Most popular high school football teams in each state

A look at the programs fans are following on MaxPreps.

By Staff Report

May 12, 2020, 8:00am

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Our numbers show that interest and attention follow success in high school football.

That's no different than other levels of play – think LSU in college or Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL.

We compiled the numbers on high school football teams with the most views on team pages combined with followers between April 2019 and April 2020.

No surprise, the results correlate closely with high-level success. See the top five in each state below.

Graphic by Ryan Escobar

Alabama

1. Hoover

2. Central (Phenix City)

3. Thompson (Alabaster)

4. Oxford

5. Pinson Valley (Pinson)

Alaska

1. Bartlett (Anchorage)

2. West (Anchorage)

3. East (Anchorage)

4. South (Anchorage)

5. Service (Anchorage)

Arizona

1. Chandler

2. Saguaro (Scottsdale)

3. Pinnacle (Phoenix)

4. Hamilton (Chandler)

5. Salpointe Catholic (Tucson)

Arkansas

1. Bryant

2. Pulaski Academy (Little Rock)

3. North Little Rock

4. Bentonville

5. Fayetteville

California

1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana)

2. St. John Bosco (Bellflower)

3. De La Salle (Concord)

4. Folsom

5. Centennial (Corona)

Colorado

1. Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch)

2. Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village)

3. Columbine (Littleton)

4. Pine Creek (Colorado Springs)

5. Eaglecrest (Centennial)

Connecticut

1. New Canaan

2. Darien

3. Southington

4. Ansonia

5. St. Joseph (Trumbull)

Delaware

1. Middletown

2. Smyrna

3. Salesianum (Wilmington)

4. Dover

5. Hodgson Vo-Tech (Newark)

District of Columbia

1. St. John's (Washington)

2. Gonzaga (Washington)

3. Archbishop Carroll (Washington)

4. Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington)

5. Dunbar (Washington)

Florida

1. IMG Academy (Bradenton)

2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)

3. Northwestern (Miami)

4. Central (Miami)

5. Lakeland

Georgia

1. Lowndes (Valdosta)

2. Marietta

3. Valdosta

4. Colquitt County (Norman Park)

5. Buford

Hawaii

1. St. Louis (Honolulu)

2. Kahuku

3. Mililani

4. Punahou (Honolulu)

5. Campbell (Ewa Beach)

Idaho

1. Rocky Mountain (Meridian)

2. Mountain View (Meridian)

3. Coeur d'Alene

4. Eagle

5. Highland (Pocatello)

Illinois

1. East St. Louis

2. Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort)

3. Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park)

4. Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago)

5. Warren Township (Gurnee)

Indiana

1. New Palestine

2. Carmel

3. Valparaiso

4. Warren Central (Indianapolis)

5. Ben Davis (Indianapolis)

Iowa

1. Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines)

2. Valley (West Des Moines)

3. Waukee

4. Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill)

5. Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny)

Kansas

1. Derby

2. Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission)

3. Olathe North (Olathe)

4. Northwest (Wichita)

5. Blue Valley (Stilwell)

Kentucky

1. Trinity (Louisville)

2. Male (Louisville)

3. Covington Catholic (Park Hills)

4. St. Xavier (Louisville)

5. Boyle County (Danville)

Louisiana

1. West Monroe

2. Edna Karr (New Orleans)

3. Archbishop Rummel (Metairie)

4. John Curtis Christian (River Ridge)

5. Easton (New Orleans)

Maine

1. Bonny Eagle (Standish)

2. Thornton Academy (Saco)

3. Marshwood (South Berwick)

4. Brunswick (Brunswick)

5. Wells

Maryland

1. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)

2. DeMatha (Hyattsville)

3. Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney)

4. Damascus

5. Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg)

Massachusetts

1. Everett

2. Xaverian Brothers (Westwood)

3. Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury)

4. Brockton

5. St. John's Prep (Danvers)

Michigan

1. Muskegon

2. Davison

3. Belleville

4. Cass Tech (Detroit)

5. Chippewa Valley (Clinton Township)

Minnesota

1. Eden Prairie

2. Elk River

3. Blaine

4. Lakeville North (Lakeville)

5. Owatonna

Mississippi

1. Oak Grove (Hattiesburg)

2. Petal

3. Picayune

4. Madison Central (Madison)

5. Starkville

Missouri

1. Webb City

2. De Smet Jesuit (St. Louis)

3. Joplin

4. Christian Brothers (St. Louis)

5. Blue Springs

Montana

1. Billings West (Billings)

2. Billings Senior (Billings)

3. Bozeman

4. Flathead (Kalispell)

5. Helena

Nebraska

1. Bellevue West (Bellevue)

2. Millard South (Omaha)

3. Millard West (Omaha)

4. Elkhorn South (Omaha)

5. Burke (Omaha)

Nevada

1. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)

2. Liberty (Henderson)

3. Arbor View (Las Vegas)

4. Bishop Manogue (Reno)

5. Damonte Ranch (Reno)

New Hampshire

1. Pinkerton (Derry)

2. Bedford

3. Londonderry

4. Exeter

5. Nashua North (Nashua)

New Jersey

1. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey)

2. St. Joseph Regional (Montvale)

3. St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City)

4. Bergen Catholic (Oradell)

5. Paramus Catholic (Paramus)

New Mexico

1. Cleveland (Rio Rancho)

2. Rio Rancho

3. Las Cruces

4. Volcano Vista (Albuquerque)

5. Artesia

New York

1. Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains)

2. Lancaster

3. Cardinal Hayes (Bronx)

4. Aquinas Institute (Rochester)

5. Cornwall Central (New Windsor)

North Carolina

1. Mallard Creek (Charlotte)

2. Richmond (Rockingham)

3. Myers Park (Charlotte)

4. Kings Mountain

5. Shelby

North Dakota

1. Bismarck

2. Century (Bismarck)

3. West Fargo

4. Sheyenne (West Fargo)

5. Shanley (Fargo)

Ohio

1. Washington (Massillon)

2. Mentor

3. Pickerington Central (Pickerington)

4. Elder (Cincinnati)

5. St. Edward (Lakewood)

Oklahoma

1. Owasso

2. Broken Arrow

3. Jenks

4. Bixby

5. Union (Tulsa)

Oregon

1. Sandy

2. Sheldon (Eugene)

3. Central Catholic (Portland)

4. West Linn

5. Thurston (Springfield)

Pennsylvania

1. Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa)

2. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)

3. Coatesville

4. Central Catholic (Pittsburgh)

5. Downingtown West (Downingtown)

Rhode Island

1. Bishop Hendricken (Warwick)

2. La Salle Academy (Providence)

3. Cranston East (Cranston)

4. North Kingstown

5. Cumberland

South Carolina

1. Dutch Fork (Irmo)

2. Dorman (Roebuck)

3. Byrnes (Duncan)

4. Gaffney

5. Clover

South Dakota

1. Lincoln (Sioux Falls)

2. Roosevelt (Sioux Falls)

3. Washington (Sioux Falls)

4. Brandon Valley (Brandon)

5. Riggs (Pierre)

Tennessee

1. Maryville

2. Ravenwood (Brentwood)

3. Powell

4. Oakland (Murfreesboro)

5. Alcoa

Texas

1. Duncanville

2. North Shore (Houston)

3. Katy

4. Allen

5. Aledo

Utah

1. Corner Canyon (Draper)

2. Lone Peak (Highland)

3. Bingham (South Jordan)

4. American Fork

5. East (Salt Lake City)

Vermont

1. Hartford (White River Junction)

2. Rutland

3. Fair Haven

4. Burr & Burton (Manchester)

5. U-32 (Montpelier)

Virginia

1. Highland Springs

2. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake)

3. South County (Lorton)

4. Westfield (Chantilly)

5. Hopewell

Washington

1. Camas

2. Eastside Catholic (Sammamish)

3. O'Dea (Seattle)

4. Kennedy Catholic (Burien)

5. Lake Stevens

West Virginia

1. Martinsburg

2. Cabell Midland (Ona)

3. Bluefield

4. Huntington

5. Spring Valley (Huntington)

Wisconsin

1. Muskego

2. Kimberly

3. Arrowhead (Hartland)

4. Catholic Memorial (Waukesha)

5. Franklin

Wyoming

1. Natrona County (Casper)

2. Central (Cheyenne)

3. Campbell County (Gillette)

4. Sheridan

5. Thunder Basin (Gillette)

Most popular high school football teams in each state

A look at the programs fans are following on MaxPreps.

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