Top 20 most dominant Massachusetts high school football programs of last decade

By Staff Report May 13, 2020, 11:00am

Everett heads Bay State gridiron from 2010s.

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See the Crimson Tide in 2019.

Keyed by five state championships, including three undefeated seasons in 2010, 2011 and 2017, Everett is the most dominant high school football team from Massachusetts over the last decade.

Based on MaxPreps methodology, the Crimson Tide amassed 311 points from play over 2010 to 2019 to outdistance Xaverian Brothers, which finished second with 231 points.  

Everett won state crowns in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017 and finished No. 1 in the state rankings three times.

Xaverian Brothers won state titles in 2014 and 2015, both years going 12-0, and finished second in 2013, 2016 and 2017.



Our methodology includes:

• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps state computer rankings (25 points awarded to the No. 1 team, 24 for No. 2 and so on).

• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps national computer rankings (50 points for No. 1, 49 for No. 2 and so on).

• State championships (20 points).

• State championship game appearances (10 points).

Graphic by Ryan Escobar
1. Everett (311)
State championships: 2010 (E-I), 2011 (E-IA), 2012 (D1A), 2016 (D1), 2017 (D1)
State runner-up: 2014 (D1)
State Top 25: 2010 (1), 2011 (1), 2012 (2), 2013 (8), 2014 (3), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2018 (4), 2019 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

2. Xaverian Brothers (Westwood) (231)

State championships: 2014 (D1), 2015 (D1)
State runner-up: 2013 (D1), 2016 (D1), 2017 (D1)
State Top 25: 2010 (6), 2011 (17), 2013 (4), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (4), 2017 (9), 2018 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. St. John's Prep (Danvers) (211)

State championships: 2012 (D1), 2018 (D1), 2019 (D1)
State runner-up: 2010 (E-1)
State Top 25: 2010 (10), 2012 (1), 2014 (4), 2015 (10), 2016 (12), 2018 (1), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A



4. Duxbury (195)
State championships: 2010 (E-II A), 2011 (E-II), 2016 (D2)
State runner-up: 2019 (D3)
State Top 25: 2010 (5), 2011 (2), 2012 (20), 2015 (16), 2016 (1), 2017 (20), 2018 (10), 2019 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. King Philip Regional (Wrentham) (191)
State championships: 2016 (1A), 2017 (D2),
State runner-up: 2018 (D2)
State Top 25: 2010 (21), 2011 (10), 2012 (6), 2013 (14), 2014 (6), 2016 (6), 2017 (4), 2018 (13), 2019 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. (tie) Mansfield (182)

State championships: 2010 (E-II), 2013 (D2), 2019 (D2)
State runner-up: 2012 (D2)
State Top 25: 2010 (4), 2011 (9), 2012 (18), 2013 (1), 2017 (14), 2018 (22), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. (tie) Nashoba Regional (Bolton) (182)

State championships: 2011 (C-II), 2012 (D2 Central), 2015 (D2). 2018 (D4)
State runner-up: 2010 (C-I), 2017 (D4)
State Top 25: 2010 (16), 2011 (8), 2012 (10), 2015 (3), 2018 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Central Catholic (Lawrence) (179)
State championships: 2013 (D1)
State runner-up: 2015 (D1), 2016 (D1)
State Top 25: 2011 (20), 2012 (15), 2013 (2), 2014 (15), 2015 (12), 2016 (14), 2017 (6), 2018 (6), 2019 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. St. John's (Shrewsbury) (159)
State championships: 2010 (C-I), 2017 (D3)
State runner-up: 2011 (C-1), 2013 (D2)
State Top 25: 2010 (3), 2011 (25), 2013 (10), 2015 (21), 2016 (19), 2017 (2), 2018 (21), 2019 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. (tie) Central (Springfield) (143)
State championships:
2012 (DI-W), 2018 (D3), 2019 (D3)
State runner-up: 2010 (W-1)
State Top 25: 2012 (16), 2013 (16), 2017 (22), 2018 (2), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. (tie) Holliston (143)
State championships: 2010 (E-III A), 2014 (D4), 2015 (D4)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (14), 2011 (18), 2014 (5), 2015 (5), 2016 (17), 2018 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A



12. Melrose (135)
State championships: 2017 (D4), 2019 (D4)
State runner-up: 2014 (D3), 2015 (D3)
State Top 25: 2013 (18), 2014 (16), 2015 (8), 2017 (7), 2019 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. Bridgewater-Raynham (Bridgewater) (116)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2010 (E-1A)
State Top 25: 2010 (8), 2011 (11), 2013 (20), 2014 (7), 2015 (9), 2016 (10), 2017 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. Tewksbury Memorial (111)
State championships: 2013 (D3)
State runner-up: 2011 (E-II), 2018 (D3)
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2014 (14), 2017 (15), 2018 (7), 2019 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. Reading Memorial (108)
State championships: 2012 (D2)
State runner-up: 2010 (E-II), 2015 (D2), 2016 (1A)
State Top 25: 2010 (11), 2012 (3), 2015 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. Boston College High (107)
State championships: 2011 (E-1)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (20), 2011 (3), 2014 (8), 2015 (23), 2016 (18), 2017 (13), 2019 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

17. (tie) Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury) (104)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2018 (D1), 2019 (D1)
State Top 25: 2010 (24), 2011 (6), 2015 (18), 2016 (13), 2017 (25), 2018 (8), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A



17. (tie) Dennis-Yarmouth Regional (South Yarmouth) (104)
State championships: 2011 (E-IIA), 2017 (D5)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (17), 2011 (5), 2013 (15), 2017 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

17. (tie) North Attleborough (104)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2017 (D3)
State Top 25: 2010 (9), 2011 (12), 2012 (12), 2015 (24), 2016 (7), 2017 (5), 2018 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. Marshfield (91)
State championships: 2014 (D2)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (19), 2014 (2), 2015 (4), 2016 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A