Top 50 winningest all-time high school football programs

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After coming close in 2015, Valdosta (Ga.) is poised to become the first high school football team to win 900 games.

The historic win could come Friday when the Wildcats meet crosstown rival Lowndes in the Winnersville Classic. In its 103-year history, Valdosta has won 899 games, missing No. 900 last year when it fell to Grayson in the second round of the Georgia Class 6A state playoffs.

When it picks up win No. 900, Valdosta will become only the second football program of any kind to win 900 games. The University of Michigan is the all-time NCAA leader with 925 wins.

Valdosta enters the 2016 season with a new head coach in Allan Rodemaker, who replaced Rance Gillespie. The Wildcats take on a Lowndes team they defeated 17-7 last year. Lowndes is coming off a 6-5 season.

Valdosta also heads the MaxPreps list of the top 50 programs with the most all-time wins. This year's list is a compilation of several recordings, including the information provided in the National Federation of State High School Associations record book, the website Football Friday Night (which continues the work of football historian Robert Fawcett), as well as state association record books, school websites and information provided by state historians.

For each team, we've provided the number of wins as determined by the best source available. We've included the all-time record, the source of the win total and the win total for the 2015 season.

In addition to Valdosta's milestone win, several other programs are closing in on 800 all-time wins. Central (Little Rock, Ark.) needs just two wins to reach 800, while Brockton (Mass.) is seven wins away. Summerville (S.C.) could also reach 800 if it wins nine games this season.

1. Valdosta (Ga.) - 899
All-time record: 899-220-34
Source: NFHS, team website
2015: 8-4

2. Highlands (Fort Thomas, Ky.) - 876
All-time record: 868-223-26
Source: Kentucky High School Athletic Association record book
2015: 8-6

3. Male (Louisville, Ky.) - 859
All-time record: 859-322-49
Source: KHSAA record book
2015: 15-0

4. Washington (Massillon, Ohio) - 853
All-time record: 853-283-36
Source: Ohio High School Athletic Association record book
2015: 4-6

5. Mayfield (Ky.) - 847
All-time record: 847-252-32
Source: KHSAA record book
2015: 14-1

6. Mount Carmel (Pa.) - 833
All-time record: 833-314-59
Source: National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) record book
2015: 6-5

7. Easton (Pa.) - 822
All-time record: 822-344-52
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 9-4

8. McKinley (Canton, Ohio) - 814
All-time record: 814-344-42
Source: NFHS record book
2015: 7-4

9. Hampton (Va.) - 812
All-time record: 812-263-45
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 12-1

10. Parkersburg (W. Va.) - 809
All-time record: 809-328-40
Source: School website
2015: 4-6

11. Muskegon (Mich.) - 807
All-time record: 807-276-43
Source: Michigan High School Athletic Association record book
2015: 9-3

12. Central (Little Rock, Ark.) - 798
All-time record: 798-346-48
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 3-7

13. Brockton (Mass.) - 793
All-time record: 793-375-64
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 7-4

14. Summerville (S.C.) - 791
All-time record: 791-217-33
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 4-8

15. Everett (Mass.) - 790
All-time record: 790-371-79
Source: NFHS record book
2015: 5-5

16. Berwick (Pa.) - 789
All-time record: 789-321-43
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 9-3

17. Highland Park (Dallas) - 787
All-time record: 787-254-27
Source: John Lee Smith, Texas High School Football History
2015: 10-2

18. Clinton (Okla.) - 785
All-time record: 785-277-37
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 6-6

19T. Pine Bluff (Ark.) - 783
All-time record: 783-333-53
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 13-0

19T. Ansonia (Conn.) - 783
All-time record: 783-237-57
Source: State high school record book compiled by Gerry DeSimas Jr.
2015: 12-1

21. Lawton (Okla.) - 782
All-time record: 782-341-34
Source: NFHS record book
2015: 8-2

22T. Ada (Okla.) - 780
All-time record: 780-320-24
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 6-4

22T. East St. Louis (Ill.) - 780
All-time record: 780-233-45
Source: NFHS record book
2015: 3-6

24. Steubenville (Ohio) - 778
All-time record: 778-315-34
Source: OHSAA record book.
2015: 13-1

25. Leominster (Mass.) - 774
All-time record: 774-395-64
Source: Football Friday Night
2015:

26T. Long Beach Poly (Calif.) - 769
All-time record: 769-318-52
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 4-6

26T. Shelby (N.C.) - 769
All-time record: 769-305-50
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 15-1

28. Dobyns-Bennett (Kingsport, Tenn.) - 768
All-time record: 768-233-28
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 4-7

29. Bakersfield (Calif.) - 767
All-time record: 767-256-43
Source: NFHS record book
2015: 5-6

30. Paducah Tilghman (Paducah, Ky.) - 765
All-time record: 765-318-25
Source: KHSAA record book
2015: 8-4

31. Amarillo (Texas) - 763
All-time record: 763-344-23
Source: John Lee Smith, Texas High School Football History
2015: 9-3

32. Washington (Sioux Falls, S.D.) - 762
All-time record: 762-324-37
Source: NFHS record book
2015: 11-1

33. Haynesville (La.) - 760
All-time record: 760-175-22
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 11-3

34T. LaGrange (Ga.) - 759
All-time record: 759-338-41
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 5-5

34T. New Britain (Conn.) - 759
All-time record: 759-335-51
Source: NFHS record book
2015: 5-5

36. Maryville (Tenn.) - 758
All-time record: 758-217-34
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 14-1

37T. Washington (Tulsa, Okla.) - 757
All-time record: 757-216-30
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 10-1

37T. Steelton-Highspire (Steelton, Pa.) - 757
All-time record: 757-430-58
Source: Randy Wilson, football historian
2015: 5-6

37T. Nashville (Ark.) - 757
All-time record: 757-326-29
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 15-0

40. Danville (Ky.) - 754
All-time record: 754-240-34
Source: KHSAA record book
2015: 12-2

41. Plano (Texas) - 751
All-time record: 751-350-47
Source: John Lee Smith, Texas High School Football History
2015: 4-6

42. Harlan (Iowa) - 750
All-time record: 750-283-48
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 8-2

43. Gaffney (S.C.) - 744
All-time record: 721-321-32
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 6-6

44. St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.) - 738
All-time record: 738-29-20
Source: KHSAA record book
2015: 7-5

45. Temple (Texas) - 737
All-time record: 737-344-52
Source: John Lee Smith, Texas High School Football History
2015: 12-2

46. Lawrence (Kan.) - 732
All-time record: 732-284-38
Source: NFHS record book
2015: 10-1

47T. Gainesville (Ga.) - 730
All-time record: 730-286-23
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 8-4

47T. Lincoln County (Lincolnton, Ga.) - 730
All-time record: 730-258-23
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 9-2

49. Chicago Mt. Carmel - 726
All-time record: 726-235-31
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 10-3

50. Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, Tenn.) - 725
All-time record: 725-336-46
Source: Football Friday Night
2015: 11-2