Top 10 teams with the most all-time Connecticut high school football state titles

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Following is a list of the top 10 teams with the most state championships in Connecticut football history. Ansonia leads the way by a wide margin, having won 19 state titles in a span of 35 years.

1. Ansonia
State titles: 19
Years: 1976-11

2. St. Joseph (Trumbull)
State titles: 12
Years: 1980-14

3. Hand (Madison)
State titles: 11
Years: 1976-12

4. New Canaan
State titles: 10
Years: 1982-14

5. Bloomfield
State titles: 7
Years: 1982-03

5. Cheshire
State titles: 7
Years: 1992-09

5. Greenwich
State titles: 7
Years: 1981-07

8. Hillhouse (New Haven)
State titles: 5
Years: 1985-12

8. New London
State titles: 5
Years: 1983-08

8. Xavier (Middletown)
State titles: 5
Years: 2005-14