Video: Charlotte Catholic vs. Weddington recap
See the Cougars in action in 2019.
Propelled by three straight champions, and four in the last five years, Charlotte Catholic is the most dominant high school football team from North Carolina over the last decade.
Based on MaxPreps methodology, the Cougars amassed 304 points from play over 2010 to 2019 to edge Mallard Creek, which finished second with 287 points.
Charlotte Catholic won a title in 2015 before ripping off three straight crowns, including the 2019 season that concluded with a wild 56-49, seven-overtime semifinal win over Kings Mountain before a 23-7 championship win over Southern Nash.
Mallard Creek won three straight 4AA state titles starting in 2013, when it went 16-0.
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).
1. Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (304)State championships: 2015 (4A), 2017 (3A), 2018 (3A), 2019 (3A)
State runner-up: 2012 (3AA), 2014 (4A)
State Top 25: 2010 (10), 2011 (10), 2012 (7), 2013 (5), 2014 (3), 2015 (3), 2016 (4), 2017 (2), 2018 (3), 2019 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
2. Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (287)State championships: 2013 (4AA), 2014 (4AA), 2015 (4AA)
State runner-up: 2017 (4AA)
State Top 25: 2010 (4), 2011 (4), 2012 (5), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (12), 2017 (3), 2018 (9), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A
3. David W. Butler (Matthews) (243)State championships: 2010 (4AA), 2012 (4AA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (1), 2011 (8), 2012 (1), 2013 (6), 2014 (12), 2015 (6), 2016 (11), 2017 (24), 2018 (13), 2019 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A
4. Wake Forest (226)State championships: 2016 (4AA), 2017 (4AA), 2018 (4AA)
State runner-up: 2010 (4AA), 2013 (4AA), 2014 (4AA)
State Top 25: 2010 (5), 2013 (11), 2014 (4), 2015 (25), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2019 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A
5. Shelby (194)State championships: 2013 (2A), 2014 (2A), 2015 (2A), 2016 (2AA), 2018 (2AA), 2019 (2AA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (22), 2015 (9), 2016 (6), 2017 (17), 2018 (20), 2019 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. Havelock (191)State championships: 2011 (3A), 2012 (3A), 2013 (3A)
State runner-up: 2014 (3A), 2017 (3A)
State Top 25: 2011 (5), 2012 (4), 2013 (7), 2014 (11), 2016 (20), 2017 (8), 2018 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (174)State championships: 2010 (3AA), 2011 (3AA), 2012 (3AA), 2014 (3AA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (17), 2011 (3), 2012 (2), 2013 (8), 2014 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A
8. Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) (173)State championships: 2017 (NCISSA I), 2018 (NCISSA I), 2019 (NCISSA I)
State runner-up: 2016 (D1)
State Top 25: 2012 (16), 2013 (3), 2014 (7), 2017 (5), 2018 (2), 2019 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. Scotland (Laurinburg) (167)State championships: 2011 (4A)
State runner-up: 2013 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A)
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2012 (8), 2013 (4), 2014 (17), 2015 (12), 2016 (16), 2017 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Weddington (Matthews) (148)State championships: 2016 (3AA), 2018 (3AA), 2019 (3AA)
State runner-up: 2014 (3AA)
State Top 25: 2013 (23), 2014 (15), 2015 (17), 2016 (17), 2018 (4), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
11. East Forsyth (Kernersville) (147)State championships: 2018 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (6), 2013 (22), 2015 (2), 2016 (8), 2018 (5), 2019 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A
12. Tarboro (144)State championships: 2010 (2A), 2011 (2A), 2017 (1AA), 2018 (1AA)
State runner-up: 2012 (2A), 2019 (1AA)
State Top 25: 2010 (9), 2011 (20), 2012 (25), 2017 (18), 2018 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A
13. Crest (Shelby) (142)State championships: 2014 (3A), 2015 (3AA)
State runner-up: 2010 (3AA), 2011 (3AA), 2013 (3AA)
State Top 25: 2010 (18), 2011 (24), 2013 (17), 2014 (5), 2015 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A
14. Page (Greensboro) (129)State championships: 2011 (4AA)
State runner-up: 2015 (4AA), 2016 (4AA)
State Top 25: 2010 (19), 2011 (2), 2015 (5), 2016 (3), 2017 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
15. Weddington (Matthews) (128)State championships: 2016 (3AA), 2018 (3AA)
State runner-up: 2014 (3AA)
State Top 25: 2013 (23), 2014 (15), 2015 (17), 2016 (17), 2018 (4), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
16. Zebulon B. Vance (Charlotte) (123)State championships: 2019 (4AA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (15), 2014 (13), 2015 (20), 2016 (9), 2017 (14), 2018 (7), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A
17. Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (116)State championships: 2010 (1A), 2014 (1AA), 2015 (1AA), 2016 (1AA), 2017 (2A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (24), 2016 (25), 2017 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A
18. New Bern (115)State championships: 2007 (4AA), 2012 (4A), 2014 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (16), 2011 (9), 2012 (3), 2013 (25), 2014 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
19. Dudley (Greensboro) (105)State championships: 2013 (4A), 2016 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2015 (10), 2016 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. Richmond (Rockingham) (99)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (6), 2011 (21), 2012 (13), 2013 (21), 2014 (21), 2015 (15), 2018 (8), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A
