Top 11 teams with the most Virginia high school football state titles all-time

By Staff Report Jun 17, 2015, 4:00am

The Hampton High School football program has won 16 state titles since 1920, leading all schools in Virginia.

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Following is a list of the top 11 teams with the most state championships in Virginia football history. Hampton leads the way by a wide margin, having won 16 state titles in 95 years.

1. Hampton
State titles: 16
Years: 1936-05

2. Powell Valley (Big Stone Gap)
State titles: 8
Years: 1982-98



3. Phoebus (Hampton)
State titles: 7
Years: 2001-11

4. Appalachia
State titles: 6
Mathew McKiver, Annandale (2014)
Mathew McKiver, Annandale (2014)
Photo by Bob Powers
Years: 1971-97

4. Salem (Salem)
State titles: 6
Years: 1996-05

4. Wilson (Portsmouth)
State titles: 6
Years: 1926-91

7. Annandale
State titles: 5
Years: 1965-94

7. Gate City
State titles: 5
Years: 1970-10



7. Gretna
State titles: 5
Years: 2003-11

7. Jefferson (Alexandria)
State titles: 5
Years: 1922-57

7. McCluer (Buena Vista)
State titles: 5
Years: 1977-87