High school football rankings: Champlain Valley Union finishes No. 1 in final Vermont MaxPreps Top 25

RedHawks ride Division I state championship victory to top spot in rankings.

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Nov 17, 2022, 2:00pm
The high school football season in Vermont came to an end over the weekend with champions crowned in three divisions. Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg) was among the winners, using a late defensive stand to knock off Middlebury in the Division I title game 24-19. That victory helped propel the RedHawks to the No. 1 spot in the final state MaxPreps Top 25.

Champlain Valley Union (10-1) averaged nearly 40 points per game on the season and went unbeaten against in-state competition. The title was the first in school history.

The only unbeaten team in the final rankings is Division III champion Windsor, who beat Bellows Free Academy/Lamoille (Fairfax) 35-21 in the title contest. The Yellowjackets outscored opponents by an average of 28 points per game this season with only one contest decided by less than 14 points.

Read on for a complete look at the final Vermont MaxPreps Top 25.

2022 VPA STATE CHAMPIONS

Division I – Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg)
Division II – Mount Anthony (Bennington)
Division III – Windsor

FINAL VERMONT MAXPREPS TOP 25

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1CVUHS (Hinesburg)10-1-4.5--
2Middlebury7-4-2.4--
3Essex (Essex Junction)6-4-3.8--
4MAHS (Bennington)9-2-18.9+3
5BBHS (Manchester)7-3-6.7-1
6SJA (St. Johnsbury)5-4-5.0--
7Bellows Falls10-1-26.1-2
8HHS (White River Junction)4-5-3.4--
9Windsor11-0-38.8--
10Brattleboro6-4-19.2--
11Rutland3-6-3.4+1
12BFAL (CO-OP) (Fairfax)8-2-31.2-1
13Fair Haven7-3-26.1--
14BSBHS (CO-OP) (Burlington)1-8-1.2--
15Colchester4-5-20.0--
16BFA (St. Albans)1-7-8.4--
17LI (Lyndon Center)3-5-22.4--
18NCUHS (Newport)4-5-26.4--
19MRHS (North Clarendon)6-3-40.7--
20Otter Valley (Brandon)4-5-35.8--
21Mt. Abraham (Bristol)5-5-39.3--
22Springfield3-6-29.9+1
23RMHS (South Burlington)5-4-40.1-1
24Woodstock4-5-38.8--
25Mt. Mansfield (Jericho)2-6-25.3--

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