Most dominant high school football programs of the last 10 years

By Staff Report Aug 19, 2019, 12:00am

Which schools have dominated the gridiron over the past decade? Find out here.

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See which schools have owned the last decade on the gridiron.

Over the past couple of months, we've taken on the daunting task of identifying the best high school football programs over the past 10 years on a national and state level.

Beginning with the 2009 season through 2018, we evaluated finishes in state and national rankings along with state championships and title game appearances to identify the elite on the gridiron.

Find the Top 10 in your state in the list below.
Graphic by: Ryan Escobar
More on the methodology



Points awarded for:

• 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).

Most dominant football programs of the last 10 years




Coming soon: Wisconsin (Aug. 23)

Best of the rest
Twenty states have yet to be featured in our 'Most Dominant' series. Using the point system detailed above, here are the top teams over the past 10 years from those states.
Alaska: Soldotna
Arkansas: Fayetteville
Connecticut: New Canaan
Delaware: Middletown
New Hampshire: Pinkerton (Derry)
New Mexico: Las Cruces
North Dakota: Bismarck
West Virginia: Martinsburg
Wyoming: Sheridan