Top 20 most dominant Rhode Island high school football programs of last decade

Powered by nine state championships, including seven straight starting in 2010, Bishop Hendricken is clearly the most dominant high school football team from Rhode Island over the last decade.

Based on MaxPreps methodology, the Hawks amassed 438 points from play over 2010 to 2019 to easily outdistance La Salle Academy, which finished second with 306 points.  

Bishop Hendricken won D1 titles every season but 2017 when it finished as runner-up. It earned the state’s top ranking in eight of 10 seasons. La Salle Academy won that one D1 title in 2017, 22-21 over Bishop Hendricken, and lost six state-title games.

• 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 points).

1. Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (438)
State championships: 2010 (DI), 2011 (DI), 2012 (DI), 2013 (DI), 2014 (DI), 2015 (DI), 2016 (DI), 2018 (DI), 2019 (DI)
State runner-up: 2017 (DI)
State Top 25: 2010 (1), 2011 (1), 2012 (2), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

2. La Salle Academy (Providence) (306)
State championships: 2017 (DI)
State runner-up: 2011 (DI), 2012 (DI), 2014 (DI). 2015 (DI), 2016 (DI), 2018 (DI)
State Top 25: 2010 (5), 2011 (2), 2012 (1), 2013 (8), 2014 (2), 2015 (2), 2016 (3), 2017 (3), 2018 (5), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Portsmouth (233)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2010 (DI), 2019 (DI)
State Top 25: 2010 (2), 2011 (5), 2012 (4), 2013 (3), 2014 (5), 2015(7), 2016 (4), 2017 (6), 2019 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Moses Brown (Providence) (222)
State championships: 2014 (DII), 2015 (DII)
State runner-up: 2010 (DIII), 2013 (DIII), 2016 (DII), 2017 (DII)
State Top 25: 2010 (13), 2011 (24), 2012 (20), 2013 (7), 2014 (3), 2015 (3), 2016 (5), 2017 (5), 2018 (12)
Nationally ranked:  N/A

5. Middletown (192)
State championships: 2010 (DIII), 2012 (DIII), 2014 (DIII)
State runner-up: 2011 (DIII)
State Top 25: 2010 (7), 2011 (20), 2012 (9), 2013 (18), 2014 (6), 2016 (11), 2017 (11), 2018 (13), 2019 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Cumberland (184)
State championships: 2012 (DII)
State runner-up: 2013 (DII)
State Top 25: 2010 (22), 2011 (11), 2012 (3), 2013 (12), 2014 (12), 2015 (8), 2016 (22), 2017 (16), 2018 (8), 2019 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Mt. Pleasant (Providence) (168)
State championships: 2010 (DIV), 2011 (DIV), 2012 (DIV), 2013 (DIII)
State runner-up: 2019 (DII)
State Top 25: 2010 (14), 2011 (23), 2012 (11), 2013 (6), 2014 (18), 2015 (24), 2019 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. (tie) Burrillville (Harrisville) (160)
State championships: 2014 (DIV), 2016 (DIII), 2017 (DIII)
State runner-up: 2015 (DIV)
State Top 25: 2010 (15), 2014 (11), 2015 (25), 2016 (14), 2017 (8), 2018 (9), 2019 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. (tie) Cranston East (160)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (DI)
State Top 25: 2010 (9), 2011 (18), 2012 (5), 2013 (2), 2014 (8), 2015 (17), 2016 (6), 2017 (4), 2018 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Woonsocket (159)
State championships: 2010 (DII), 2018 (DII), 2019 (DII)
State runner-up: 2012 (DII)
State Top 25: 2010 (6), 2012 (10), 2013 (16), 2018 (3), 2019 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

11. Shea (Pawtucket) (158)
State championships: 2016 (DII)
State runner-up: 2014 (DII), 2015 (DII)
State Top 25: 2010 (21), 2012 (18), 2013 (19), 2014 (7), 2015 (10), 2016 (2), 2017 (13), 2018 (11), 2019 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

12. Cranston West (Cranston) (156)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (11), 2011 (7), 2012 (7), 2013 (11), 2014 (17), 2015 (15), 2016 (17), 2017 (9), 2018 (6), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. North Kingstown (152)
State championships: 2017 (DII)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (14), 2014 (10), 2015 (14), 2016 (7), 2017 (1), 2018 (2), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. East Greenwich (150)
State championships: 2015 (DIII)
State runner-up: 2012 (DIII), 2014 (DIII), 2018 (DIII)
State Top 25: 2012 (16), 2013 (25), 2014 (15), 2015 (9), 2016 (23), 2017 (7), 2018 (7), 2019 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. East Providence (146)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (3), 2011 (12), 2012 (21), 2013 (17), 2014 (16), 2015 (5), 2016 (16), 2017 (18), 2018 (10), 2019 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. South Kingstown (Wakefield) (131)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (18), 2011 (4), 2013 (9), 2014 (23), 2015 (4), 2016 (9), 2017 (12), 2018 (21), 2019 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A

17. St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket) (123)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (19), 2011 (17), 2012 (13), 2013 (13), 2014 (4), 2015 (12), 2016 (8), 2017 (24), 2018 (14), 2019 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A

18. West Warwick (113)
State championships: 2013 (DII)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (13), 2012 (12), 2013 (4), 2015 (21), 2015 (16), 2016 (12), 2017 (15), 2018 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A

19.Rogers (Newport) (111)
State championships: 2011 (DIII)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (8), 2011 (8), 2012 (15), 2013 (10), 2014 (13), 2015 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. Central (Providence) (109)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2011 (DII)
State Top 25: 2010 (12), 2011 (6), 2012 (17), 2014 (22), 2015 (13), 2016 (15), 2017 (23), 2018 (16), 2019 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A