Top 20 most dominant South Carolina high school football programs of last decade

Powered by seven state titles, Dutch Fork (Irmo) is the most dominant high school football team from South Carolina over the last decade.

Based on our methodology, the Silver Foxes amassed 489 points from play over 2013 to 2022 to edge South Pointe (Rock Hill), which finished second with 265 points.

Five straight state championships from 2016-20 are bookended by titles in 2013 and 2022. From 2018-20, Dutch Fork finished in the national top 25, with a No. 13 finish in 2020.

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 championships: 2013 (4A DI), 2016 (5A), 2017 (5A), 2018 (5A), 2019 (5A), 2020 (5A), 2022 (5A)
State runner-up: 2014 (4A DI), 2021 (5A)
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2014 (2), 2015 (13), 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2019 (1), 2020 (1), 2021 (2), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2018 (23), 2019 (22), 2020 (13)

2. South Pointe (Rock Hill) (265)
State championships: 2014 (3A), 2015 (3A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2021 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (8), 2014 (11), 2015 (5), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2018 (13), 2019 (14), 2020 (13), 2021 (3), 2022 (25)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Northwestern (Rock Hill) (252)
State championships: 2013 (4A DII), 2015 (4A DII)
State runner-up: 2022 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (1), 2014 (6), 2015 (1), 2016 (4), 2017 (21), 2020 (5), 2021 (5), 2022 (5)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (9)

4. Dillon (207)
State championships: 2013 (2A), 2014 (2A DI), 2015 (2A), 2017 (3A)
State runner-up: 2016 (3A), 2018 (3A), 2019 (3A)
State Top 25: 2013 (13), 2014 (7), 2015 (9), 2016 (15), 2016 (15), 2017 (6), 2018 (22), 2021 (21), 2022 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Abbeville (194)
State championships: 2015 (2A DII), 2016 (2A), 2017 (2A), 2018 (2A), 2020 (2A), 2022 (2A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (24), 2016 (11), 2017 (20), 2018 (11), 2019 (13), 2020 (12), 2021 (19), 2022 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Dorman (Roebuck) (192)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (4A DI), 2017 (5A), 2019 (5A)
State Top 25: 2014 (5), 2015 (6), 2016 (8), 2017 (5), 2018 (6), 2019 (2), 2020 (10), 2022 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Fort Dorchester (North Charleston) (178)
State championships: 2015 (4A DI)
State runner-up: 2022 (5A)
State Top 25: 2014 (8), 2015 (2), 2016 (6), 2017 (3), 2018 (17), 2019 (6), 2020 (19), 2021 (7), 2022 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Gaffney (175)
State championships: 2021 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (25), 2015 (12), 2016 (9), 2017 (7), 2018 (10), 2019 (4), 2020 (8), 2021 (1), 2022 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Daniel (Central) (141)
State championships: 2020 (3A), 2021 (3A)
State runner-up: 2013 (3A)
State Top 25: 2013 (16), 2018 (8), 2019 (15), 2020 (3), 2021 (4), 2022 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T10. Byrnes (Florence) (130)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2014 (4), 2015 (3), 2016 (20), 2017 (10), 2018 (7), 2019 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T10. Spartanburg (130)
State championships: 2014 (4A DII)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (3), 2015 (4), 2016 (5), 2017 (19), 2021 (9), 2022 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

12. T.L. Hanna (Anderson) (120)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2018 (5A), 2020 (5A)
State Top 25: 2015 (17), 2016 (24), 2017 (4), 2018 (3), 2020 (4), 2021 (8), 2022 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. Chapman (Inman) (117)
State championships: 2016 (3A), 2019 (3A)
State runner-up: 2017 (3A)
State Top 25: 2016 (13), 2017 (17), 2018 (23), 2019 (3), 2020 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. Myrtle Beach (114)
State championships: 2013 (3A), 2018 (4A)
State runner-up: 2019 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (10), 2018 (2), 2019 (11), 2021 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. Hartsville (103)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2014 (3A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (18), 2014 (12), 2015 (23), 2016 (12), 2017 (13), 2018 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. Hillcrest (Simpsonville) (91)
State championships: 2014 (4A DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (1), 2015 (21), 2018 (11), 2019 (21), 2021 (16), 2022 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

17. Sumter (80)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (4A DI)
State Top 25: 2013 (23), 2015 (16), 2017 (25), 2018 (15), 2019 (10), 2020 (9), 2022 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A

18. A.C. Flora (Columbia) (75)
State championships: 2020 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2020 (2), 2021 (14), 2022 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

19. South Florence (Florence) (73)
State championships: 2022 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (6), 2014 (17), 2022 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. Southside Christian (Simpsonville) (69)
State championships: 2015 (A DI), 2020 (A), 2021 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2019 (24), 2020 (23), 2021 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A