Top 10 most dominant high school boys basketball programs of the last 10 years in Delaware

Sanford is Blue Hen State's best from the 2010s.

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May 19, 2020, 9:30am
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Using our database of historical results, we are looking back at the most successful high school basketball programs in the state of Delaware over the past decade.

Sanford captured four state championships and appeared in the state Top 10 each of the past 10 seasons.

Salesianum finished in a distant second, capturing one state title while appearing in the state Top 25 every season over the past decade.

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 points).

Note: 2020 titles not included in calculations as games canceled due to coronavirus outbreak.
Graphic By: Ryan Escobar
1. Sanford (Hockessin), 325
State championships: 2011, 2012, 2016, 2019
State runner-up: 2013
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (2), 2014 (2), 2015 (2), 2016 (1), 2017 (8), 2018 (6), 2019 (1), 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

2. Salesianum (Wilmington), 199
State championships: 2014
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (19), 2012 (13), 2013 (4), 2014 (1), 2015 (3), 2016 (10), 2017 (6), 2018 (7), 2019 (12), 2020 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. St. Elizabeth (Wilmington), 181
State championships: 2018
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (5), 2012 (16), 2013 (11), 2014 (18), 2015 (6), 2016 (9), 2017 (12), 2018 (2), 2019 (13), 2020 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Smyrna, 161
State championships: 2017
State runner-up: 2018
State Top 25: 2011 (6), 2012 (17), 2015 (7), 2016 (8), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2020 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. St. Georges Tech (Middletown), 156
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2014, 2016
State Top 25: 2011 (20), 2012 (12), 2014 (3), 2015 (14), 2016 (4), 2017 (4), 2018 (11), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Mount Pleasant (Wilmington), 151
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (25), 2012 (9), 2013 (22), 2014 (15), 2015 (5), 2016 (2), 2017 (5), 2018 (9), 2019 (9), 2020 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. William Penn (New Castle), 137
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (9), 2012 (11), 2015 (9), 2016 (5), 2017 (15), 2018 (8), 2019 (10), 2020 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Howard (Wilmington), 128
State championships: 2013
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (7), 2012 (6), 2013 (1), 2014 (11), 2015 (8), 2017 (22), 2018 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Dover, 126
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2019
State Top 25: 2011 (17), 2012 (21), 2013 (17), 2014 (16), 2015 (15), 2016 (6), 2017 (25), 2018 (23), 2019 (2), 2020 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Newark, 124
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2012
State Top 25: 2011 (18), 2012 (2), 2013 (7), 2014 (9), 2015 (18), 2017 (9), 2018 (25), 2019 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

Next five
Concord (Wilmington) — 115
St. Mark's (Wilmington) — 113
Hodgson Vo-Tech (Newark) — 106
Appoquinimink (West Middletown) — 97
Cape Henlopen (Lewes) — 86

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