Top 20 most dominant Northern Section football programs of the past deacde

Sutter, Paradise, Pleasant Valley top programs of the 2010s.

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Over the past decade no program has won more Northern Section titles, and been more consistent, than Sutter.

The Huskies own six section crowns and pair that with two runner-up finishes. The Ryan Reynolds-led program has been ranked no lower than ninth in the MaxPreps section computer rankings since 2010.

Sutter tops the list of the 20 most dominant Northern Section football programs in the past decade.

Paradise, which inspired a nation last season rising from the ashes of the Camp Fire, comes in second to the Huskies. Rick Prinz's teams grabbed two section titles and four runner-up finishes since 2010.

Pleasant Valley comes in third, seven points behind the Bobcats. The Vikings are winners of four section crowns and a runner-up finish.

More on the methodology

• Section title wins (20 points)

• Section title runner-up (10 points)

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

• NorCal regional bowl appearances and state championship appearances and wins were not factored into the rankings.

Top 20 most dominant Northern Section football programs of the past decade
Sutter, which won the 2019 Northern Section Division III title, is the section's most dominant football program in the past decade.
Sutter, which won the 2019 Northern Section Division III title, is the section's most dominant football program in the past decade.
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1. Sutter (361)
Section titles: 2019 (D-III), 2017 (D-III), 2016 (D-III), 2015 (D-III), 2012 (D-II), 2011 (D-II)
Section runner-up: 2018 (D-III), 2011 (D-II)
Section ranking: 2019 (1), 2018 (5), 2017 (2), 2016 (2), 2015 (5), 2014 (2), 2013 (5), 2012 (2), 2011 (6), 2010 (9)

2. Paradise (289)
Section titles: 2011 (D-I), 2010 (D-I)
Section runner-up: 2019 (D-III), 2016 (D-II), 2013 (D-I), 2012 (D-I)
Section ranking: 2019 (4), 2018 (4), 2017 (15), 2016 (3), 2015 (11), 2014 (5), 2013 (4), 2012 (3), 2011 (1), 2010 (1)

3. Pleasant Valley (Chico) (282)
Section titles: 2019 (D-II), 2018 (D-II), 2016 (D-II), 2015 (D-II)
Section runner-up: 2014 (D-II)
Section ranking: 2019 (3), 2018 (1), 2017 (7), 2016 (1), 2015 (1), 2014 (3), 2013 (14), 2012 (17), 2011 (15), 2010 (6)

4. West Valley (Cottonwood) (245)
Section titles: 2018 (D-III), 2013 (D-II)
Section runner-up: 2012 (D-II)
Section ranking: 2019 (5), 2018 (3), 2017 (9), 2016 (8), 2015 (8), 2014 (9), 2013 (2), 2012 (5), 2011 (8), 2010 (8)

5. Enterprise (Redding) (239)
Section titles: 2014 (D-II), 2013 (D-1), 2012 (D-I)
Section runner-up: 2010 (D-IV)
Section ranking: 2019 (20), 2018 (18), 2017 (14), 2016 (9), 2015 (9), 2014 (1), 2013 (1), 2012 (1), 2011 (4), 2010 (14)

6. Chico (237)
Section titles: N/A
Section runner-up: 2019 (D-II), 2018 (D-II), 2017 (D-II)
Section ranking: 2019 (2), 2018 (2), 2017 (4), 2016 (10), 2015 (4), 2014 (4), 2013 (6), 2012 (4), 2011 (5), 2010 (12)

7. (tie) Shasta (Redding) (223)
Section titles: 2017 (D-II)
Section runner-up: 2015 (D-II)
Section ranking: 2019 (8), 2018 (12), 2017 (1), 2016 (7), 2015 (2), 2014 (7), 2013 (10), 2012 (9), 2011 (7), 2010 (4)

7. (tie) East Nicolaus (Nicolaus) (223)
Section titles: 2019 (D-IV), 2018 (D-IV), 2017 (D-IV), 2016 (D-IV), 2015 (D-IV)
Section runner-up: 2014 (D-IV)
Section ranking: 2019 (7), 2018 (6), 2017 (3), 2016 (4), 2015 (7), 2014 (16)

9. Lassen (Susanville) (211)
Section titles: 2010 (D-II)
Section runner-up: 2016 (D-III), 2014 (D-III)
Section ranking: 2019 (6), 2018 (7), 2017 (20), 2016 (5), 2015 (10), 2014 (6), 2013 (11), 2012 (12), 2011 (9), 2010 (3)

10. Foothill (Palo Cedro) (204)
Section titles: 2011 (D-I), 2010 (D-I)
Section runner-up: N/A
Section ranking: 2019 (9), 2018 (8), 2017 (10), 2016 (6), 2015 (6), 2014 (18), 2013 (8), 2012 (6), 2011 (3), 2010 (2)

11. Orland (184)
Section titles: 2012 (D-II)
Section runner-up: 2015 (D-III)
Section ranking: 2019 (10), 2018 (15), 2017 (21), 2016 (14), 2015 (3), 2014 (8), 2013 (7), 2012 (7), 2011 (2), 2010 (19)

12. Durham (164)
Section titles: 2010 (D-III)
Section runner-up: 2018 (D-IV), 2017 (D-IV), 2016 (D-IV), 2011 (D-III)
Section ranking: 2018 (11), 2017 (5), 2016 (11), 2015 (14), 2013 (18), 2011 (12), 2010 (7)

13. Fall River (McArthur) (144)
Section titles: 2019 (D-V), 2018 (D-V), 2015 (D-V)
Section runner-up: 2017 (D-V), 2016 (D-V), 2013 (D-IV)
Section ranking: 2019 (12), 2018 (13), 2017 (23), 2016 (25), 2015 (12), 2014 (20), 2013 (23)

14. Corning (120)
Section titles: N/A
Section runner-up: N/A
Section ranking: 2019 (13), 2018 (22), 2017 (16), 2016 (13), 2015 (18), 2014 (11), 2013 (9), 2012 (18), 2011 (10), 2010 (10)

15. Winters (117)
Section titles: 2014 (D-IV), 2013 (D-III)
Section runner-up: N/A
Section ranking: 2018 (10), 2017 (19), 2016 (20), 2015 (16), 2014 (10), 2013 (12), 2012 (24), 2011 (23), 2010 (23)

16. Maxwell (100)
Section titles: 2014 (D-V), 2013 (D-IV), 2010 (D-IV)
Section runner-up: N/A
Section ranking: 2014 (17), 2013 (13), 2012 (23), 2010 (11)

17. (tie) Anderson (87)
Section titles: N/A
Section runner-up: 2017 (D-III)
Section ranking: 2019 (18), 2018 (14), 2017 (6), 2016 (16), 2015 (13), 2014 (15), 2011 (25), 2010 (24)

17. (tie) Willows (87)
Section titles: 2012 (D-III), 2011 (D-III)
Section runner-up: N/A
Section ranking: 2016 912), 2015 (25), 2012 (14), 2011 (11), 2010 (21)

19. Wheatland (75)
Section titles: N/A
Section runner-up: 2010 (D-II)
Section ranking: 2019 (14), 2016 (21), 2014 (25), 2013 (15), 2012 (16), 2011 (21), 2010 (5)

20. Central Valley (Shasta Lake) (72)
Section titles: N/A
Section runner-up: 2013 (D-II)
Section ranking: 2013 (3), 2012 (8), 2011 (14), 2010 (17)

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