Top 20 most dominant North Carolina high school football programs of last decade

Charlotte Catholic on top after five state championships.

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Jul 5, 2023, 10:30am
Powered by five state titles, Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, N.C.) is the most dominant high school football team from North Carolina over the last decade.

Based on our methodology, the Cougars amassed 296 points from play over 2013 to 2022 to edge Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.), which finished second with 248 points.

Charlotte Catholic won four straight state championships from 2017-20 and finished in the state top 25 in nine different seasons.

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).
Charlotte Catholic reached six state championships over the last decade and took home five titles, including four in a row, from 2017-20. Photo: Sandra Bryan
Charlotte Catholic reached six state championships over the last decade and took home five titles, including four in a row, from 2017-20. Photo: Sandra Bryan
Dominating the decade: North Carolina

1. Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (296)
State championships: 2015 (4A), 2017 (3A), 2018 (3A), 2019 (3A), 2020 (3A)
State runner-up: 2014 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (5), 2014 (3), 2015 (3), 2016 (4), 2017 (2), 2018 (3), 2019 (9), 2020 (5), 2022 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A

2. Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (248)
State championships: 2013 (4AA), 2014 (4AA), 2015 (4AA)
State runner-up: 2017 (4AA)
State Top 25: 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (12), 2017 (3), 2018 (9), 2019 (3), 2020 (25), 2021 (16), 2022 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Shelby (235)
State championships: 2013 (2A), 2014 (2A), 2015 (2A), 2016 (2AA), 2018 (2AA), 2019 (2AA), 2021 (2A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (22), 2015 (9), 2016 (6), 2017 (17), 2018 (20), 2019 (8), 2021 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Chambers (Charlotte) (216)
State championships: 2019 (4AA), 2020 (4AA)
State runner-up: 2018 (4AA), 2021 (4A)
State Top 25: 2014 (13), 2015 (20), 2016 (9), 2017 (14), 2018 (7), 2019 (1), 2020 (1), 2021 (1), 2022 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Weddington (Matthews) (211)
State championships: 2016 (3AA), 2018 (3AA), 2019 (3AA)
State runner-up: 2014 (3AA)
State Top 25: 2013 (23), 2014 (15), 2015 (17), 2016 (17), 2018 (4), 2019 (2), 2020 (4), 2021 (6), 2022 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) (208)
State championships: 2017 (NCISSA I), 2018 (NCISSA I), 2019 (NCISSA I), 2020 (NCISSA I)
State runner-up: 2016 (NCISSA I), 2022 (NCISSA I)
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2014 (7), 2017 (5), 2018 (2), 2019 (20), 2020 (19), 2022 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Wake Forest (201)
State championships: 2016 (4AA), 2017 (4AA), 2018 (4AA)
State runner-up: 2013 (4AA), 2014 (4AA)
State Top 25: 2013 (11), 2014 (4), 2015 (25), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2019 (23). 2022 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. East Forsyth (Kernersville) (173)
State championships: 2018 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (22), 2015 (2), 2016 (8), 2018 (5), 2019 (6), 2020 (22), 2021 (4), 2022 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Dudley (Greensboro) (153)
State championships: 2013 (4A), 2016 (4A), 2021 (3A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2015 (10), 2016 (1), 2020 (17), 2021 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Reidsville (149)
State championships: 2016 (2A), 2018 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2020 (2A)
State runner-up: 2017 (2A), 2022 (2A)
State Top 25: 2016 (14), 2018 (18), 2019 (21), 2020 (6), 2021 (3), 2022 (25)
Nationally ranked: N/A

11. Hough (Cornelius) (142)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (16), 2014 (9), 2015 (8), 2017 (9), 2018 (12), 2019 (25), 2020 (7), 2021 (2), 2022 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

12. Tarboro (135)
State championships: 2017 (1AA), 2018 (1AA), 2020 (1AA), 2021 (1A)
State runner-up: 2019 (1AA), 2022 (1A)
State Top 25: 2017 (18), 2018 (14), 2020 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. Havelock (134)
State championships: 2013 (3A)
State runner-up: 2014 (3A), 2017 (3A), 2020 (3A)
State Top 25: 2013 (7), 2014 (11), 2016 (20), 2017 (8), 2018 (16), 2020 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. Butler (Matthews) (120)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (6), 2014 (12), 2015 (6), 2016 (11), 2017 (24), 2018 (13), 2019 (19), 2020 (8), 2022 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (106)
State championships: 2014 (1AA), 2015 (1AA), 2016 (1AA), 2017 (2A)
State runner-up: 2021 (2A)
State Top 25: 2015 (24), 2016 (25), 2017 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. Providence Day (Charlotte) (105)
State championships: 2019 (NCISAA II), 2021 (NCISAA I), 2022 (NCISAA I)
State runner-up: 2017 (NCISAA I)
State Top 25: 2014 (24), 2021 (17), 2022 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

17. Scotland (Laurinburg) (104)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (4), 2014 (17), 2015 (12), 2016 (16), 2017 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T18. Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (102)
State championships: 2021 (4A)
State runner-up: 2019 (4A), 2020 (4A)
State Top 25: 2019 (10), 2020 (13), 2021 (3), 2022 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T18. Crest (Shelby) (102)
State championships: 2014 (3A), 2015 (3AA)
State runner-up: 2013 (3AA)
State Top 25: 2013 (17), 2014 (5), 2015 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. Grimsley (Greensboro) (95)
State championships: 2020 (4A)
State runner-up: 2022 (4A)
State Top 25: 2019 (15), 2020 (2), 2021 (19), 2022 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

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