High school football rankings: Bellows Falls finishes No. 1 in final Vermont MaxPreps Top 25

Terriers cap unbeaten season with 57-35 win over Mount Anthony in the Division II championship game.

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Nov 17, 2021, 9:30am
The high school football season in Vermont came to a close over the weekend. Bellows Falls was among the victors with a 57-35 win over Mount Anthony (Bennington) in the Division II state championship game. That victory helped propel the Terriers to the No. 1 ranking in the final Vermont MaxPreps Top 25.

Bellows Falls (11-0) was dominant throughout the fall, averaging 44.7 points per game while allowing just 10. In the title game, running backs Jeb Lober and Jeb Monier combined for 268 yards and six touchdowns to lead the way. The Terriers have now captured 12 state championship since 1971, including eight in Division II.

Division III also crowned an unbeaten champion as Windsor beat Bellows Free Academy/Lamoille (Fairfax, Vt.) 53-7. The Yellowjackets, who scored 50 points or more five times in 11 outings, check in at No. 6 in the final rankings.

Read on for a complete look at the final Vermont MaxPreps Top 25.

2021 VPA STATE CHAMPIONS

Division I – Essex (Essex Junction)
Division II – Bellows Falls (Bellows Falls)
Division III – Windsor

FINAL VERMONT MAXPREPS TOP 25

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Bellows Falls11-0-12.6+1
2Rutland8-14.2-1
3Essex (Essex Junction)8-36.0+1
4CVUHS (Hinesburg)7-34.1-1
5HHS (White River Junction)7-34.3--
6Windsor11-0-25.4+2
7MAHS (Bennington)7-3-4.8-1
8SJA (St. Johnsbury)4-47.7+1
9BFA (St. Albans)4-42.4+1
10Middlebury4-43.7-3
11BSBHS (CO-OP) (Burlington)3-53.2--
12BBHS (Manchester)2-53.7--
13LI (Lyndon Center)4-5-3.5--
14Spaulding (Barre)5-3-14.0+1
15BFAL (CO-OP) (Fairfax)8-2-27.8-1
16Brattleboro4-5-8.8--
17U-32 (Montpelier)5-3-17.2--
18Woodstock6-4-22.6--
19RMHS (South Burlington)3-5-12.1--
20Mt. Mansfield (Jericho)1-7-0.6--
21Colchester1-7-0.4+1
22Fair Haven3-5-9.1-1
23Springfield4-5-19.6--
24Otter Valley (Brandon)6-4-30.0--
25Mt. Abraham (Bristol)1-6-11.9+1

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