Columbia High football snaps 25-game losing streak

The streak is dead.

Dressed head to toe in black, the Columbia High football team entered Friday night’s contest against Mountain Home riding a 25-game losing skid. But with a 22-8 victory, the Wildcats laid the streak to rest and scored their first win since Sept. 13, 2013, or 1,085 days.

“We wear black because we were burying that streak tonight, and this is a funeral,” said Columbia senior lineman Brandon Kipper, a four-year starter. “I am more happy than I will ever be to be at a funeral.”

Columbia trailed 8-6 until the 4-minute, 47-second mark of the fourth quarter, when running back Allamar Alexander broke a 44-yard touchdown run up the middle. He added a 46-yard TD run two minutes later to ice the game and the losing streak.

This story was originally published September 2, 2016 at 11:42 PM with the headline "Columbia High football snaps 25-game losing streak."