High school football: Most followed teams on MaxPreps for 2021 by state

Fans flock to winning programs as Mater Dei, St. John Bosco, IMG Academy are most popular.

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By Mitch Stephens

Jun 3, 2021, 12:00pm

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Our numbers show that interest and attention follow success in high school football. That's no different than other levels of play — think Alabama in college, Tom Brady and the reigning NFL champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers or LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.

We compiled the numbers on high school football teams with the most views on team pages combined with followers between May 2020 and May 2021.

No surprise, the results correlate closely with high-level success. The top eight overall in the country are regulars in our MaxPreps Top 25 national high school football rankings. After that list, we've compiled the top three teams from each state.

National

1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) — 10,307 followers

2. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) — 6,723

3. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) — 6,433

4. Duncanville (Texas) — 4,420

5. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) — 4,297

6. Allen (Texas) — 4,149

7. Katy (Texas) — 3,558

8. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) — 3,058

Alabama

1. Thompson (Alabaster)

2. Central (Phenix City)

3. Pinson Valley (Pinson)

Alaska

1. West Anchorage (Anchorage)

2. Bartlett (Anchorage)

3. East Anchorage (Anchorage)

Arizona

2. Hamilton (Chandler)

3. Saguaro (Scottsdale)

Arkansas

1. Pulaski Academy (Little Rock)

2. Robinson (Little Rock)

3. Arkansas (Texarkana)

California

1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana)

2. St. John Bosco (Bellflower)

3. De La Salle (Concord)

Colorado

1. Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch)

2. Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village)

3. Eaglecrest (Centennial)

Connecticut

1. St. Joseph (Trumbull)

2. Fairfield Prep (Fairfield)

3. Hand (Madison)

Delaware

1. Salesianum (Wilmington)

2. Hodgson Vo-Tech (Newark)

3. Woodbridge (Bridgeville)

District of Columbia

3. Archbishop Carroll

Florida

1. IMG Academy (Bradenton)

2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)

3. Northwestern (Miami)

Georgia

1. Lowndes (Valdosta)

2. Colquitt County (Norman Park)

3. Grayson (Loganville)

Hawaii

1. St. Louis (Honolulu)

2. Punahou (Honolulu)

3. Campbell (Ewa Beach)

Idaho

1. Rocky Mountain (Meridian)

2. Mountain View (Meridian)

3. Highland (Pocatello)

Illinois

1. Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort)

2. Loyola Academy (Wilmette)

3. Brother Rice (Chicago)

Indiana

1. Center Grove (Greenwood)

2. Warren Central (Indianapolis)

3. Cathedral (Indianapolis)

Iowa

1. Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines)

2. Valley (West Des Moines)

3. Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill

Kansas

1. Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission)

2. Northwest (Wichita)

3. Olathe North (Olathe)

Kentucky

1. Trinity (Louisville)

2. Male (Louisville)

3. St. Xavier (Louisville)

Louisiana

1. Edna Karr (New Orleans)

2. John Curtis Christian (River Ridge)

3. Acadiana (Lafayette)

Maine

1. Bonny Eagle (Standish)

2. Thornton Academy (Saco)

3. Marshwood (South Berwick)

Maryland

1. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)

2. DeMatha (Hyattsville)

3. Wise (Upper Marlboro)

Massachusetts

1. Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury)

2. St. John's Prep (Danvers)

3. Xaverian Brothers (Westwood)

Michigan

1. Cass Tech (Detroit)

2. Chippewa Valley (Clinton Township)

3. King (Detroit)

Minnesota

1. Wayzata (Plymouth)

2. Lakeville North (Lakeville)

3. Champlin Park (Champlin)

Mississippi

1. Oak Grove (Hattiesburg)

2. West Jones (Laurel)

3. South Panola (Batesville)

Missouri

1. Christian Brothers (St. Louis)

2. Staley (Kansas City)

3. Rockhurst (Kansas City)

Montana

1. Billings West (Billings)

2. Billings Senior (Billings)

3. Sentinel (Missoula)

Nebraska

1. Bellevue West (Bellevue)

2. Millard South (Omaha)

3. Omaha Westside (Omaha)

Nevada

1. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)

2. Liberty (Henderson)

3. Bishop Manogue (Reno)

New Hampshire

1. Pinkerton (Derry)

2. St. Paul's (Concord)

3. Nashua North (Nashua)

New Jersey

1. (tie) Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey)

1. (tie) Bergen Catholic (Oradell)

3. St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City)

New Mexico

1. Cleveland (Rio Rancho)

2. Volcano Vista (Albuquerque)

3. La Cueva (Albuquerque)

New York

1. Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains)

2. Cornwall Central (New Windsor)

3. Canisius (Buffalo)

North Carolina

1. Mallard Creek (Charlotte)

2. Richmond (Rockingham)

3. East Forsyth (Kernersville)

North Dakota

1. Century (Bismarck)

2. Fargo Davies (Fargo)

3. Fargo North (Fargo)

Ohio

1. Washington (Massillon)

2. St. Xavier (Cincinnati)

3. St. Edward (Lakewood)

Oklahoma

1. Union (Tulsa)

2. Carl Albert (Midwest City)

3. Westmoore (Oklahoma City)

Oregon

1. Central Catholic (Portland)

2. Wilson (Portland)

3. Jesuit (Portland)

Pennsylvania

1. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)

2. Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa)

3. Pine-Richland (Gibsonia)

Rhode Island

1. Bishop Hendricken (Warwick)

2. La Salle Academy (Providence)

3. Cranston East (Cranston)

South Carolina

1. Dorman (Roebuck)

2. Dutch Fork (Irmo)

3. Byrnes (Duncan)

South Dakota

1. Roosevelt (Sioux Falls)

2. Lincoln (Sioux Falls)

3. Brandon Valley (Brandon)

Tennessee

1. Oakland (Murfreesboro)

2. Ravenwood (Brentwood)

3. Brentwood Academy (Brentwood)

Texas

Utah

1. Corner Canyon (Draper)

2. Bingham (South Jordan)

3. Lone Peak (Highland)

Vermont

1. Burr & Burton (Manchester)

2. U-32 (Montpelier)

3. Hartford (White River Junction)

Virginia

1. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake)

2. Lake Braddock (Burke)

3. South County (Lorton)

Washington

1. Eastside Catholic (Sammamish)

2. O'Dea (Seattle)

3. Kennedy Catholic (Burien)

West Virgina

1. Cabell Midland (Ona)

2. Fairmont Senior (Fairmont)

3. Spring Valley (Huntington)

Wisconsin

1. Catholic Memorial (Waukesha)

2. Arrowhead (Hartland)

3. Bay Port (Green Bay)

Wyoming

1. Central (Cheyenne)

2. Lander Valley (Lander)

3. Natrona County (Casper)

Mater Dei, a two-time national champions since 2016, is the most followed MaxPreps football team in the country.

Mater Dei, a two-time national champions since 2016, is the most followed MaxPreps football team in the country.

File photo by Heston Quan

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