2, 1955, Page 15
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