Powered by five state titles since 2015,
Highland Springs is the most dominant high school football team from Virginia over the last decade.
Based on our methodology, the Springers amassed 305 points from 2013 to 2022 to edge
Oscar Smith (Chesapeake), which finished second with 271 points.
Over the past decade Highland Springs has had NFL players Mekhi Becton, Greg Dortch and K'Von Wallace don the Springers' jersey on their way to five state championships, including four straight between 2015 and 2018.
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).
Highland Springs won five state championships over the past decade with a slew of future NFL players lining the roster. The talented squad finished inside the Virginia top 10 in each of the past nine years with No. 1 finishes in 2015 and 2016. (Photo: Fred Ingham)
Dominating the decade: Virginia
1. Highland Springs (305)
State championships: 2015 (5A), 2016 (5A), 2017 (5A), 2018 (5A), 2022 (5A)
State runner-up: 2020 (5A)
State Top 25: 2014 (10), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (5), 2018 (2), 2019 (3), 2020 (8), 2021 (7), 2022 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
2. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake) (251)
State championships: 2020 (6A), 2021 (6A)
State runner-up: 2013 (6A), 2015 (6A), 2016 (6A), 2019 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (4), 2014 (6), 2015 (5), 2016 (9), 2017 (8), 2019 (6), 2020 (1), 2021 (1), 2022 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A
3. Stone Bridge (Ashburn) (234)
State championships: 2020 (5A), 2021 (5A)
State runner-up: 2015 (5A), 2016 (5A), 2018 (5A), 2019 (5A)
State Top 25: 2015 (13), 2016 (5), 2017 (13), 2018 (3), 2019 (10), 2020 (2), 2021 (2), 2022 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A
4. Salem (227)
State championships: 2015 (4A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2020 (4A)
State runner-up: 2014 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (21), 2014 (12), 2015 (2), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2019 (18), 2020 (7), 2021 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A
5. Westfield (Chantilly) (193)
State championships: 2015 (6A), 2016 (6A), 2017 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (6), 2014 (11), 2015 (4), 2016 (3), 2017 (4), 2018 (8), 2019 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. Riverheads (Staunton) (181)
State championships: 2016 (1A), 2017 (1A), 2018 (1A), 2019 (1A), 2020 (1A), 2021 (1A), 2022 (1A)
State runner-up: 2015 (1A)
State Top 25: 2019 (20), 2020 (16), 2021 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Lake Taylor (Norfolk) (167)
State championships: 2014 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State runner-up: 2015 (4A), 2018 (4A), 2020 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (22), 2014 (2), 2015 (14), 2016 (24), 2018 (6), 2019 (7), 2020 (15), 2022 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-8. Appomattox County (Appomattox) (145)
State championships: 2015 (2A), 2016 (2A), 2017 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2020 (2A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (15), 2016 (10), 2017 (23), 2020 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-8. Dinwiddie (145)
State championships: 2013 (4A), 2022 (4A)
State runner-up: 2016 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2016 (6), 2017 (7), 2021 (17), 2022 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Maury (Norfolk) (123)
State championships: 2019 (5A)
State runner-up: 2021 (5A), 2022 (5A)
State Top 25: 2018 (17), 2019 (1), 2020 (13), 2021 (9), 2022 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A
11. L.C. Bird (Chesterfield) (121)
State championships: 2013 (5A), 2014 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2014 (3), 2015 (10), 2016 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A
12. Centreville (Clifton) (105)
State championships: 2013 (6A)
State runner-up: 2014 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (1), 2014 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (23)
13. Tuscarora (Leesburg) (101)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2014 (5A), 2017 (5A), 2019 (4A)
State Top 25: 2014 (5), 2015 (19), 2017 (18), 2019 (8), 2020 (14), 2021 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A
14. Freedom (Woodbridge) (100)
State championships: 2022 (6A)
State runner-up: 2018 (6A)
State Top 25: 2017 (19), 2018 (10), 2019 (17), 2021 (13), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-15. Manchester (Midlothian) (97)
State championships: 2018 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (8), 2017 (17), 2018 (1), 2019 (12), 2020 (17), 2021 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-15. South County (Lorton) (97)
State championships: 2019 (6A)
State runner-up: 2020 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (17), 2014 (20), 2015 (9), 2019 (5), 2020 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
17. Phoebus (Hampton) (96)
State championships: 2021 (3A), 2022 (3A)
State runner-up: 2018 (3A)
State Top 25: 2019 (25), 2020 (24), 2021 (5), 2022 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A
18. Colonial Forge (Stafford) (95)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (9), 2014 (17), 2016 (18), 2017 (3), 2018 (5), 2019 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
19. Heritage (Lynchburg) (92)
State championships: 2018 (3A)
State runner-up: 2017 (3A), 2022 (3A)
State Top 25: 2017 (12), 2018 (11), 2019 (21), 2022 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach) (83)
State championships: 2014 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (8), 2014 (1), 2015 (12), 2018 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A
