Oldest High School Football Rivalry Game

[bio71]

The rivalry between New London HS and Norwich Free Academy began in 1875:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDVR6eOg9Yk

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O2M1q6pHSM

Is it the oldest rivalry game in the universe?

[dshawfan]

Here's a little piece on the Brawley vs Central rivalry out here in the Imperial Valley:

www.maxpreps.com/news/FFHxsTNzIU-_BTgZls37MQ/california--bell-game-attracts-big-crowds.htm

[bio71]

Aug 21, 2013 20:56:36 GMT -8 dshawfan said:

Here's a little piece on the Brawley vs Central rivalry out here in the Imperial Valley:

www.maxpreps.com/news/FFHxsTNzIU-_BTgZls37MQ/california--bell-game-attracts-big-crowds.htm

The earliest reference I could locate about a Brawley football game (with a San Diego County team) was on www.partletonsports.com/?page_id=218%20&team=GROSSMONT . Brawley played Grossmont Hi in 1924.

1924 Grossmont Hi
Coach: Jack Mashin. League: County.
30 - 0 La Jolla
6 - 0 Brawley
34 - 2 Escondido
13 - 13 Coronado
0 - 26 Sweetwater
27 - 0 La Jolla
25 - 6 Escondido
12 - 34 Coronado
147 - 81 (5-2-1)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Union_High_School_%28El_Centro,_California%29

The Spartans' longtime archrivals are the Brawley Wildcats. The annual football game—known as the Bell Game—began in 1943 when the schools' associated student bodies bought the bell from a ship in San Diego for $50.[6] But the Central-Brawley rivalry predates the Bell Game and began in 1921.[9]