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Propelled by four state championships and two runner-up finishes, Beaverhead County is the most dominant high school football team from Montana over the last decade.
Based on MaxPreps methodology, the Beavers amassed 318 points from play over 2010 to 2019 to edge Billings Central Catholic, which finished second with 271 points.
Beaverhead County won titles in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016, and finished ranked among the top eight teams in the state nine of 10 years.
Billings Central Catholic won state A titles in 2012 and 2018, each year going 12-0.
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).
State championships: 2011 (A), 2013 (A), 2014 (A), 2016 (A)
State runner-up: 2012 (A)
State Top 25: 2010 (4), 2011 (1), 2012 (2), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (8), 2018 (14), 2019 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A
2. Billings Central Catholic (271)State championships: 2012 (A), 2018 (A)
State runner-up: 2010 (A), 2011 (A)
State Top 25: 2010 (3), 2011 (4), 2012 (1), 2013 (3), 2014 (4), 2015 (6), 2016 (6), 2017 (7), 2018 (2), 2019 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A
3. Bozeman (210)State championships: 2010 (AA), 2013 (AA), 2015 (AA), 2019 (AA)
State runner-up: 2012 (AA)
State Top 25: 2010 (2), 2012 (10), 2013 (2), 2015 (5), 2016 (22), 2018 (12), 2019 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
4. Loyola-Sacred Heart (Missoula) (189)State championships: 2012 (B), 2013 (B)
State runner-up: 2016 (B), 2018 (B)
State Top 25: 2010 (23), 2011 (14), 2012 (3), 2013 (4), 2015 (25), 2016 (5), 2017 (10), 2018 (4), 2019 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A
5. Fairfield (182)State championships: 2011 (B), 2015 (B)
State runner-up: 2010 (B)
State Top 25: 2010 (10), 2011 (2), 2012 (25), 2013 (18), 2014 (7), 2015 (3), 2016 (7), 2017 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. Custer County (Miles City) (171)State championships: 2010 (A), 2019 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (1), 2011 (7), 2014 (14), 2015 (4), 2017 (11), 2018 (13), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Laurel (169)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2019 (A)
State Top 25: 2010 (12), 2011 (5), 2012 (8), 2013 (10), 2014 (8), 2015 (17), 2016 (11), 2017 (19), 2018 (8), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A
8. Columbia Falls (144)State championships: 2017 (A)
State runner-up: 2013 (A), 2016 (A)
State Top 25: 2013 (6), 2014 (15), 2015 (20), 2016 (3), 2017 (2), 2018 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. Lincoln County (Eureka) (135)State championships: 2016 (B), 2017 (B), 2019 (B)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2018 (24), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Glacier (Kalispell) (131)State championships: 2014 (AA)
State runner-up: 2013 (AA), 2016 (AA)
State Top 25: 2010 (24), 2011 (13), 2012 (13), 2013 (5), 2014 (3), 2015 (13), 2016 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A
11. Helena (130)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2010 (AA), 2017 (AA)
State Top 25: 2010 (6), 2011 (9), 2012 (12), 2013 (9), 2014 (12), 2015 (23), 2016 (20), 2017 (12), 2018 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A
12. Billings Senior (Billings) (129)State championships: 2016 (AA), 2017 (AA)
State runner-up: 2015 (AA)
State Top 25: 2010 (17), 2011 (17), 2014 (25), 2015 (8), 2016 (4), 2017 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A
13. Hamilton (120)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2017 (A), 2018 (A)
State Top 25: 2013 (20), 2014 (13), 2015 (22), 2016 (15), 2017 (3), 2018 (3), 2019 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A
14. Billings West (102)State championships: 2018 (AA)
State runner-up: 2011 (AA)
State Top 25: 2010 (11), 2011 (6), 2012 (16), 2016 (23), 2018 (9), 2019 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A
15. Capital (Helena) (100)State championships: 2011 (AA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (7), 2011 (3), 2012 (22), 2013 (16), 2015 (14), 2016 (17), 2017 (25), 2019 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A
16. Bigfork (98)State championships: 2010 (B)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (8), 2011 (18), 2012 (20), 2013 (21), 2014 (18), 2017 (14), 2018 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A
17. Huntley Project (Worden) (87)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2014 (B), 2015 (B)
State Top 25: 2014 (6), 2015 (7), 2016 (18), 2017 (13), 2018 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A
18. Butte (85)State championships: 2012 (AA)
State runner-up: 2019 (AA)
State Top 25: 2010 (21), 2011 (22), 2012 (4), 2013 (17), 2019 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
19. Butte Central Catholic (Butte) (76)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2014 (A)
State Top 25: 2010 (5), 2011 (24), 2012 (23), 2013 (22), 2014 (2), 2015 (15), 2019 (25)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. Malta/Whitewater/Saco (Malta) (74)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2011 (B), 2012 (B)
State Top 25: 2010 (22), 2011 (8), 2012 (6), 2017 (22), 2019 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A
