Strength in Numbers

Tommy Knotts Quarterbacks Coach, Duke Former Head Coach, Independence High School Charlotte, N.C. 2003 football team: Class 4A State Champions Whether it be a rigorous strength and conditioning program or an abundance of talented players such as Florida quarterback Chris Leak – most likely the two feed off each other – Tommy Knotts has mastered high school football in Charlotte, N.C. Independence High School has won 62 games in a row, the second-longest streak in America, behind Concord De La Salle. In four years, Independence won four Class 4A state championships, becoming the first North Carolina school to win four state titles in a row since it established divisions in 1959. In those four years, Independence finished in the top four nationally, according to USA Today. While Independence will have a chance to try for their fifth-straight title this year, Knotts will not. After 21