De La Salle is still the measuring stick for prep gridiron success.
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The
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) football program may have decisively lost the last two
CIF State Open Division title games, but the Spartans are
still the leader of the pack when it comes to cumulative achievement over the past 15 seasons.
Factoring
in results and schedule strength, MaxPreps partner Ned Freeman at
CalPreps.com has produced a rating for every high school football team in the country.
Freeman's rating takes into
account games going back to 2003, giving fans and readers and unmatched
look at the high school football landscape over the past 15 years.
Here
are the top 10 teams in the country over that time, according to
Freeman.
Top High School Football Programs Since 2003
1. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)Overall record (2003-2017): 188-17-2
vs. Top 1,000 teams: 106-17-1
State championships: 7
National championships: 1 (2003)
Rating: 72.6
2. Allen (Texas)Overall record: 190-20
vs. Top 1,000 teams: 133-20
State championships: 5National championship: 0
Rating: 70.9
3. Carroll (Southlake, Texas)Overall record: 184-26
vs. Top 1,000 teams: 121-26
State championships: 4National championships: 3 (2004, 2005, 2006)
Rating: 70.1
4. Katy (Texas)Overall record (2003-2017): 204-19
vs. Top 1,000 teams: 99-18
State championships: 4
National championship: 1 (2014)
Rating: 69.15. Colerain (Cincinnati)Overall record: 168-24
vs. Top 1,000 teams: 83-24
State championships: 1
National championships: 0
Rating: 67.66. Trinity (Euless, Texas)Overall record: 174-30
vs. Top 1,000 teams: 106-29
State championships: 3
National championships: 0
Rating: 67.4
7. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)Overall record: 141-31
vs. Top 1,000 teams: 73-31
State championships: 7
National championships: 2 (2009, 2011)
Rating: 67.38. St. Xavier (Cincinnati)Overall record: 136-50
vs. Top 1,000 teams: 122-50
State championships: 3
National championships: 1 (2007)
Rating: 66.7
9. Warren Central (Indianapolis)Overall record: 155-39
vs. Top 1,000 teams: 93-38
State championships: 5
National championships: 0
Rating: 65.2
Overall record: 170-24-1
vs. Top 1,000 teams: 83-22-1
State championships: 1
National championships: 0
Rating: 64.7
