2022 High School Football State Champs

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As we head into 2023, High School Football America celebrates the 2022 season with a list of EVERY high school football state champ in America.

The longest active state championship streak belongs to Alcoa High School, winners of eight straight Tennessee high school football championships. The Tornadoes broke their own state-record of seven straight titles (2004-2010) with a 45-26 win over East Nashville. Overall, Alcoa now owns a state-record 21 state championships.

Alcoa finished 2022 ranked No. 95 in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.

Related: FINAL 2022 HSFA national rankings

The next longest streak belongs to Virginia’s Riverheads High. The Gladiators won their seventh straight 1A title with a 49-27 win over George Wythe. Next year, Riverheads will move up to Virginia’s 2A classification.

Like Alcoa, Southern Columbia set a new Pennsylvania state record. The Tigers captured their sixth straight state title with a 37-22 win over Westinghouse. SC’s 13 overall titles is the most in Pennsylvania high school football history.

Matching Southern Columbia is South Dakota’s Pierre T.F. Riggs. The Governors won their sixth straight title with a 35-20 win over Tea Area.

South Carolina’s Hammond School is also on a six-game championship streak. The Skyhawks beat Laurence Manning Academy 52-0 for the first-ever AAAA title in the South Carolina Independent School Association. The school now owns 20 overall high school football state championships.

Two schools — Bryant (Arkansas) and Bixby (Oklahoma) — won their fifth straight state championships in 2022.

Bryant extended its state championship streak in Class 7A with a 36-7 win over Bentonville. The Hornets finished 2022 ranked No. 50 in America.

Bixby saw its 58-game win streak come to an end in 2022. However, the Spartans were able to rebound to capture their first Class 6A Division I title. Previously, Bixby, ranked No. 79 in the HSFA 300, had won four straight Class 6A Division II titles.

Ten teams won their fourth straight state title:

  • Anadale (Kansas)
  • Cherry Creek (Colorado)
  • John Milledge Academy (Georgia)
  • Miami Central (Florida)
  • Mill Valley (Kansas)
  • Parish Episcopal (Texas)
  • Pulaski Academy (Arkansas)
  • St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)
  • Thomas Jefferson Academy (Georgia)
  • Thompson (Alabama)

Three-Peats:

  • Boyle County (Kentucky)
  • Center Grove (Indiana)
  • Holly Hill Academy (South Carolina) – 8 Man
  • Lena-Winslow (Illinois)
  • Mogollon (Arizona)
  • North Central (Michigan)
  • Oakland (Tennessee)
  • Pahranagat Valley (Nevada)
  • Royal (Washington)
  • Skyline (Idaho)

Back-to-back:

  • Aquinas (Wisconsin)
  • Axtell (Kansas) – 8 Man
  • Belleville (Michigan)
  • Benedictine (Georgia)
  • Bennington (Nebraska)
  • Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)
  • Bishop Gorman (Nevada)
  • Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts)
  • Christian Brothers College (Missouri)
  • Cleveland (New Mexico)
  • Dallas Christian (Texas)
  • De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan)
  • Detroit Martin Luther King (Michigan)
  • Dunbar (Maryland)
  • Florence-Carlton (Montana)
  • Fort Hill (Maryland)
  • Foxcroft Academy (Maine)
  • Franklin (Texas)
  • Gateway Christian (New Mexico) – 6 Man
  • Harlan (Iowa)
  • Highland (Arizona)
  • Indianapolis Lutheran (Indiana)
  • Jamestown (North Dakota)
  • Kahuku (Hawaii)
  • Lake Highland Prep (Florida)
  • Lathrop (Alaska)
  • Laverne (Oklahoma) – 8 Man
  • Lehi (Utah)
  • Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee)
  • Little Snake River (Wyoming)
  • Lowndes Academy (Alabama)
  • Lynden (Washington)
  • Maine-Endwell (New York)
  • Marion Local (Ohio)
  • Mater Dei Catholic (California)
  • Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler (Oregon) – 6 Man
  • Newman Catholic (Wisconsin) – 8 Man
  • Pelham (New Hampshire)
  • Picayune (Mississippi)
  • Pikeville (Kentucky)
  • Phoebus (Virginia)
  • Providence Day (North Carolina)
  • Quince Orchard (Maryland)
  • Rigby (Idaho)
  • San Juan (Utah)
  • San Marin (California)
  • Sheridan (Wyoming)
  • Silverado (Nevada)
  • Somersworth (New Hampshire)
  • Southeast Polk (Iowa)
  • South Oak Cliff (Texas)
  • St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana)
  • St. Mary’s (St. Louis, Missouri)
  • Tioga (New York)
  • Trinity Episcopal (Richmond, Virginia)
  • Van Meter (Iowa)
  • Westbrook (Texas) – 6 Man
  • Windsor (Vermont)

The all-time record is 14 consecutive high school state championships. St. Louis in Hawaii won those state championships between 1986 and 1999.

Sioux Falls Washington High School is also credited with 14 straight South Dakota state championships between 1951 and 1964, although those titles were conferred by a media poll or another source.

Below is a state-by-state look at this year’s champs.

2022 High School Football State Champs

Alabama

Alabama High School Association

  • 7A – Thompson
  • 6A – Saraland
  • 5A – Ramsay
  • 4A – Andalusia
  • 3A – St. James
  • 2A – Fyffe
  • 1A – Leroy

Alabama Independent School Association

  • AAA – Lee-Scott
  • AA – Patrician Academy
  • A – Lowndes Academy
  • 8 Man – Evangel Christian

Alaska

Alaska School Activities Association

  • Division I – Colony
  • Division II – Lathrop
  • Division III – Homer

Arizona

Arizona Interscholastic Association

  • Open – Basha
  • 6A – Highland
  • 5A – Higley
  • 4A – American Leadership Academy – Gilbert North
  • 3A – Eastmark
  • 2A – Pima
  • 1A – Mogollon

Arkansas

Arkansas Activities Association

  • 7A – Bryant
  • 6A – Pulaski Academy
  • 5A – Parkview
  • 4A – Malvern
  • 3A – Charleston
  • 2A – Hazen
  • 8 Man – Izard County

California

California Interscholastic Federation

  • Open Division St. John Bosco
  • Division 1AA – Lincoln (San Diego)                                                                                
  • Division 1A – Liberty (Bakersfield)
  • Division 2AA – Mater Dei Catholic
  • Division 2A – Granite Hills
  • Division 3AA – Grant
  • Division 3A – Laguna Hills
  • Division 4AA – Escalon
  • Division 4A – San Marin
  • Division 5AA – Hughson
  • Division 5A – Orland
  • Division 6AA – Classical Academy
  • Division 6A – Atascadero
  • Division 7AA – Pinole Valley
  • Division 7A – Lincoln (San Francisco)

Colorado

Colorado High School Activities Association

  • 5A – Cherry Creek
  • 4A – Broomfield
  • 3A – Roosevelt
  • 2A – Eaton
  • 1A – Limon
  • 8 Man – Dove Creek
  • 6 Man – Stratton

Connecticut

Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference

  • Class LL – Greenwich
  • Class L – New Canaan
  • Class MM – North Haven
  • Class M – Notre Dame – West Haven
  • Class SS – Barlow
  • Class S – Ansonia

Delaware

Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association

  • Division I – Smyrna
  • Division II – Wilmington Friends
  • Division III – Laurel

Florida

Florida High School Athletic Association

  • 4M – Miami Columbus
  • 4S – Lakeland
  • 3M – St. Thomas Aquinas
  • 3S – Lake Wales
  • 2M – Miami Central
  • 2S – Cocoa
  • 1M – Chaminade-Madonna
  • 1S – First Baptist Academy
  • 1R – Hawthorne

Sunshine State Athletic Conference

11 Man

  • 6A – Lake Highland Prep
  • 5A – St. Stephen’s Episcopal
  • 4A – Gateway Charter
  • 3A – Faith Christian
  • 2A – Cornerstone Charter Academy

8 Man

  • AAA – Shorecrest Prep
  • AA – Master’s Academy
  • A – Ocala Christian

Georgia

Georgia High School Association

  • 7A – Mill Creek
  • 6A – Langston Hughes
  • 5A – Ware County
  • 4A – Benedictine
  • 3A – Sandy Creek
  • 2A – Thomson
  • 1A Division I – Bowdon
  • 1A Division II – Prince Avenue Christian

Georgia Association of Private and Parochial Schools

  • AA – Cherokee Christian
  • 8 Man AA – Sherwood Christian
  • 8 Man A – Praise Academy

Georgia Independent School Association

  • AAAA – St. Anne-Pacelli
  • AAA – John Milledge Academy
  • AA – Central Fellowship Christian Academy
  • A – Thomas Jefferson Academy
  • 8 Man – David Emanuel Academy

Hawaii

Hawaii High School Athletic Association

  • Open – Kahuku
  • Division I – Konawaena
  • Division II – Waimea

Idaho

Idaho High School Activities Association

  • 5A – Rigby
  • 4A – Skyline
  • 3A – Sugar-Salem
  • 2A – Bear Lake
  • 1A DI – Oakley
  • 1A DII – Kendrick

Illinois

Illinois High School Association

  • 8A – Loyola Academy
  • 7A – Mt. Carmel (Chicago)
  • 6A – East St. Louis
  • 5A – Nazareth Academy
  • 4A – Sacred Heart-Griffin
  • 3A – Immaculate Conception Catholic
  • 2A – St. Teresa
  • 1A – Lena-Winslow

Illinois 8-Man Football Association

I8FA – Biggsville West Central

Indiana

Indiana High School Athletic Association

  • 6A – Center Grove
  • 5A – Valparaiso
  • 4A – East Central
  • 3A – Bishop Chatard
  • 2A – Evansville Mater Dei
  • 1A – Indianapolis Lutheran

Iowa

Iowa High School Athletic Association

  • 5A – Southeast Polk
  • 4A – Cedar Rapids Xavier
  • 3A – Harlan
  • 2A – Central Lyon/George-Little Rock
  • 1A – Van Meter
  • A – Grundy Center
  • 8 Player – Remsen St. Mary’s

Kansas

Kansas State High School Activities Association

  • 6A – Manhattan
  • 5A – Mill Valley
  • 4A – Bishop Miege
  • 3A – Anadale
  • 2A – Nemaha Central
  • 1A – St. Mary’s
  • 8 Player Division I – Leoti-Wichita County
  • 8 Player Division II – Axtell
  • 6-Player – Cunningham

Kentucky

Kentucky High School Athletic Association

  • 6A – Bullitt East
  • 5A – Frederick Douglass
  • 4A – Boyle County
  • 3A – Louisville Christian Academy
  • 2A – Beechwood
  • 1A – Pikeville

Louisiana

Louisiana High School Athletic Association

  • Select I – John Curtis
  • Select II – St. Thomas More
  • Select III – St. Charles Catholic
  • Select IV – Ouachita Christian
  • Non-Select I – Destrehan
  • Non-Select II – Lutcher
  • Non-Select III – Many
  • Non-Select IV – Oak Grove

Maine

Maine Principal’s Association

  • A – Oxford Hills
  • B – Skowhegan
  • C – Leavitt
  • D – Foxcroft Academy
  • 8 Man Large – Yarmouth
  • 8 Man Small – Old Orchard Beach

Maryland

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

  • 4A – Quince Orchard
  • 4A/3A – North Point
  • 3A – Damascus
  • 2A – Milford Mill
  • 2A/1A – Dunbar
  • 1A – Fort Hill

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association

  • Division 1 – St. John’s Prep
  • Division 2 – Catholic Memorial
  • Division 3 – Wakefield
  • Division 4 – Duxbury
  • Division 5 – North Reading
  • Division 6 – St. Mary’s
  • Division 7 – West Boylston
  • Division 8 – Hull

Massachusetts Vocational Athletic Directors Association

  • Large – Bay Path RVT
  • Small – Shore Vo-Tech

Michigan

Michigan High School Athletic Association

  • Division 1 – Belleville
  • Division 2 – De La Salle Collegiate
  • Division 3 – Detroit Martin Luther King
  • Division 4 – South Christian
  • Division 5 – Gladwin
  • Division 6 – West Catholic
  • Division 7 – Lumen Christi
  • Division 8 – Whiteford
  • 8 Man Division 1 – Martin
  • 8 Man Division 2 – North Central

Minnesota

Minnesota State High School League

  • AAAAAA – Maple Grove
  • AAAAA – Elk River
  • AAAA – Simley
  • AAA – New London-Spicer
  • AA – Barnesville
  • A – Minneota
  • 9 Man – Mountain Iron-Buhl

Mississippi

Mississippi High School Activities Association

  • 6A – Starkville
  • 5A – Picayune
  • 4A – Louisville
  • 3A – Raleigh
  • 2A – Scott Central
  • 1A – Bay Springs

Midsouth Association of Independent Schools

  • 6A – Jackson Prep
  • 5A – Oak Forest (Louisiana)
  • 4A – St. Joseph Greenville
  • 3A – Canton Academy
  • 2A Tunica Academy
  • 1A – Lee Academy (Arkansas)

Missouri

Missouri State High School Activities Association

  • Class 6 – Christian Brothers College
  • Class 5 – Francis Howell
  • Class 4 – St. Mary’s (St. Louis)
  • Class 3 – Cardinal Ritter
  • Class 2 – Blair Oaks
  • Class 1 – East Buchanan
  • 8 Man – North Andrew

Montana

Montana High School Association

  • AA – Capital
  • A – Lewistown
  • B – Florence-Carlton
  • C 8 Man – Belt
  • C 6 Man – Big Sandy

Nebraska

Nebraska School Activities Association

  • A – Omaha Westside
  • B – Bennington
  • C1 – Pierce
  • C2 – Norfolk
  • D1 – Clarkson/Leigh
  • D2 – Hitchcock County
  • D6 – Parkview Christian

Nevada

Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association

  • 5A – Bishop Gorman
  • 4A – Silverado
  • 3A – Truckee (California)
  • 2A – The Meadows School
  • 1A – Pahranagat Valley

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association

  • Division I – Bedford
  • Division II – Pelham
  • Division III – Campbell
  • Division IV – Somersworth

New Jersey

New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association

  • Public Group 5 – Toms River North
  • Public Group 4 – Millville
  • Public Group 3 – North Valley/Old Tappan
  • Public Group 2 – Caldwell
  • Public Group 1 – Woodbury
  • Non-Public A – Bergen Catholic
  • Non-Public B – DePaul Catholic

New Mexico

New Mexico Activities Association

  • 6A – Cleveland
  • 5A – Artesia
  • 4A – Bloomfield
  • 3A – Ruidoso
  • 2A – Jal
  • 8 Man – Ft. Sumner/House
  • 6 Man – Gateway Christian

New York

New York State Public High School Athletic Association

  • AA – Lewis J. Bennett/Omsted/Middle Early College East
  • A – Somers
  • B – Maine-Endwell
  • C – O’Neill
  • D – Tioga

Catholic High School Football League

St. Anthony’s (Melville) defeated St. Francis (Hamburg) for Catholic State Championship

North Carolina

North Carolina High School Athletic Association

  • 4A – New Bern
  • 3A – East Lincoln
  • 2A – East Duplin
  • 1A – Mount Airy

North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association

  • Division I – Providence Day
  • Division II – Asheville School
  • 8 Man – Arendell Parrott

North Dakota

North Dakota High School Activities Association

  • 11AA – Shanley
  • 11A – Jamestown
  • 11B – Vela/Garrison/Drake-Anamoose
  • 9B – New Salem-Almont
  • 6 Man – Trenton

Ohio

Ohio High School Athletic Association

  • Division I – St. Edward
  • Division II – Toledo Central Catholic
  • Division III – Canfield
  • Division IV – Glenville
  • Division V – South Range
  • Division VI – Marion Local
  • Division VII – New Bremen

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association

  • 6AI – Bixby
  • 6AII – Stillwater
  • 5A – Carl Albert
  • 4A – Wagoner
  • 3A – Heritage Hall
  • 2A – Washington
  • A – Fairview
  • B – Laverne
  • C – Tipton

Oregon

Oregon School Activities Association

  • 6A – West Linn
  • 5A – Summit
  • 4A – Estacada
  • 3A – Cascade Christian
  • 2A 9 Man – Oakland
  • 1A 8 Man – Lost River
  • 1A 6 Man – Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association

  • 6A – St. Joseph’s Prep
  • 5A – Pine-Richland
  • 4A – Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg)
  • 3A – Belle Vernon
  • 2A – Southern Columbia
  • 1A – Steelton-Highspire

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Interscholastic League

  • Division 1 – La Salle Academy
  • Division 2 – St. Raphael Academy
  • Division 3 – Moses Brown
  • Division IV – Smithfield

South Carolina

South Carolina High School League

  • AAAAA – Dutch Fork
  • AAAA – South Florence
  • AAA – Beaufort
  • AA – Abbeville
  • A – Christ Church Episcopal

South Carolina Independent School Association

  • 4A – Hammond
  • 3A – Pee Dee Academy
  • 2A – Williamsburg Academy
  • 1A – Lee Academy
  • 8 Man – Holly Hill Academy

South Dakota

South Dakota High School Activities Association

  • 11AAA – Sioux Falls Jefferson
  • 11AA – Pierre T.F. Riggs
  • 11A – Dell Rapids
  • 11B – Elk Point-Jefferson
  • 9AA – Wall
  • 9A – Gregory
  • 9B – Hitchcock-Tulare

All-Nations

  • A – Todd County
  • B – Lower Brule

Tennessee

Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association

Division I

  • 6A – Oakland
  • 5A – Knoxville west
  • 4A – Anderson County
  • 3A – Alcoa
  • 2A – Tyner
  • 1A – McKenzie

Division II

  • AAA – Baylor
  • AA – Lipscomb Academy
  • A – Friendship Christian

Texas

University Interscholastic League

  • 6A Division I – Duncanville
  • 6A Division II – DeSoto
  • 5A Division I – Aledo
  • 5A Division II – South Oak Cliff
  • 4A Division I – China Spring
  • 4A Division II – Carthage
  • 3A Division I – Franklin
  • 3A Division II – Gunter
  • 2A Division I – Hawley
  • 2A Division II – Albany
  • 1A Division I – Westbrook
  • 1A Division II – Benjamin

Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools

  • 11 Man Division I – Parish Episcopal
  • 11 Man Division II – Fort Ben Christian Academy
  • 11 Man Division II – Dallas Christian
  • 11 Man Division IV – Lubbock Christian
  • 6 Man Division I – Logos Prep Academy
  • 6 Man Division II – Covenant Classic
  • 6 Man Division III – Christian Heritage

Utah

Utah High School Activities Association

  • 6A – Skyridge
  • 5A – Lehi
  • 4A – Desert Hills
  • 3A – Morgan
  • 2A – San Juan
  • 1A – Layton Christian Academy
  • 9 Man – Gunnison Valley

Vermont

Vermont Principals’ Association

  • Division I – Champlain Valley Union
  • Division II – Mount Anthony
  • Division III – Windsor

Virginia

Virginia High School League

  • Class 6 – Freedom (Woodbridge)
  • Class 5 – Highlands Springs
  • Class 4 – Dinwiddie
  • Class 3 – Phoebus
  • Class 2 – Graham
  • Class 1 – Riverheads

Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association

  • Division I – Trinity Episcopal (Richmond)
  • Division II – North Cross
  • Division III – St. Michael the Archangel

Washington

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association

  • 4A – Lake Stevens
  • 3A – Yelm
  • 2A – Lynden
  • 1A – Royal
  • 2B – Napavine
  • 1B – Liberty Bell

Washington, DC

District of Columbia State Athletic Association

  • AA – Friendship Collegiate
  • A – Coolidge

West Virginia

West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission

  • AAA – Huntington
  • AA – Independence
  • A – Williamstown

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Interscholastic Association

  • Division 1 – Kimberly
  • Division 2 – Kettle Moraine
  • Division 3 – Monroe
  • Division 4 – Columbus
  • Division 5 – Aquinas
  • Division 6 – Stratford
  • Division 7 – Regis
  • 8 Man – Newman Catholic

Wyoming

Wyoming High School Activities Association

  • 4A – Sheridan
  • 3A – Star Valley
  • 2A – Big Horn
  • 1A – Pine Bluffs
  • 6 Man – Little Snake River

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.