List of Massachusetts state high school football champions

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Below is a list of Massachusetts state and regional high school football champions sanctioned by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association since the organization began holding state championship games in 1972. [1] From 1972 to 2012, only regional champions were crowned. Starting in 2013, a new format was implemented to crown a true state champion in six statewide divisions. [2] The number of divisions expanded to eight in 2016, which has remained in place since. [3]

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Regional Champions

Eastern Massachusetts Champions

YearDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5
1972 Brockton Swampscott    
1973Brockton (2) Catholic Memorial North Attleborough Hanover
1974 Natick Andover North Attleborough (2)Hanover (2)
1975 Woburn Andover (2) Newburyport Hanover (3)
1976 Walpole Lynn Classical Newburyport (2)Hanover (4)
1977 Norwood Boston College High Ipswich Hull
1978 Medford Catholic Memorial (2) Concord-Carlisle Middleborough
1979Woburn (2)Lynn Classical (2) Canton Middleborough (2)
1980Norwood (2) Taunton Silver Lake Regional Millis Nantucket
1981Walpole (2) Winthrop Canton (2) Holliston Manchester
1982Natick (2) St. John's Prep Franklin Dom Savio Manchester (2)
1983Natick (3)Winthrop (2) Dartmouth Middleborough (3) West Roxbury
1984Brockton (3) Plymouth-Carver Regional Dartmouth (2) Westwood St. Clement
1985Brockton (4) Tewksbury Lincoln-Sudbury Holliston (2) Norton
1986 Winchester Xaverian Brothers Lincoln-Sudbury (2) Archbishop Williams Greater Lowell
1987Brockton (5) Chelmsford Foxborough Norwell West Roxbury (2)
1988Brockton (6) Dracut Foxborough (2)Westwood (2)West Roxbury (3)
1989Walpole (3)Plymouth (2)Lincoln-Sudbury (3) Whitman-Hanson Dorchester
1990 Peabody Winchester (2) Case East Bridgewater Greater Lowell (2)
YearDivision 1ADivision 1BDivision 2ADivision 2BDivision 3ADivision 3BDivision 4ADivision 4BDivision 5ADivision 5BDivision 6ADivision 6B
1991Brockton (7) Waltham Chelmsford (2)Walpole (4) Gloucester Foxborough (3) Fairhaven Ipswich (2)Greater Lowell (3) Martha's Vineyard Regional Weston West Bridgewater
1992Brockton (8) North Quincy Methuen Wellesley Rockland Mansfield Cardinal Spellman Ipswich (3)Greater Lowell (4)Martha's Vineyard Regional (2)Westwood (3) Marian
1993 New Bedford Peabody (2) Billerica Wellesley (2)North Attleborough (3)Westford (3) Old Rochester Regional Arlington Catholic West Roxbury (4) Boston English Bellingham Hopkinton
1994New Bedford (2)Xaverian Brothers (2)Chelmsford (3) Acton-Boxborough Whitman-Hanson (2)Mansfield (2) North Andover Fairhaven (2) East Boston Tyngsborough Westwood (4)Millis (2)
1995 Barnstable Xaverian Brothers (3) Reading Walpole (5)Gloucester (2) Marshfield Wareham Newburyport (3)West Roxbury (5)Nantucket (2) Chelsea Ashland
1996Brockton (9)Xaverian Brothers (4)Reading (2)Tewksbury (2)Marshfield (2)Mansfield (3) Dighton-Rehoboth Hull (2)Greater Lowell (5)Nantucket (3)Westwood (5)Weston (2)
1997St. John's Prep (2) Everett Walpole (6) Central Catholic Bishop Feehan North Attleborough (4)Newburyport (4)Norwell (2)Boston English (2)Martha's Vineyard Regional (3) St. Bernard's North Shore Tech
YearDivision 1ADivision 1BDivision 2ADivision 2BDivision 2CDivision 3ADivision 3BDivision 4ADivision 4BDivision 5ADivision 5BDivision 6ADivision 6B
1998Xaverian Brothers (5) Bridgewater-Raynham Reading (3)Marshfield (3)Central Catholic (2)North Attleborough (5)Rockland (2)Dighton-Rehoboth (2)Norwell (3)Bellingham (2) Greater Lawrence Weston (3) Pope John Paul II
1999Everett (2)Barnstable (2)Billerica (2) Wakefield Wellesley (3)North Attleborough (6) Salem Pentucket Regional Bishop Fenwick Martha's Vineyard Regional (4)Millis (3) Manchester / Rockport (3) Austin Prep
2000Boston College High (2)Bridgewater-Raynham (2) Framingham Norwood (3)Reading (4)Gloucester (3)Rockland (3)Bishop Fenwick (2)Fairhaven (3)Bellingham (3)Greater Lowell (6) Georgetown Savio Prep (2)
YearDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5Division 6Division 7
2001Everett (3)Acton-Boxborough (2)Whitman-Hanson (3)Bishop Feehan (2)Bellingham (4)Marian (2) Charlestown
2002Everett (4)Acton-Boxborough (3)North Attleborough (7)Bishop Feehan (3) Abington Marian (3) South Shore
2003Everett (5)Acton-Boxborough (4)Mansfield (4)Bishop Feehan (4)Westwood (6)Martha's Vineyard Regional (5)South Shore (2)
YearDivision 1Division 1ADivision 2Division 2ADivision 3Division 3ADivision 4
2004Brockton (10)Acton-Boxborough (5)Mansfield (5)Bishop Feehan (5)Westwood (7)East Boston (2) Southeastern
2005Brockton (11)Woburn (3)Natick (4) Duxbury Abington (2) St. Mary's Southeastern (2)
2006Everett (6) Wayland Foxborough (4)Winthrop (3) Medfield Ipswich (4)West Bridgewater (2)
2007Everett (7)Chelmsford (4)Bishop Feehan (6)Gloucester (4)Swampscott (2)Greater Lawrence (2) Brighton
2008Boston College High (3)Dracut (2)Walpole (7)Duxbury (2)Arlington Catholic (2) Amesbury Manchester Essex (4)
YearDivision 1Division 1ADivision 2Division 2ADivision 3Division 3ADivision 4Division 4ADivision 5
2009Xaverian Brothers (6)Gloucester (5)Reading (5)Marshfield (4)Bishop Feehan (7)Austin Prep (2) Whittier Northeast Metro Tech  
2010Everett (8)Gloucester (6)Mansfield (6)Duxbury (3) Beverly Holliston (3) Shawsheen Valley Northeast Metro Tech (2)
2011Boston College High (4)Everett (9)Duxbury (4) Dennis-Yarmouth Regional Concord-Carlisle (2) Bourne Mashpee Blue Hills Nantucket (4)
2012St. John's Prep (3)Everett (10)Reading (6)Beverly (2) Sharon Bishop Feehan (8)Abington (3) Boston Cathedral Upper Cape Tech

Central/Western Massachusetts Champions

YearDivision 1Division 2Division 3
1972 Fitchburg East Longmeadow  
1973 Leominster Algonquin Regional Oakmont Regional
1974Leominster (2) Taconic Northbridge
1975 Chicopee Milford Amherst Regional
1976 Westfield East Longmeadow (2) Mahar Regional
1977 St. John's Minnechaug Regional Oakmont Regional (2)
YearDivision 1 CentralDivision 1 WestDivision 2 CentralDivision 2 WestDivision 3 West
1978Leominster (3)Minnechaug Regional (2)Oakmont Regional (3) Athol
1979 Marlborough Holyoke Lunenburg Hoosac Valley
1980 Doherty Memorial Westfield (2) Ayer Hoosac Valley (2)
1981Leominster (4)Westfield (3)Lunenburg (2) Ware
1982Leominster (5)Holyoke (2)Ayer (2) Drury
1983Milford (2)Minnechaug Regional (3)Lunenburg (3) Wahconah Regional Assabet Valley Regional
1984 Westborough Minnechaug Regional (4)Oakmont Regional (4)Athol (2) Grafton
1985St. John's (2) Longmeadow Westford Palmer Grafton (2)
1986Milford (3) Northampton Westford (2)Palmer (2)Grafton (3)
1987Milford (4)Westfield (4) Worcester South Hoosac Valley (3)Northbridge (2)
1988St. John's (3) Springfield Cathedral Worcester South (2)Drury (2) West Boylston
1989Leominster (6)Springfield Cathedral (2) North Middlesex Regional Hoosac Valley (4)Northbridge (3)
1990Leominster (7)Holyoke (3)North Middlesex Regional (2) Monument Mountain Regional Narragansett Regional
1991Fitchburg (2) Springfield Central Hudson St. Joseph's Uxbridge
1992North Middlesex Regional (3)Longmeadow (2) St. Peter-Marian Hoosac Valley (5)Uxbridge (2)
1993North Middlesex Regional (4)Springfield Central (2)St. Peter-Marian (2) Lee Millbury
1994North Middlesex Regional (5)Springfield Central (3)St. Peter-Marian (3)Lee (2) Clinton
1995North Middlesex Regional (6)Holyoke (4)St. Peter-Marian (4)St. Joseph's (2)Clinton (2)
1996Fitchburg (3)Springfield Central (4)St. Peter-Marian (5)Monument Mountain Regional (2)Narragansett Regional (2)
YearDivision 1Division 1ADivision 2Division 2ADivision 3Division 3A
1997Springfield Central (5)Leominster (8)Longmeadow (3) Gardner Northbridge (4) Oxford
1998Springfield Cathedral (3)Leominster (9)Longmeadow (4)Wahconah Regional (2)Northbridge (5)Lunenburg (4)
1999 Nashoba Regional Longmeadow (5)Amherst Regional (2) Mt. Greylock Clinton (3) Commerce
2000Fitchburg (4) Shrewsbury Mt. Greylock (2) Leicester Clinton (4) Bay Path
2001St. John's (4)Springfield Central (6)Northbridge (6)Commerce (2)Clinton (5)Bay Path (2)
2002Leominster (10)Longmeadow (6)Northbridge (7)Commerce (3)Clinton (6) Worcester North
2003Longmeadow (7) Wachusett Regional Wahconah Regional (3)Millbury (2)Mahar Regional (2) Belchertown
2004St. John's (5)Wachusett Regional (2) Burncoat Leicester (2)Mahar Regional (3)Worcester North (2)
YearDivision 1Division 1AADivision 1ADivision 2Division 2ADivision 3Division 3A
2005Longmeadow (8)St. John's (6) South Hadley Holy Name Auburn Narragansett Regional (3) Easthampton
2006Longmeadow (9)St. John's (7)Milford (5)Holy Name (2) Chicopee Comp Oakmont Regional (5)Worcester South (3)
YearDivision 1Division 1ADivision 2Division 2ADivision 3Division 3A
2007Longmeadow (10)Shrewsbury (2) Shepherd Hill Regional Northbridge (8) Putnam Blackstone Valley
2008Longmeadow (11)Holy Name (3) Tantasqua Regional Auburn (2)Putnam (2)Assabet Valley Regional (2)
YearDivision 1 CentralDivision 1 WestDivision 1A CentralDivision 2 CentralDivision 2 WestDivision 2A CentralDivision 3 CentralDivision 3 WestDivision 3A CentralDivision 4 West
2009Wachusett Regional (3) West Springfield St. John's (8) Prouty Hoosac Valley (6)Auburn (3)Oakmont Regional (6)Mahar Regional (4)Clinton (7)Ware (2)
2010St. John's (9)Wachusett Regional (4)Northbridge (9)Auburn (4)Narragansett Regional (4)Clinton (8)Longmeadow (12)South Hadley (2)Mt. Greylock (3)Easthampton (2)
YearDivision 1 CentralDivision 1 WestDivision 2 CentralDivision 2 WestDivision 3 CentralDivision 3 WestDivision 4 CentralDivision 4 WestDivision 5 CentralDivision 6 Central
2011Leominster (11)Longmeadow (13)Nashoba Regional (2)Putnam (3)Auburn (5)Mt. Greylock (4)Northbridge (10) Pioneer Valley Leicester (3)Bay Path (3)
2012Leominster (12)Springfield Central (7)Nashoba Regional (3)Wahconah Regional (4)Auburn (6)Mt. Greylock (5)Grafton (4) Pathfinder West Boylston (2)Blackstone Valley (2)

State Champions

YearDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5Division 6
2013Central Catholic (3)Mansfield (7)Tewksbury (3)Doherty Memorial (2)Bishop Fenwick (3) Littleton
2014Xaverian Brothers (7)Marshfield (5)Dartmouth (3)Holliston (4)Abington (4) Cohasset
2015Xaverian Brothers (8)Nashoba Regional (4)Dartmouth (4)Holliston (5)Northbridge (11)Mashpee (2)
YearDivision 1Division 1ADivision 2Division 2ADivision 3Division 3ADivision 4Division 4A
2016Everett (11) King Philip Regional Duxbury (5) Falmouth Hanover (5)East Bridgewater (2)Mashpee (3)Millis-Hopedale (4)
YearDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5Division 6Division 7Division 8
2017Everett (12)King Philip Regional (2)St. John's (10) Melrose Dennis-Yarmouth Regional (2)Middleborough (4)Mashpee (4)Millis (5)
2018St. John's Prep (4)North Andover (2)Springfield Central (8)Nashoba Regional (5) Scituate Stoneham Blackstone Valley (3)St. Bernard's (2)
2019St. John's Prep (5)Mansfield (8)Springfield Central (9)Melrose (2)Swampscott (3)Ashland (2)Abington (5)St. Bernard's (3)
2020No state tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021Springfield Central (10)Catholic Memorial (3) Marblehead Scituate (2)Swampscott (4) Rockland (4)Cohasset (2) Randolph
2022St. Johns Prep (6)Catholic Memorial (4)Wakefield (2)Duxbury (6) North Reading St. Mary's (2)West Boylston (3)Hull (3)
2023Xaverian Brothers (9)King Philip Regional (3) Milton Duxbury (7)Foxboro (5)Fairhaven (4) Uxbridge (3)West Boylston (4)
2024Xaverian Brothers (10)Catholic Memorial (5)North Attleborough (8)Scituate (3)Shawsheen Valley (2) Hudson (2)Uxbridge (4)West Boylston (5)

Most Championships

RankSchoolNumberYears
1Longmeadow131985, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
2Leominster121973, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2011, 2012
3Everett121997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017
4Brockton111972, 1973, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2005
5Northbridge111974, 1987, 1989, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015
6St. John's101977, 1985, 1988, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2017
7Springfield Central101991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021
8Xaverian Brothers101986, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2023, 2024
9Clinton81994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010
10Bishop Feehan81997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012
11Mansfield81992, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2019

Vocational Champions

In addition, the Massachusetts Vocational Athletic Directors Association (MVADA) holds a tournament for vocational schools that do not qualify for the MIAA tournament or who are eliminated in the first round of the MIAA Playoffs. However, these championships are not recognized by the MIAA. The vocational champions are listed below: [4] [5]

YearLargeSmall
2004 Bay Path South Shore
2005 Whittier Dean Tech
2006 Shawsheen Assabet Valley
2007Shawsheen (2)South Shore (2)
2008Bay Path (2)South Shore (3)
2009 Lynn Tech Blackstone Valley
2010 Greater New Bedford North Shore Tech
2011Greater New Bedford (2) Lynn Tech
2012Greater New Bedford (3) Blue Hills
2013 Blackstone Valley Blue Hills (2)
2014Whittier Tech (2)Essex Tech (2)
2015 Monty Tech Essex Tech (3)
2016 Northeast Metro Upper Cape
2017 Assabet Lynn Tech (2)
2018 Greater Lawrence Nashoba Valley Tech
2019 Greater Lawrence South Shore (4)
2020No vocational tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021Northeast Metro (2)Blue Hills (4)
2022Bay Path (3)South Shore (5)
2023Bay Path (4)Blue Hills (5)
2024Bay Path (5) Tri-County

See also

References

  1. "Football". miaa.net. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  2. Barboza, Scott (October 26, 2012). "MIAA adopts new football playoff format". ESPN . Marlborough, Massachusetts . Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  3. Garven, Rich (April 8, 2016). "High school football playoff system remains after decisive vote". Telegram & Gazette . Milford, Massachusetts . Retrieved August 14, 2021. The number of divisions is expanded from six to eight.
  4. "Past Vocational Football Champions" (PDF). MVADA. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  5. "Fall Champions". MVADA. December 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2023.