Top 15 most dominant Maryland high school football programs since 2006

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The most dominant team in Maryland since MaxPreps became America's source for high school sports isn't a huge surprise. DeMatha (Hyattsville) has a lengthy track record of athletic success and has three players active in the NFL.

What is a big surprise is how the Stags grabbed the No. 1 spot. Our points criteria reward teams that reach state title games, and the Stags don't play for state titles since they are part of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. So to make up for the bonus points they're missing out on, the Stags have to finish high each year in the MaxPreps Maryland Football Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.

The same applies to the No. 2 team - Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney).



When it comes to schools eligible for titles, nobody has won more than Dunbar (Baltimore) with six crowns.

Here is how the points break down:

1. 20 for a state title

2. 10 for state championship game appearance

3. Other points are based on where a team finished in the final MaxPreps Maryland Football Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard. For example, if a team finished No. 1 overall, it would receive 25 points. If it finished 25th overall, the team would get one point. No points are awarded if the team did not finish in the Top 25.

1. DeMatha (Hyattsville) — 263 points
State titles: 0
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (1), 2007 (2), 2008 (4), 2009 (2), 2010 (6), 2011 (19), 2012 (5), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (1)



2. Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) — 243 points
State titles: 0
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (3), 2007 (5), 2008 (7), 2009 (1), 2010 (2), 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (8), 2014 (4), 2015 (3), 2016 (8)

3. River Hill (Clarksville) — 239 points
State titles: 4
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (7), 2007 (4), 2008 (2), 2009 (9), 2010 (14), 2011 (6), 2012 (4), 2013 (13)

4. Dunbar (Baltimore) — 207 points
State titles: 6
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (17), 2007 (6), 2008 (9),  2010 (21), 2011 (12), 2012 (14)

5. Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) — 190 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 3
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (11), 2007 (1), 2008 (8), 2009 (10), 2011 (11), 2012 (10), 2013 (14), 2014 (15), 2015 (25), 2016 (15)

6. Wise (Upper Marlboro) — 175 points
State titles: 3
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2008 (19), 2009 (13), 2010 (9), 2012 (6), 2015 (7), 2016 (7)

7. Gilman (Baltimore) — 172 points
State titles: 0
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (16), 2007 (22), 2008 (18), 2009 (6), 2010 (1), 2011 (2), 2012 (2), 2013 (10), 2014 (2), 2015 (2), 2016 (25)



8. Fort Hill (Cumberland) — 171 points
State titles: 4
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (18), 2007 (23), 2008 (12), 2009 (20), 2011 (22), 2013 (15), 2014 (14), 2015 (22), 2016 (17)

9. Damascus — 162 points
State titles: 3
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (22), 2007 (3), 2010 (17), 2014 (8), 2015 (5), 2016 (9)

10. Middletown — 157 points
State titles: 3
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2010 (11), 2011 (4), 2012 (3), 2013 (3), 2016 (22)

11. McDonogh (Owings Mills) — 154 points
State titles: 0
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (21), 2007 (20), 2009 (8), 2010 (10), 2011 (9), 2012 (19), 2013 (2), 2014 (3), 2015 (9), 2016 (5)

12. Franklin (Reisterstown) — 125 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2010 (18), 2012 (23), 2013 (5), 2014 (6), 2016 (13)

13. Linganore (Frederick) — 122 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2007 (25), 2008 (5), 2009 (3), 2013 (6), 2014 (9)



14. Old Mill (Millersville) — 119 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2008 (22), 2009 (4), 2010 (19), 2011 (5), 2014 (11)

15. Northwest (Germantown) — 100 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (6), 2013 (7), 2014 (5)