Smith Center High School
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Smith Center High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Smith Center, Kansas
, serving students in grades 7-12. Smith Center High School is the only high school located within the city limits of Smith Center. The school colors are red and green and the mascot is the Redmen. Recently, Smith Center has gained national attention due to the success of its football team which held the longest winning streak in the nation.
. Throughout its history, Smith Center has won many state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in Division I, Division II, and Division III athletics.
Barta won his 300th career game at Smith Center on November 13, 2009 when the Redmen defeated Meade, 10-0, in a Class 2-1A state quarterfinal playoff game. Barta is one of three active coaches in Kansas with 300 career victories, joining C.J. Hamilton of Silver Lake and Tom Young of McPherson.
In a 2006 playoff game against Plainville High School
, the Redmen set a national high school record by scoring 72 points in the first quarter, breaking the old record set by Prescott (Ariz.) High School
in 1925. The Redmen scored on touchdown runs of 50, 9, 38, 20, 3, 25 and 60 yards. They also returned an interception 33 yards for a touchdown and threw for a 14-yard touchdown, one of only two passes they completed in the game.
Smith Center, Kansas
Smith Center is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,665.-Geography:Smith Center is located at...
, serving students in grades 7-12. Smith Center High School is the only high school located within the city limits of Smith Center. The school colors are red and green and the mascot is the Redmen. Recently, Smith Center has gained national attention due to the success of its football team which held the longest winning streak in the nation.
Extracurricular activities
The extracurricular activities offered at Smith Center High School are relatively small and limited due to the school's small size. The Redmen compete in the North Central Kansas Sports Conference and are classified as a 2A school, the second-smallest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities AssociationKansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and sponsors championships in several sports and activities.The KSHSAA was...
. Throughout its history, Smith Center has won many state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in Division I, Division II, and Division III athletics.
Football
The Smith Center Redmen are widely considered one of the best little high school football teams in America. Throughout its history, the Smith Center football program has won 8 state championships in football including a state record-tying 5 in a row from 2004-08. The Redmen are coached by legendary coach Roger Barta who was named the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee's national coach of the year after the 2007 season. Much of the Redmen's success is credited to work ethic and dedication. The Redmen rarely pass because Coach Barta values power over deception and execution over innovation.Barta won his 300th career game at Smith Center on November 13, 2009 when the Redmen defeated Meade, 10-0, in a Class 2-1A state quarterfinal playoff game. Barta is one of three active coaches in Kansas with 300 career victories, joining C.J. Hamilton of Silver Lake and Tom Young of McPherson.
72 Points in First Quarter
In a 2006 playoff game against Plainville High School
Plainville High School
Plainville High School is a public high school in Plainville, Connecticut. It is the only high school in the town of Plainville, Connecticut, serving roughly 873 students...
, the Redmen set a national high school record by scoring 72 points in the first quarter, breaking the old record set by Prescott (Ariz.) High School
Prescott High School (Arizona)
Prescott High School is a public high school located in Yavapai County, Arizona, serving the Prescott Unified School District. Historically, Prescott High School drew students from various adjacent School Districts, mostly in Prescott Valley , and Chino Valley, Arizona , via bussing...
in 1925. The Redmen scored on touchdown runs of 50, 9, 38, 20, 3, 25 and 60 yards. They also returned an interception 33 yards for a touchdown and threw for a 14-yard touchdown, one of only two passes they completed in the game.
State Championships
| State Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by... |
8 | 1982, 1986, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Winter | Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position... |
3 | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Spring | Track and Field, Boys | 2 | 1985, 2005 |
| Track and Field, Girls | 1 | 1985 | |
| Golf, Boys Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... |
1 | 1971 (2-Man) | |
| Total | 15 | ||