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

Powered by seven state titles, St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) is the most dominant high school football team from Pennsylvania over the last decade.

Based on our methodology, the Hawks amassed 549 points from 2013 to 2022 to edge Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa), which finished second with 260 points.

St. Joseph's Prep won three state titles in a row from 2018-2020, capped with a No. 4 national ranking after the third straight crown.

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).


1. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) (549)
State championships: 2013 (4A), 2014 (4A), 2016 (6A), 2018 (6A), 2019 (6A), 2020 (6A), 2022 (6A)
State runner-up: 2017 (6A), 2021 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (6), 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2019 (1), 2020 (1), 2021 (2), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2016 (13), 2018 (22), 2020 (4), 2022 (19)

2. Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa) (260)
State championships: 2015 (2A), 2017 (2A), 2018 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2020 (2A), 2021 (2A), 2022 (2A)
State runner-up: 2016 (2A)
State Top 25: 2015 (20), 2017 (5), 2018 (7), 2019 (2), 2020 (4), 2021 (9), 2022 (25)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (252)
State championships: 2017 (6A), 2020 (5A), 2022 (5A)
State runner-up: 2014 (4A)
State Top 25: 2014 (3), 2015 (14), 2017 (1), 2018 (6), 2019 (5), 2020 (2), 2021 (21), 2022 (7)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (16)

4. Archbishop Wood (Warminster) (232)
State championships: 2013 (3A), 2014 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2017 (3A), 2019 (3A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2014 (2), 2015 (8), 2016 (3), 2017 (4), 2018 (14), 2019 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) (212)
State championships: 2015 (3A)
State runner-up: 2013 (2A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A), 2021 (5A), 2022 (5A)
State Top 25: 2013 (11), 2014 (23), 2015 (1), 2016 (8), 2017 (12), 2018 (11), 2020 (22), 2021 (4), 2022 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-6. Cathedral Prep (Erie) (199)
State championships: 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A)
State runner-up: 2015 (3A), 2020 (5A)
State Top 25: 2013 (9), 2015 (9), 2016 (6), 2017 (3), 2018 (2), 2019 (15), 2022 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-6. Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (199)
State championships: ​​2015 (4A)
State runner-up: 2013 (4A), 2016 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2014 (6), 2015 (2), 2016 (2), 2017 (13), 2019 (4), 2020 (9), 2021 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Aliquippa (166)
State championships: 2018 (3A), 2021 (4A)
State runner-up: 2015 (2A), 2022 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (14), 2014 (11), 2015 (25), 2017 (10), 2018 (10), 2020 (21), 2021 (8), 2022 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Harrisburg (152)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2016 (5A), 2018 (6A), 2022 (6A)
State Top 25: 2016 (7), 2017 (7), 2018 (4), 2019 (9), 2020 (11), 2021 (16), 2022 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Central Valley (Monaca) (135)
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

11. La Salle College (Wyndmoor) (132)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (7), 2014 (4), 2015 (4), 2016 (20), 2017 (14), 2018 (22), 2019 (18), 2020 (7), 2021 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

12. Parkland (Allentown) (117)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (5), 2014 (9), 2015 (3), 2016 (9), 2017 (11), 2022 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A

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

14. Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (105)
State championships: 2022 (4A)
State runner-up: 2013 (3A)
State Top 25: 2013 (8), 2014 (12), 2015 (13), 2021 (4A), 2022 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson Hills) (100)
State championships: 2019 (4A), 2020 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2016 (11), 2017 (20), 2019 (3), 2020 (12), 2021 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (89)
State championships: 2021 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (17), 2015 (7), 2019 (21), 2020 (13), 2021 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-17. Coatesville (84)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (14), 2016 (13), 2017 (8), 2018 (3), 2019 (16), 2021 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-17. Malvern Prep (Malvern) (84)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (16), 2015 (19), 2016 (15), 2018 (9), 2020 (14), 2021 (17), 2022 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

19. South Fayette (McDonald) (83)
State championships: 2013 (2A), 2014 (2A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (4), 2014 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (76)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2019 (6A)
State Top 25: 2014 (16), 2015 (15), 2016 (12), 2018 (15), 2019 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A