Most dominant high school football programs of the last 10 years in Colorado

Recognizing the Centennial State's most consistent winners since 2009.

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Jul 19, 2019, 12:00am
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Find out which 10 schools made the list.

Fans of Colorado high school football will have to wait until August to see their favorite team take the field.

To help fill the void, we're looking back at the state's top programs over the past 10 years.

Beginning with the 2009 season through 2018, we evaluated finishes in state and national rankings along with state championships and title game appearances to identify the winningest teams in Colorado.

See the video above or the list below for a look at the Top 10.

More on the methodology

Points awarded for:

• 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 championship game appearances (10).
Graphic by Aaron Williams
10. Regis Jesuit (Aurora)
State championship(s): N/A
State runner-up: 2010 (5A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 16), 2010 (2), 2011 (23), 2013 (10), 2014 (7), 2015 (12), 2016 (5), 2017 (11)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

9. Pueblo East (Pueblo)
State championship(s): 2014 (3A), 2015 (3A), 2016 (3A)
State runner-up: 2018 (3A)
State Top 25: 2014 (No. 11), 2015 (7), 2016 (4), 2018 (11)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

8. Ralston Valley (Arvada)
State championship(s): N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (No. 7), 2011 (9), 2012 (4), 2013 (9), 2014 (3), 2015 (11), 2016 (23), 2017 (20), 2018 (6)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

7. Mullen (Denver)
State championship(s): 2009 (5A), 2010 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 1), 2010 (1), 2011 (4), 2012 (8), 2015 (18), 2016 (8), 2017 (21)
Nationally-ranked: 2009 (No. 24), 2010 (9)

6. Grandview (Aurora)
State championship(s): N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 23), 2010 (6), 2011 (6), 2012 (5), 2013 (11), 2014 (4), 2015 (9), 2016 (3), 2017 (5), 2018 (5)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

5. Columbine (Littleton)
State championship(s): 2011 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 15), 2010 (10), 2011 (2), 2012 (17), 2013 (7), 2014 (19), 2015 (5), 2016 (11), 2017 (7), 2018 (4)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

4. Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village)
State championship(s): 2014 (5A)
State runner-up: 2018 (5A)
State Top 25: 2010 (No. 11), 2012 (13), 2013 (4), 2014 (1) 2015 (4), 2016 (6), 2017 (13), 2018 (3)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

3. Pine Creek (Colorado Springs)
State championship(s): 2013 (4A), 2014 (4A), 2016 (4A)
State runner-up: 2011 (4A), 2017 (4A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 13), 2010 (23), 2011 (7), 2013 (6), 2014 (5), 2015 (8), 2016 (9), 2017 (8), 2018 (12)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

2. Pomona (Arvada)
State championship(s): 2017 (5A)
State runner-up: 2009 (5A), 2015 (5A), 2016 (5A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 3), 2010 (13), 2011 (3), 2012 (9), 2013 (8), 2014 (6), 2015 (2), 2016 (1), 2017 (9), 2018 (6)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

1. Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch)
State championship(s): 2009 (3A), 2010 (4A), 2011 (4A), 2012 (4A), 2013 (5A), 2015 (5A), 2016 (5A), 2018 (5A)
State runner-up: 2014 (5A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 4), 2010 (4), 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (1), 2014 (2), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2018 (1)
Nationally-ranked: 2013 (No. 24)

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