Most dominant high school football programs of the last 10 years in South Carolina

Palmetto State's most consistent winners since 2009.

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Aug 20, 2019, 12:00am
Video: South Carolina's most dominant high school football teams
Find out which 10 schools made the list.

The wait for South Carolina high school football fans to see their favorite team take the field is almost over.

To help fill the void, we're looking back at the state's top programs over the past 10 years.

Beginning with the 2009 season through 2018, we evaluated finishes in state and national rankings along with state championships and title game appearances to identify the winningest teams in South Carolina.

See the video above or read on for a look at the Top 10.
Graphic by Ryan Escobar
More on the methodology

Points awarded for:

• 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).

10. Hartsville
State championships: 2012 (3A)
State runner-up: 2014 (3A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A)
State Top 25: 2012 (No. 4), 2013 (18), 2014 (12), 2015 (23), 2016 (12), 2017 (13), 2018 (5)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

9. Goose Creek
State championships: 2011 (4A D-II)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 14), 2010 (6), 2011 (1), 2012 (2), 2013 (5), 2014 (9), 2015 (14)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

8. Myrtle Beach
State championships: 2010 (3A), 2013 (3A), 2018 (4A)
State runner-up: 2009 (3A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 5), 2010 (4), 2011 (11), 2012 (19), 2013 (10), 2018 (2)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

7. Gaffney
State championships: 2012 (4A D-I)
State runner-up: 2011 (4A-DI)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 3), 2010 (9), 2011 (3), 2012 (3), 2013 (25), 2015 (12), 2016 (9), 2017 (7), 2018 (10)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

6. Dorman (Roebuck)
State championships: 2009 (4A D-I)
State runner-up: 2010 (4A D-I), 2015 (4A D-I), 2017 (5A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 1), 2010 (3), 2011 (22), 2012 (11), 2014 (5), 2015 (6), 2016 (8), 2017 (5), 2018 (6)
Nationally-ranked: 2009 (No. 7)

5. Dillon
State championships: 2012 (2A D-1), 2013 (2A D-I), 2014 (2A D-I), 2015 (2A D-I), 2017 (3A)
State runner-up: 2010 (2A), 2016 (3A), 2018 (3A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 16), 2010 (17), 2011 (9), 2012 (16), 2013 (13), 2014 (7), 2015 (9), 2016 (15), 2017 (6), 2018 (22)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

4. Northwestern (Rock Hill)
State championships: 2010 (4A D-II), 2013 (4A D-II), 2015 (4A D-II)
State runner-up: 2009 (4A D-II), 2012 (4A D-II)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 13), 2010 (1), 2011 (15), 2012 (7), 2013 (1), 2014 (6), 2015 (1), 2016 (4), 2017 (21)
Nationally-ranked: 2013 (No. 9)

State championships: 2010 (4A D-I), 2011 (4A D-I)
State runner-up: 2009 (4A D-I)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 2), 2010 (2), 2011 (2), 2012 (5), 2013 (3), 2014 (4), 2015 (3), 2016 (20), 2017 (10), 2018 (7)
Nationally-ranked: 2009 (No. 9)

2. South Pointe (Rock Hill)
State championships: 2011 (3A), 2014 (3A), 2015 (3A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A)
State runner-up: 2010 (3A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 19), 2010 (5), 2011 (5), 2012 (6), 2013 (8), 2014 (11), 2015 (5), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2018 (13)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

1. Dutch Fork (Irmo)
State championships: 2013 (4A D-I), 2016 (5A), 2017 (5A), 2018 (5A)
State runner-up: 2012 (4A D-I), 2014 (4A D-I)
State Top 25: 2010 (No. 10), 2011 (13), 2012 (9), 2013 (2), 2014 (2), 2015 (13), 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2018 (1)
Nationally-ranked: 2018 (No. 23)

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