Top 20 most dominant New York high school football programs of last decade

Powered by four state titles since 2013, Chenango Forks (Binghamton) is the most dominant high school football team from New York over the last decade.

Based on our methodology, the Blue Devils amassed 249 points from 2013 to 2022 to edge Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains), which finished second with 211 points.

Chenango Forks won three straight state crowns between 2013-15 and played in six state championship games. The Blue Devils also finished in the state top 25 in nine of the last 10 seasons.

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).


1. Chenango Forks (Binghamton) (249)
State championships: 2013 (C), 2014 (C), 2015 (C), 2021 (C)
State runner-up: 2016 (B), 2017 (B)
State Top 25: 2013 (14), 2014 (6), 2015 (3), 2016 (4), 2017 (12), 2018 (23), 2019 (11), 2020 (6), 2021 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

2. Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains) (211)
State championships: 2015 (Catholic), 2017 (Catholic), 2018 (Catholic)
State runner-up: 2014 (Catholic)
State Top 25: 2013 (18), 2014 (4), 2015 (2), 2017 (1), 2018 (6), 2019 (6), 2022 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Canisius (Buffalo) (201)
State championships: 2014 (Catholic), 2016 (Catholic), 2019 (Catholic)
State runner-up: 2017 (Catholic)
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2014 (1), 2015 (9), 2016 (6), 2017 (22), 2019 (8), 2020 (3), 2021 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Maine-Endwell (Endwell) (174)
State championships: 2013 (B), 2014 (B), 2021 (B), 2022 (B)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (5), 2014 (3), 2015 (10), 2021 (9), 2022 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (160)
State championships: 2013 (A), 2015 (AA), 2018 (AA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (1), 2014 (13), 2015 (1), 2017 (13), 2018 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Iona Prep (New Rochelle) (152)
State championships: 2021 (Catholic)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (12), 2017 (14), 2018 (9), 2019 (10), 2020 (1), 2021 (2), 2022 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. St. Anthony's (Melville) (136)
State championships: 2022 (Catholic)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2014 (21), 2015 (14), 2017 (4), 2018 (7), 2021 (17), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. New Rochelle (115)
State championships: 2019 (AA)
State runner-up: 2016 (AA), 2018 (AA)
State Top 25: 2015 (16), 2016 (8), 2017 (17), 2018 (13), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. St. Francis (Hamburg) (111)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (Catholic), 2018 (Catholic), 2021 (Catholic), 2022 (Catholic)
State Top 25: 2015 (8), 2019 (13), 2020 (16), 2021 (11), 2022 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Troy (110)
State championships: 2016 (AA), 2017 (AA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2020 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

11. Somers (Lincolndale) (108)
State championships: 2016 (A), 2022 (A)
State runner-up: 2021 (A)
State Top 25: 2016 (5), 2021 (12), 2022 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-12. Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn) (99)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2016 (15), 2017 (16), 2018 (8), 2019 (3), 2021 (7), 2022 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-12. Tioga (Tioga Center) (99)
State championships: 2015 (D), 2021 (D), 2022 (D)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (22), 2021 (4), 2022 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. Cardinal Hayes (Bronx) (97)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2016 (Catholic), 2019 (Catholic)
State Top 25: 2015 (11), 2016 (25), 2017 (8), 2018 (20), 2019 (7), 2020 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse) (92)
State championships: 2021 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (10), 2015 (17), 2016 (9), 2021 (3), 2022 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. Cornwall Central (New Windsor) (85)
State championships: 2018 (A), 2019 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (23), 2018 (3), 2019 (12), 2020 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A

17. Glens Falls (83)
State championships: 2016 (B), 2018 (B)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2016 (2), 2017 (23), 2018 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

18. Jamestown (78)
State championships: 2014 (AA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (8), 2014 (2), 2021 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-19. Pleasantville (71)
State championships: 2017 (B)
State runner-up: 2016 (B), 2021 (B), 2022 (B)
State Top 25: 2017 (9), 2022 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-19. Randolph (71)
State championships: 2013 (D), 2014 (D)
State runner-up: N/A