Byrnes is the king of high school football in South Carolina during the MaxPreps era.
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It has been 10 years now that MaxPreps has put out football computer rankings, presented by the Army National Guard.
That's plenty of time to come up with a solid list of which programs have been the most dominant during the MaxPreps era.
For the purpose of the rankings, each team will be awarded points based off where it finished in the computer rankings after each season. For example, if a team finished No. 1 overall it receives 25 points. If the team finished No. 25 overall, it would get one point. A team also receives 30 points for winning a state title and 15 for being the runner-up.
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1. Byrnes (Duncan) - 434 pointsOverall record: 130-15
The Rebels have compiled six state championships and 10 Top 5 finishes, making them the state's most dominant team.
2. Gaffney - 288Overall record: 105-34
Gaffney lays claim to three state titles and has finished in the Top 25 10 times.
3. Northwestern (Rock Hill) - 265Overall record: 107-33
The Trojans have finished with the No. 1 ranking twice, both years ending with state championship victories.
4. Dillon - 235Overall record: 122-19
Dillon has captured four state titles and finished in the Top 25 eight times.
5. Greenwood - 230Overall record: 108-28
An undefeated season in 2012 gave the Eagles one of their two state championships since 2004.
6. Myrtle Beach - 213Overall record: 112-24
The Seahawks have won three state titles and recorded seven Top 25 finishes.
7. South Pointe (Rock Hill) - 203Overall record: 87-24
South Pointe lays claim to two state titles and has finished in the Top 25 seven times.
8. Dorman (Roebuck) - 180Overall record: 97-35
A state title victory in 2009 helped the Cavaliers finish the year with the No. 1 ranking.
9. Goose Creek - 137Overall record: 104-28
Goose Creek has notched one state title and seven Top 25 finishes since 2004.
10. Chesterfield - 134Overall record: 85-42
Chesterfield has won three state championships and finished as the runner-up once more over the past 10 years.
11. Dutch Fork (Irmo) - 130Overall record: 78-51
The Silver Foxes lay claim to a state title and five Top 25 finishes.
12. Cheraw - 127Overall record: 96-39
Cheraw has recorded two state championship victories, and one runner-up finish.
13. Irmo (Columbia) - 117Overall record: 89-42
Irmo has finished the season as the runner-up twice, and has also finished in the Top 25 six times.
14. Stratford (Goose Creek,) - 116Overall record: 89-44
The Knights have notched two runner-up finishes and four Top 25 finishes.
15. Summerville - 113Overall record: 102-32
Summerville has compiled seven Top 25 finishes to go along with two runner-up finishes.
16. Clinton - 110Overall record: 84-44
The Red Devils have a state title on their record as well as four Top 25 finishes.
17. Central (Pageland) - 108Overall record: 101-29
Central's undefeated season in 2010 gave them their lone state championship since 2004.
18. Rock Hill - 104Overall record: 70-55
Rock Hill has finished in the Top 25 four times, winning one state title in the process.
19. Clover - 94Overall record: 68-54
Clover finished the 2007 season with a state championship and the No. 2 ranking.
20. Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) - 90Overall record: 98-28
Despite never cracking the Top 25, the Cavaliers lay claim to three state championships.