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

Keyed by four state championships, including an undefeated season in 2018, Thornton Academy is the most dominant high school football team from Maine over the last decade.

Based on MaxPreps methodology, the Trojans amassed 291 points from play over 2010 to 2019 to edge Marshwood, which finished second with 283 points.  

Thornton Academy won state crowns in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018 and was ranked among the state’s Top 10 teams in nine of 10 seasons, including No. 1 twice.

Marshwood won five state titles over the decade, including undefeated seasons in 2014 and 2017.

• State championship game appearances (10 points).

1. Thornton Academy (Saco) (291)
State championships: 2012 (A), 2014 (A), 2015 (A), 2018 (A)
State runner-up: 2019 (A)
State Top 25: 2010 (17), 2011 (5), 2012 (1), 2013 (7), 2014 (3), 2015 (1), 2016 (9), 2017 (10), 2018 (2), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

2. Marshwood (South Berwick) (283)
State championships: 2014 (B), 2015 (B), 2017 (B), 2018 (B), 2019 (B)
State runner-up: 2012 (B)
State Top 25: 2012 (7), 2013 (6), 2014 (1), 2015 (2), 2016 (14), 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Wells (242)
State championships: 2011 (B), 2016 (C), 2017 (D), 2018 (D)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (6), 2011 (2), 2012 (11), 2013 (25), 2014 (14), 2016 (3), 2017 (2), 2018 (3), 2019 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Bonny Eagle (Standish) (216)
State championships: 2013 (A), 2016 (A), 2019 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (5), 2011 (12), 2012 (23), 2013 (1), 2014 (12), 2015 (11), 2016 (2), 2017 (12), 2018 (24), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Leavitt (Turner) (197)
State championships: 2013 (C), 2019 (C)
State runner-up: 2010 (B), 2011 (B), 2014 (C)
State Top 25: 2010 (7), 2011 (4), 2012 (18), 2013 (3), 2014 (9), 2015 (13), 2017 (17), 2018 (5), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Winslow (179)
State championships: 2014 (C), 2015 (C)
State runner-up: 2012 (C), 2013 (C)
State Top 25: 2012 (8), 2013 (13), 2014 (2), 2015 (3), 2016 (12), 2017 (11), 2019 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Brunswick (172)
State championships: 2016 (B)
State runner-up: 2015 (B), 2018 (B), 2019 (B)
State Top 25: 2011 (20), 2013 (8), 2014 (5), 2015 (4), 2016 (1), 2018 (10), 2019 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Scarborough (168)
State championships: 2017 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (10), 2011 (16), 2012 (6), 2013 (11), 2015 (18), 2016 (7), 2017 (3), 2018 (7), 2019 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Cheverus (Portland) (161)
State championships: 2010 (A), 2011 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (1), 2011 (1), 2012 (2), 2013 (5), 2014 (6), 2015 (23), 2019 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A
State championships: 2016 (D), 2017 (C)
State runner-up: 2014 (D), 2015 (D), 2019 (C)
State Top 25: 2014 (21), 2015 (19), 2016 (4), 2017 (6), 2018 (13), 2019 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

11. Oak Hill (Sabattus) (136)
State championships: 2013 (D), 2014 (D), 2015 (D)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (25), 2012 (19), 2013 (10), 2014 (7), 2015 (8), 2018 (17), 2019 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A

State runner-up: 2013 (B), 2016 (B)
State Top 25: 2012 (21), 2013 (4), 2015 (20), 2016 (5), 2017 (5), 2018 (4), 2019 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. Portland (120)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (A), 2016 (A), 2018 (A)
State Top 25: 2012 (12), 2013 (9), 2014 (13), 2015 (5), 2016 (11), 2018 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. Yarmouth (110)
State championships: 2010 (C), 2011 (C)
State runner-up: 2015 (C)
State Top 25: 2010 (3), 2011 (3), 2015 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. Windham (95)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2014 (A) , 2017 (A)
State Top 25: 2010 (13), 2011 (17), 2012 (15), 2014 (4), 2015 (9), 2016 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. Lawrence (Fairfield) (94)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2012 (A)
State Top 25: 2010 (11), 2011 (7), 2012 (3), 2014 (11), 2017 (24), 2018 (21), 2019 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A

17. Foxcroft (Dover-Foxcroft) (84)
State championships: 2012 (C)
State runner-up: 2017 (D), 2018 (D)
State Top 25: 2012 (4), 2014 (23), 2017 (15), 2018 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

18. Cape Elizabeth (83)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2017 (C)
State Top 25: 2010 (22), 2011 (13), 2013 (18), 2016 (6), 2017 (8), 2019 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

19. Falmouth (81)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (20), 2014 (15), 2015 (6), 2016 (19), 2017 (4), 2018 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. Cony (Augusta) (80)
State championships: 2013 (B)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (9), 2013 (2), 2014 (18), 2018 (15)