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Smith Center High School

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School type
  
Public, High School

Superintendent
  
Ron Meitler

Principal
  
Greg Koelsch

Phone
  
+1 785-282-6171

Gender
  
Mixed-sex education

Funding type
  
State school

School board
  
Board Website

CEEB code
  
172785

Athletic Director
  
Greg Hobelmann

Mascot
  
Redmen

Colors
  
Red, Green

Address
  
300 Roger Barta Way, Smith Center, KS 66967, USA

District
  
Smith Center School District

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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 at 79 games.

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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 Mid-Continent League and are classified as a 2A school, the second-smallest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association. 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, including a state record-tying 5 in a row from 2004-08. In addition, from 2004-09, the Redmen held the nation's longest winning streak at 79 games. The football program is coached by 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 2007 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.

Notable alumni

  • Mark Simoneau, former NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
  • References

    Smith Center High School Wikipedia