Top high school football teams since 2010

Kyler Murray, Tate Martell and JT Daniels all give their team a chance at No. 1.

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Jul 1, 2019, 12:00am
Video: Best teams in high school football since 2010
Find out which teams made the cut in our fantasy 16-team field.

Who's the best high school football team since 2010? That's debatable.

We've decided to dive in to the debate by identifying 16 of the best and dropping them into a winner-take-all bracket.

Seven different states are featured. Three schools made multiple appearances on the list. Every team that made the cut finished the season undefeated and every national champion since 2010 made the 16-team field. 

Big-time names like Kyler Murray, Jabrill Peppers, Josh Rosen, Grant Delpit, Trey Sanders, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Zachary Evans, Tate Martell and JT Daniels are just some of the notable players who have put their teams in the conversation.
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BREAKING DOWN THE BRACKET
Get a look at the resume of each team in the field.

Head coach: Bruce Rollinson
Record: 15-0
Biggest win: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 35-21
Most impressive stat: Never trailed at any point during the season.
Key Players: Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR; JT Daniels, QB; Bru McCoy, ATH; Tommy Brown, OT; Solomon Tuliaupupu, LB; Elias Ricks, CB

Head coach: Kenny Sanchez
Record: 15-0 
Most impressive stat: Won 15 contests by an average margin of 44.3 points per game.
Key players: Palaie Gaoteote, LB; Brevin Jordan, TE; Tate Martell, QB; Bubba Bolden, S; Biaggio Walsh, RB

3. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 2011
Head coach: Greg Toal
Record: 11-0
Biggest win: at Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.), 22-16
Most impressive stat: Went wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in the country.
Notable players: Leonte Carroo, WR; Darius Hamilton, DE; Jabrill Peppers, ATH

Head coach: Tim "Ice" Harris
Record: 14-0
Biggest win: Miami Central (Fla.), 28-17
Most impressive stat: Won every game by double digits.
Notable players: Treon Harris, QB; Chad Thomas, DE; Mark Walton, RB

5. Allen (Texas), 2014
Head coach: Tom Westerberg
Record: 16-0
Biggest win: DeSoto (Texas), 25-22
Most impressive stat: Quarterback Kyler Murray threw for over 4,700 yards with 54 touchdowns while running for nearly 1,500 with 24 more scores. The Arizona Cardinals rookie became the first two-time winner of the MaxPreps National Player of the Year award.
Notable players: Bobby Evans, OL; Jalen Guyton, WR; Greg Little, OL; Murray

Head coach: Kevin Wright
Record: 11-0
Biggest win: Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), 26-7
Most impressive stat: Limited opponents to seven points or less in eight of 11 games.
Notable players: Grant Delpit, S; Kellen Mond, QB; Dylan Moses, LB; Trey Sanders, RB

Head coach: Jason Negro
Record: 16-0
Biggest win: De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 20-14
Most impressive stat: Snapped De La Salle's 40-game winning streak in the CIF Open Division Championship to win the school's first state title.
Notable players: Sean McGrew, RB; Josh Rosen, QB; Jaleel Wadood, S; Shay Fields, WR

8. Katy (Texas), 2015
Head coach: Gary Joseph
Record: 16-0
Biggest win: Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 34-7
Most impressive stat: Outscored opposition 778-62 with 10 shutouts.
Notable players: Deondrick Glass, RB; Kyle Porter, RB; JoVanni Stewart, S/LB, Collin Wilder, S

Head coach: Kevin Wright
Record: 8-0
Biggest win: Centennial (Corona, Calif.), 40-20
Most impressive stat: Won seven of eight games by double digits.
Notable players: Brendan Radley-Hiles, CB; Trey Sanders, RB; Nolan Smith, DE; Xavier Thomas, DE

10. Allen (Texas), 2013
Head coach: Tom Westerberg
Record: 16-0
Biggest win: DeSoto (Texas), 42-35
Most impressive stat: Scored at least 31 points in every single game and averaged over 50 points per game.
Notable players:  Tay Evans, LB; Jalen Guyton, WR; Greg Little, OL; Kyler Murray, QB; Christian Sam, LB

Head coach: Tony Sanchez
Record: 15-0
Biggest win: St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 34-31
Most impressive stat: Went 3-0 against teams ranked in the Top 25.
Notable players: Tyjon Lindsey, WR; Alize Jones, TE; Tate Martell, QB; Haskell Garrett, DL; Cordell Broadus, WR

Head coach: Bob Ladouceur
Record: 14-0
Best win: Servite (Anaheim, Calif.), 48-8
Most impressive stat: Won every game by at least 14 points
Key players: Lucas Dunne, RB; Austin Hooper, TE; Bart Houston, QB; Michael Hutchings, LB; Dylan Wynn, DT

Head coach: Jon Kay
Record: 16-0
Biggest win: Duncanville (Texas), 41-36
Most impressive stat: First Texas team to finish the year at No. 1 since Katy in 2015.
Key players: Tony Bradford, DE; Shadrach Banks, WR; Dematrius Davis, QB; Zachary Evans, RB; Damieon George, OL; Corey Flagg Jr., LB

Head coach: Kenny Sanchez
Record: 15-0
Biggest win: Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 30-16
Most impressive stat: Beat teams from five different states outside of Nevada.
Key players: Palaie Gaoteote, LB; Haskell Garrettl DL; Tyjon Lindsey, WR; Tate Martell, QB; Biaggio Walsh, RB

Head coach: Rush Propst
Record: 15-0
Biggest win: Roswell (Ga.), 30-13
Most impressive stat: Won every game by at least 17 points.
Key players: Ty Lee, ATH; Chase Parrish, QB; Kiel Pollard, TE

Head coach: J.T. Curtis
Record: 16-0
Most impressive stat: Outscored opposition 800-80 with seven shutouts.
Key players: Malachi Dupre, WR; Duke Riley, LB; Kenny Young, LB

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