Top 10 most dominant Colorado prep football teams since 2006

Valor Christian has proven itself time and again with six state titles in the past seven years

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Aug 31, 2016, 8:00am
It should come as no surprise that Valor Christian is the most dominant Colorado football team in the past 10 years. The Eagles have won six state titles in seven seasons.
It should come as no surprise that Valor Christian is the most dominant Colorado football team in the past 10 years. The Eagles have won six state titles in seven seasons.
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Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) may be relatively new to the state's prep football scene, but the Eagles' run over the past decade is unmatched.

Valor has claimed six state championships in seven seasons, going undefeated twice, and finished in the top five of the state's final rankings seven years in a row. It's why the Eagles have easily proven to be Colorado's top team since 2006.

A points system was created to determine how the state's best programs have done over the last 10 years. Valor Christian emerged on top by a 67-point margin over Mullen (Denver) despite not cracking the rankings until 2009.

Here is how the points break down:

1. 20 for a state title

2. 10 for state championship game appearance

3. Other points are based on where a team finished in the final MaxPreps Colorado Football Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard. For example, if a team finished No. 1 overall, it would receive 25 points. If it finished 25th overall, the team would get one point. No points are awarded if the team did not finish in the Top 25.

Top 10 Most Dominant Colorado Programs Since 2006

1. Valor Christian – 298 points
State Titles: 6
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 State Rankings: 2009 (4), 2010 (4), 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (1), 2014 (2), 2015 (1)

2. Mullen – 231
State Titles: 3
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 State Rankings: 2006 (2), 2007 (2), 2008 (1), 2009 (1), 2010 (1), 2011 (4), 2012 (8), 2015 (18)

3. Columbine (Littleton) – 213
State Titles: 2
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 State Rankings: 2006 (1), 2007 (4), 2008 (7), 2009 (15), 2010 (10), 2011 (2), 2012 (17), 2013 (7), 2014 (19), 2015 (5)

4. Grandview (Aurora) – 201
State Titles: 1
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 State Rankings: 2006 (11), 2007 (1), 2008 (3), 2009 (23), 2010 (6), 2011 (6), 2012 (5), 2013 (11), 2014 (4), 2015 (9)

5. Pomona (Arvada) – 191
State Titles: 0
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 State Rankings: 2006 (17), 2007 (16), 2008 (8), 2009 (3), 2010 (13), 2011 (3), 2012 (9), 2013 (8), 2014 (6), 2015 (6)

With a stellar championship-game performance from Milo Hall, Cherry Creek was the only team in the past seven seasons (2014) to deny Valor Christian a state title.
With a stellar championship-game performance from Milo Hall, Cherry Creek was the only team in the past seven seasons (2014) to deny Valor Christian a state title.

6. Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) – 168
State Titles: 1
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 State Rankings: 2006 (25), 2007 (10), 2008 (2), 2010 (11), 2012 (13), 2013 (4), 2014 (1), 2015 (4)

7. Pine Creek (Colorado Springs) – 148
State Titles: 2
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 State Rankings: 2008 (22), 2009 (13), 2010 (23), 2011 (7), 2013 (6), 2014 (5), 2015 (8)

8. Akron – 133
State Titles: 3
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 State Rankings: 2006 (8), 2007 (6), 2008 (6), 2009 (21)

9. Ralston Valley (Arvada) – 128
State Titles: 0
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 State Rankings: 2006 (20), 2007 (17), 2010 (7), 2011 (0), 2012 (4), 2013 (9), 2014 (3), 2015 (11)

10. Wheat Ridge – 118
State Titles: 2
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 State Rankings: 2006 (5), 2008 (4), 2009 (14), 2010 (18), 2012 (21)

Other 5
Platte Valley (Kersey) – 105
Cherokee Trail (Aurora) – 103
Monarch (Louisville) – 102
Faith Christian (Arvada) – 97
Regis Jesuit (Aurora) - 96

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