Top 25 most dominant Pennsylvania high school football programs of last 20 years

Based on our methodology, the Hawks amassed 760 points from 2004 to 2023 to edge Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), which finished second with 475 points.

The 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 championship game appearances (10 points). 1. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 760
State championships: 2013 (4A), 2014 (4A), 2016 (6A), 2018 (6A), 2019 (6A), 2020 (6A), 2022 (6A), 2023 (6A)
State runner-up: 2017 (6A), 2021 (6A)
State top 25: 2004 (20), 2005 (3), 2006 (4), 2007 (9), 2008 (22), 2009 (7), 2011 (18), 2012 (3), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (6), 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2019 (1), 2020 (1), 2021 (2), 2022 (1), 2023 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2016 (13), 2018 (22), 2020 (4), 2022 (19), 2023 (7)

2. Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), 475
State championships: 2004 (4A), 2007 (4A), 2015 (4A)
State runner-up: 2013 (4A), 2016 (4A)
State top 25: 2004 (1), 2005 (9), 2006 (9), 2007 (1), 2010 (5), 2011 (11), 2013 (3), 2014 (6), 2015 (2), 2016 (2), 2017 (13), 2019 (4), 2020 (9), 2021 (10), 2023 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2004 (4), 2007 (4)

3. Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa), 389
State championships: 2004 (1A), 2005 (1A), 2006 (1A), 2015 (2A), 2017 (2A), 2018 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2020 (2A), 2021 (2A), 2022 (2A), 2023 (2A)
State runner-up: 2011 (1A), 2016 (2A)
State top 25: 2004 (3), 2005 (1), 2006 (15), 2015 (20), 2017 (5), 2018 (7), 2019 (2), 2020 (4), 2021 (9), 2022 (25), 2023 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Archbishop Wood (Warminster), 314
State championships: 2011 (3A), 2013 (3A), 2014 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2017 (3A), 2019 (3A)
State runner-up: 2008 (3A), 2012 (3A)
State top 25: 2008 (20), 2010 (12), 2011 (1), 2012 (13), 2013 (2), 2014 (2), 2015 (8), 2016 (3), 2017 (4), 2018 (14), 2019 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. North Allegheny (Wexford), 295
State championships: 2010 (4A), 2012 (4A)
State runner-up: 2023 (6A)
State top 25: 2006 (6), 2007 (10), 2010 (1), 2011 (3), 2012 (1), 2015 (23), 2017 (15), 2018 (12), 2019 (11), 2020 (16), 2022 (13), 2023 (3)
Nationally ranked: 2012 (4)

6. La Salle College (Wyndmoor), 293
State championships: 2009 (4A)
State runner-up: 2010 (4A)
State top 25: 2006 (8), 2008 (12), 2009 (1), 2010 (3), 2011 (4), 2012 (4), 2013 (7), 2014 (4), 2015 (4), 2016 (20), 2017 (14), 2018 (22), 2019 (18), 2020 (7), 2021 (6), 2023 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Pine-Richland (Gibsonia), 273
State championships: 2017 (6A), 2020 (5A), 2022 (5A)
State runner-up: 2014 (4A)
State top 25: 2007 (14), 2014 (3), 2015 (14), 2017 (1), 2018 (6), 2019 (5), 2020 (2), 2021 (21), 2022 (7), 2023 (17)

9. Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson Hills), 257
State championships: 2004 (3A), 2007 (3A), 2008 (3A), 2019 (4A), 2020 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2004 (5), 2005 (12), 2006 (12), 2007 (2), 2008 (2), 2016 (11), 2017 (20), 2019 (3), 2020 (12), 2021 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 256
State championships: 2015 (3A)
State runner-up: 2013 (2A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A), 2021 (5A), 2022 (5A), 2023 (5A)
State top 25: 2013 (11), 2014 (23), 2015 (1), 2016 (8), 2017 (12), 2018 (11), 2020 (22), 2021 (4), 2022 (10), 2023 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

11. Cathedral Prep (Erie), 254
State championships: 2012 (3A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A)
State runner-up: 2015 (3A), 2020 (5A)
State top 25: 2006 (17), 2009 (24), 2012 (2), 2013 (9), 2015 (9), 2016 (6), 2017 (3), 2018 (2), 2019 (15), 2022 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A

12. Aliquippa, 251
State championships: 2018 (3A), 2021 (4A), 2023 (4A)
State runner-up: 2012 (2A), 2015 (2A), 2022 (4A)
State top 25: 2004 (19), 2008 (18), 2010 (23), 2012 (10), 2013 (14), 2014 (11), 2015 (25), 2017 (10), 2018 (10), 2020 (21), 2021 (8), 2022 (3), 2023 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. Harrisburg, 212
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2016 (5A), 2018 (6A), 2022 (6A)
State top 25: 2005 (20), 2006 (16), 2007 (5), 2012 (20), 2016 (7), 2017 (7), 2018 (4), 2019 (9), 2020 (11), 2021 (16), 2022 (6), 2023 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. Parkland (Allentown), 194
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2007 (4A), 2015 (4A)
State top 25: 2007 (8), 2008 (15), 2009 (14), 2012 (8), 2013 (5), 2014 (9), 2015 (3), 2016 (9), 2017 (11), 2022 (12), 2023 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. Clairton, 188
State championships: 2009 (1A), 2010 (1A), 2011 (1A), 2012 (1A)
State runner-up: 2008 (1A), 2014 (1A), 2016 (1A)
State top 25: 2009 (12), 2010 (8), 2011 (7), 2012 (5), 2014 (20), 2016 (1A)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. Upper St. Clair, 164
State championships: 2006 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2004 (9), 2005 (11), 2006 (1), 2007 (19), 2011 (6), 2012 (18), 2013 (22)
Nationally ranked: 2006 (3)

17. North Penn (Lansdale), 154
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2011 (4A)
State top 25: 2004 (17), 2005 (10), 2006 (25), 2008 (3), 2009 (11), 2010 (6), 2011 (5), 2013 (19), 2015 (17), 2016 (5), 2018 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A

18. McKeesport, 152
State championships: 2005 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2005 (1), 2006 (13), 2007 (6), 2008 (21), 2015 (24), 2022 (15), 2023 (16)
Nationally ranked: 2005 (5)

19. Malvern Prep (Malvern), 150
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2005 (13), 2007 (13), 2008 (6), 2013 (16), 2015 (19), 2016 (15), 2018 (9), 2020 (14), 2021 (17), 2022 (8), 2023 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. Central Dauphin (Harrisburg), 142
State championships: 2011 (4A)
State runner-up: 2019 (6A)
State top 25: 2004 (12), 2009 (23), 2010 (21), 2011 (2), 2014 (16), 2015 (15), 2016 (12), 2018 (15), 2019 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

21. Central Valley (Monaca), 137
State championships: 2020 (3A), 2021 (3A)
State runner-up: 2014 (3A), 2019 (3A)
State top 25: 2014 (8), 2019 (23), 2020 (3), 2021 (5), 2022 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

22. State College, 132
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2009 (4A)
State top 25: 2011 (24), 2014 (8), 2019 (23), 2020 (3), 2021 (5), 2022 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

23. Gateway (Monroeville), 123
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2017 (5A)
State top 25: 2004 (8), 2007 (4), 2008 (7), 2009 (9), 2011 (12), 2017 (22), 2018 (16), 2019 (20), 2020 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A

24. Coatesville, 116
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2012 (4A)
State top 25: 2004 (24), 2012 (6), 2014 (14), 2016 (13), 2017 (8), 2018 (3), 2019 (16), 2021 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

25. Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona), 111
State championships: 2014 (1A), 2015 (1A), 2016 (1A), 2021 (1A)
State runner-up: 2019 (1A)
State top 25: 2014 (15), 2015 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A