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Twenty-eight straight: Gretna’s 2004 title and the community that followed
A state resolution preserves a perfect season, a 40–14 championship victory and thousands of traveling supporters.
At a glance
- Gretna repeated as champion with a 40–14 victory over Poquoson.
- The final completed a 14–0 season and a 28-game winning streak.
- The resolution names Robert Senseney and records 6,000 traveling fans.
In this story
A second perfect finish
The 2004 Gretna Hawks returned from Liberty University with their second consecutive Virginia football championship. The Virginia General Assembly’s enrolled resolution records a 40–14 victory over Poquoson for the VHSL Group AA, Division 3 title.
It also identifies the championship game as Gretna’s 28th consecutive win and the completion of another 14–0 season.
Gretna established control early. The resolution describes leads of 13–0 and 27–7 before halftime, crediting an offense that responded quickly to opportunities and a defense that helped create them.
It names Robert Senseney as head coach and recognizes the work of his staff alongside the athletes’ teamwork.
The supporters belong in the story
The same document records 6,000 fans traveling to the championship at Liberty. That figure gives community support a visible place beside the score.
A championship archive can remember the people on the field while also acknowledging the families, students and neighbors who followed the team to Lynchburg.
For readers tracing Gretna’s football history, this is a useful distinction between the first breakthrough and the successful defense of a title. The 2003 season established the milestone; the 2004 team produced its own perfect campaign.
Its players and coaches earned a separate place in the record, and the General Assembly formally recognized that achievement in January 2005.
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Primary record: 2004 Group AA Division 3 title; Poquoson 40–14; 14–0; 28th straight victory; pre-halftime leads; Robert Senseney; 6,000 traveling fans. Agreed January 14 and 20, 2005.
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