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When Gretna went perfect twice: the Hawks of 2003 and 2004
Two state championships, 28 consecutive wins, and a documented turning point in the town’s football history.
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The first perfect season
Gretna’s first state football championship came at the end of a season with no losses. In 2003, the Hawks finished 14–0 and defeated Monticello 48–18 for the Virginia High School League Group AA, Division 3 title.
A Virginia General Assembly resolution honoring the team records both the result and its significance: this was the first state football championship in school history. The resolution also credits a senior-led defense and head coach Robert Senseney’s staff.
The championship game at Liberty University followed a semifinal victory over Graham. Against Monticello, Gretna accumulated 500 yards of offense, according to the legislative account.
Those details give the achievement a scale beyond the final score. The Hawks had moved through the regular season and playoffs without a defeat, then produced another substantial offensive performance on the largest stage available to their classification.
A repeat and a record streak
The following year brought another 14–0 finish. Gretna defeated Poquoson 40–14 in the 2004 Group AA, Division 3 final, again at Liberty University.
The General Assembly’s 2005 commendation describes that victory as the school’s record-setting 28th consecutive win. It records Gretna taking early leads of 13–0 and 27–7, and credits the team’s offense, defense, coaches, and traveling supporters for another championship season.
Read together, the two resolutions preserve a useful local sports timeline: a first championship, an unbeaten repeat, and a winning streak that connected two graduating classes. They also preserve the historical classification.
These teams won Group AA, Division 3 championships; the competition labels in use today should not be substituted into those old results. For younger fans encountering the story for the first time, the documented scores offer a starting point for conversations with the players, coaches, families, and classmates who remember those seasons.
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2003 first title, 14–0, Monticello 48–18, Graham semifinal, 500 yards, Senseney, Liberty University
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