St. Joseph’s Prep became only the second team in Pennsylvania high school football history to win back-to-back Class AAAA titles Saturday night. The Hawks did it with a heart-stopping 49-41 win over Pine-Richland that was seeking its first state crown.
SJP now joins CB West as the only back-to-back winners since Pennsylvania began its statewide playoff system in 1998. The Bucks are the only school to win three straight AAAA titles from 1997 to 1999.
All of the championships came under legendary CB West head coach Mike Pettine, Sr., father of Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine, Jr.
See the complete list of AAA champions below courtesy of EasternPAFootball.com.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 20142013 | St. Joseph’s Prep (12)St. Joseph’s Prep (12) | Pine-Richland (7)Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) | 49-4135-10 |
| 2012 | North Allegheny (7) | Coatesville (1) | 63-28 |
| 2011 | Central Dauphin (3) | North Penn (1) | 14-7 |
| 2010 | North Allegheny (7) | LaSalle (12) | 21-0 |
| 2009 | LaSalle (12) | State College (6) | 24-7 |
| 2008 | Bethlehem Liberty (11) | Bethel Park (7) | 28-21 (OT) |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) | Parkland (11) | 21-0 |
| 2006 | Upper Saint Clair (7) | Bethlehem Liberty (11) | 47-13 |
| 2005 | McKeesport Area (7) | Bethlehem Liberty (11) | 49-10 |
| 2004 | Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) | Neshaminy (1) | 49-14 |
| 2003 | North Penn (1) | Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) | 37-10 |
| 2002 | Parkland (11) | Woodland Hills (7) | 34-12 |
| 2001 | Neshaminy (1) | Woodland Hills (7) | 21-7 |
| 2000 | Erie Cathedral Prep (10) | Central Bucks West (1) | 41-35 (OT) |
| 1999 | Central Bucks West (1) | Erie Cathedral Prep (10) | 14-13 |
| 1998 | Central Bucks West (1) | New Castle (7) | 56-7 |
| 1997 | Central Bucks West (1) | Upper St. Clair (7) | 44-20 |
| 1996 | Downingtown Area (1) | Woodland Hills (7) | 49-14 |
| 1995 | Penn Hills (7) | Lower Dauphin (3) | 35-14 |
| 1994 | McKeesport Area (7) | Downingtown Area (1) | 17-14 |
| 1993 | North Hills (7) | Central Bucks West (1) | 15-14 |
| 1992 | Cumberland Valley (3) | Upper St. Clair (7) | 28-12 |
| 1991 | Central Bucks West (1) | Erie Cathedral Prep (10) | 26-14 |
| 1990 | North Allegheny (7) | Ridley (1) | 21-14 |
| 1989 | Upper Saint Clair (7) | Wilson (3) | 12-7 |
| 1988 | Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) | Cedar Cliff (3) | 14-7 |
