Top 20 most dominant Delaware high school football programs of last decade

Propelled by an undefeated state title in 2012 and five second-place finishes, Middletown is the most dominant high school football team from Delaware in the last decade.

Based on MaxPreps methodology, the Cavaliers amassed 333 points from play over 2010 to 2019 to edge Salesianum, which finished second with 266 points.

Middletown also won a state crown in 2011 and has been ranked first or second in the state seven of 10 seasons. Salesianum won a state title in 2013 and was runner-up in 2012 and 2018.

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 championship game appearances (10 points).
State championships: 2011 (DI),  2012 (DI)
State runner-up: 2010 (DI), 2013 (DI), 2014 (DI), 2016 (DI), 2018 (DI), 2019 (DI)
State Top 25: 2010 (4), 2011 (2), 2012 (1), 2013 (2), 2014 (2), 2015 (4), 2016 (2), 2017 (2), 2018 (6), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

2. Salesianum (Wilmington) (266)
State championships: 2013 (DI)
State runner-up: 2012 (DI), 2018 (DI)
State Top 25: 2010 (2), 2011 (5), 2012 (2), 2013 (1), 2014 (6), 2015 (2), 2016 (3), 2017 (4), 2018 (3), 2019 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Hodgson Vo-Tech (Newark) (216)
State championships: 2013 (DII), 2014 (DII), 2019 (DI)
State runner-up: 2012 (DII)
State Top 25: 2011 (13), 2012 (6), 2013 (4), 2014 (3), 2015 (25), 2017 (5), 2018 (5), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Smyrna (196)
State championships: 2015 (DI), 2016 (DI), 2018 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (20), 2011 (20), 2012 (23), 2014 (18), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (1), 2018 (10), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Sussex Central (Georgetown) (193)
State championships: 2018 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (8), 2011 (12), 2012 (7), 2013 (12), 2014 (15), 2015 (11), 2016 (6), 2017 (8), 2018 (1), 2019 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. William Penn (New Castle) (175)
State championships: 2014 (DI)
State runner-up: 2015 (DI)
State Top 25: 2010 (18), 2011 (11), 2012 (21), 2013 (10), 2014 (1), 2015 (3), 2016 (5), 2017 (7), 2018 (21), 2019 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. St. Mark's (Wilmington) (171)
State championships: 2010 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (1), 2011 (6), 2012 (4), 2013 (5), 2014 (4), 2015 (21), 2016 (14), 2017 (17), 2018 (15), 2019 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (155)
State championships: 2016 (DII), 2018 (DII)
State runner-up: 2019 (DII)
State Top 25: 2013 (17), 2014 (24), 2015 (16), 2016 (4), 2017 (9), 2018 (2), 2019 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Caravel (Bear) (154)
State championships: 2012 (DII)
State runner-up: 2011 (DII)
State Top 25: 2010 (25), 20119 (7), 2012 (3), 2013 (9), 2014 (12), 2015 (22), 2016 (9), 2017 (13), 2018 (24), 2019 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Dover (144)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (9), 2011 (8), 2012 (9), 2013 (3), 2014 (14), 2015 (17), 2016 (19), 2017 (24), 2018 (4), 2019 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

11. Concord (Wilmington) (142)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (7), 2011 (14), 2012 (11), 2013 (11), 2014 (7), 2015 (8), 2016 (7), 2017 (16), 2019 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (19), 2011 (10), 2012 (17), 2013 (14), 2014 (22), 2016 (16), 2017 (3), 2018 (7), 2019 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. Howard (Wilmington) (125)
State championships: 2015 (DII), 2019 (DII)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (16), 2012 (22), 2013 (20), 2015 (6), 2016 (20), 2017 (22), 2018 (14), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. St. Georges Tech (Middletown) (123)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (DII), 2015 (DII)
State Top 25: 2010 (23), 2011 (24), 2012 (15), 2013 (8), 2014 (10), 2015 (7), 2016 (12), 2017 (23), 2018 (22), 2019 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. Sussex Tech (Georgetown) (121)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (13), 2011 (21), 2012 (24), 2013 (13), 2014 (5), 2015 (9), 2016 (15), 2017 (15), 2018 (9), 2019 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. Cape Henlopen (Lewes) (115)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (17), 2011 (9), 2012 (8), 2013 (7), 2014 (8), 2015 (14) 2016 (10), 2017 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A

17. Caesar Rodney (Camden) (103)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (6), 2011 (17), 2012 (5), 2013 (6), 2014 (19), 2015 (23), 2017 (11), 2018 (20), 2019 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A

18. Archmere Academy (Claymont) (94)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2010 (DII)
State Top 25: 2010 (12), 2011 (19) 2012 (12), 2013 (22), 2014 (21), 2015 (18), 2016 (23), 2017 (21), 2018 (11), 2019 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A

19. Wilmington Friends (Wilmington) (92)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2016 (DII), 2018 (DII)
State Top 25: 2014 (16), 2015 (10), 2016 (8), 2017 (12), 2018 (8), 2019 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. DuPont (Wilmington) (81)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (11), 2011 (22), 2012 (13), 2013 (18), 2014 (17), 2015 (20), 2016 (24), 2017 (18), 2018 (13), 2019 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A