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The longest unbeaten streak in high school...

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The longest unbeaten streak in high school football ended at 55 games when Central Bucks West of Doylestown, Pa., was beaten, 13-10, by Cardinal O’Hara of Springfield, Delaware County, Pa.

West led, 10-6, when, with 2:37 to play, O’Hara quarterback Kevin Byrne completed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Fred Steigerwalt on a third-and-10.

The game had been scheduled for Sunday at Springfield, but was set back to Monday and moved to Doylestown because of rain.

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West, which had last lost Nov. 24, 1983, had its winning streak snapped last year in a 14-14 tie against Central Bucks East. Monday’s loss prevented West from tying the Pennsylvania prep unbeaten streak of 56 games, set by Braddock High School from 1953 to 1960.

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