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DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) is the most dominant high school football team from Maryland over the last decade after finishing No. 1 in the state four times.
Based on MaxPreps methodology, the Stags amassed 301 points from play over 2010 to 2019, to edge Our Lady of Good Counsel, which finished second with 262 points.
DeMatha finished No. 1 in the state in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 and was nationally ranked two of those seasons.
Our Lady of Good Counsel was No. 1 in the state in 2010 and 2011.
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: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (6), 2011 (19), 2012 (5), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (5), 2018 (4), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (5), 2016 (9)
2. Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (262)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (2), 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (8), 2014 (4), 2015 (3), 2016 (8), 2017 (4), 2018 (5), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: 2019 (11)
3. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) (248)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (17), 2016 (3), 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (4), 2018 (5), 2019 (3)
4. Wise (Upper Marlboro) (237)State championships: 2012 (4A), 2015 (4A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State runner-up: 2010 (4A)
State Top 25: 2010 (9), 2012 (6), 2015 (7), 2016 (7), 2018 (15), 2019 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A
5. Damascus (192)State championships: 2015 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2017 (2A), 2019 (3A)
State runner-up: 2014 (3A)
State Top 25: 2010 (17), 2014 (8), 2015 (5), 2016 (9), 2017 (6), 2019 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. Middletown (189)State championships: 2011 (2A), 2012 (2A), 2013 (2A), 2019 (2A)
State runner-up: 2010 (2A)
State Top 25: 2010 (11), 2011 (4), 2012 (3), 2013 (3), 2016 (22), 2019 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Gilman (Baltimore) (184)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (1), 2011 (2), 2012 (2), 2013 (10), 2014 (2), 2015 (2), 2016 (25), 2017 (12)
N
ationally ranked: 2015 (19)
8. Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (171)State championships: 2018 (4A)
State runner-up: 2011 (4A), 2012 (4A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A)
State Top 25: 2011 (11), 2012 (10), 2013 (14), 2014 (15), 2015 (25), 2016 (15), 2017 (16), 2018 (6), 2019 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. McDonogh (Owings Mills) (167)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (10), 2011 (9), 2012 (19), 2013 (2), 2014 (3), 2015 (9), 2016 (5), 2017 (8), 2018 (22), 2019 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Franklin (Reisterstown) (165)State championships: 2013 (3A), 2014 (3A), 2018 (3A)
State runner-up: 2010 (3A), 2016 (3A)
State Top 25: 2010 (18), 2012 (23), 2013 (5), 2014 (6), 2016 (13), 2018 (12), 2019 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A
State championships: 2013 (1A), 2014 (1A), 2015 (1A), 2016 (1A), 2018 (1A)
State runner-up: 2017 (1A)
State Top 25: 2011 (22), 2013 (15), 2014 (14), 2015 (22), 2016 (17), 2017 (22), 2018 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A
12. Dunbar (Baltimore) (150)State championships: 2010 (1A), 2011 (1A), 2012 (1A), 2017 (1A)
State runner-up: 2014 (2A), 2015 (3A), 2019 (1A)
State Top 25: 2010 (21), 2011 (12), 2012 (14), 2015 (24), 2017 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A
13. St. John's (Washington, D.C.) (146)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (4), 2016 (2), 2017 (2), 2018 (2), 2019 (5)
Nationally ranked: 2018 (20)
14. Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (129)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (4), 2011 (3), 2012 (7), 2014 (19), 2015 (18), 2016 (18), 2017 (18), 2018 (8), 2019 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A
15. Linganore (Frederick) (119)State championships: 2017 (3A)
State runner-up: 2013 (3A), 2018 (3A), 2019 (3A)
State Top 25: 2013 (6), 2014 (9), 2017 (15), 2018 (14), 2019 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A
16. Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (113)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (24), 2011 (8), 2013 (19), 2015 (8), 2016 (4), 2017 (11), 2018 (9), 2019 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
17. River Hill (Clarksville) (107)State championships: 2011 (3A), 2012 (3A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (14), 2011 (6), 2012 (4), 2013 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A
18. Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore) (106)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (18), 2014 (10), 2015 (12), 2016 (12), 2017 (10), 2018 (11), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A
19. Northwest (Germantown) (104)State championships: 2013 (4A), 2014 (4A)
State runner-up: 2019 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (7), 2014 (5), 2018 (25), 2019 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) (101)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (6), 2016 (6), 2017 (7), 2018 (3), 2019 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A
