This is a list of the Virginia state high school football champions which have been sanctioned by the Virginia High School League (VHSL).
List of Virginia state high school football champions
Year Class 6 Class 5 Class 4 Class 3 Class 2 Class 1 2025 Oscar Smith Maury Varina Lake Taylor Strasburg Rappahannock 2024 Oscar Smith Maury Phoebus Liberty Christian Graham Essex 2023 Freedom (Woodbridge) Maury Phoebus Liberty Christian Radford Galax 2022 Freedom (Woodbridge) Highland Springs Dinwiddie Phoebus Graham Riverheads 2021 Oscar Smith Stone Bridge Varina Phoebus King William Riverheads 2020 Oscar Smith Stone Bridge Salem Lafayette Appomattox County Riverheads 2019 South County Maury Lake Taylor Hopewell Appomattox County Riverheads 2018 Manchester Highland Springs Woodgrove Heritage (Lynchburg) Graham Riverheads 2017 Westfield Highland Springs Salem Hopewell Appomattox County Riverheads Year Class 6A Class 5A Class 4A Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A 2016 Westfield Highland Springs Salem Blacksburg Appomattox County Riverheads 2015 Westfield Highland Springs Salem Magna Vista Appomattox County Galax 2014 Ocean Lakes L.C. Bird Lake Taylor Magna Vista Glenvar Altavista 2013 Centreville L.C. Bird Dinwiddie Northside Giles Altavista Year Division 6 Division 5 Division 4 Division 3 Division 2 Division 1 2012 L.C. Bird Lake Taylor Briar Woods Brookville Goochland George Wythe (Wytheville) 2011 Oscar Smith Phoebus Briar Woods Brookville Gretna Clintwood 2010 Battlefield Phoebus Briar Woods Poquoson Gate City Riverheads 2009 Thomas Dale Phoebus Broad Run Northside Essex Altavista 2008 Oscar Smith Phoebus Broad Run James Monroe Gretna Franklin 2007 Westfield Stone Bridge Amherst County Monticello Gretna Buffalo Gap 2006 Osbourn Phoebus Amherst County Richlands Goochland Riverheads 2005 Oakton Hampton Salem Turner Ashby Giles William Campbell 2004 Landstown Meadowbrook Salem Gretna Manassas Park Franklin 2003 Westfield Hopewell Powhatan Gretna Gate City Sussex Central 2002 C.D. Hylton Phoebus Heritage (Lynchburg) Liberty (Bedford) George Wythe (Wytheville) William Campbell 2001 James W. Robinson Phoebus Lafayette Harrisonburg Westmoreland Bath County 2000 Centreville Heritage (Newport News) Salem Rustburg King William Riverheads 1999 C.D. Hylton Culpeper County Salem Brookville Madison County Surry County 1998 C.D. Hylton Hampton Salem Nottoway Powell Valley Surry County 1997 James W. Robinson Hampton Spotsylvania Gate City Powell Valley Appalachia 1996 Chantilly Hampton Salem James Monroe Powhatan Appalachia 1995 Indian River Hampton Amherst County Graham Powell Valley Bath County 1994 Annandale Patrick Henry (Ashland) Spotsylvania John Handley Powell Valley Appalachia 1993 Annandale I.C. Norcom Rustburg Jefferson Forest Giles Middlesex 1992 Pulaski County Bethel Richlands Jefferson Forest Central (Lunenburg) Appalachia 1991 Halifax County Woodrow Wilson Spotsylvania Nottoway Sussex Central William Monroe 1990 Gar-Field West Potomac Tabb Rustburg Powell Valley King and Queen 1989 West Potomac Woodrow Wilson Blacksburg Graham Powell Valley Appalachia 1988 Hampton E. C. Glass Park View (Sterling) Martinsville Lexington Jonesville 1987 T. C. Williams Courtland Tabb James Monroe Central (Lunenburg) Parry McCluer 1986 Hampton Thomas Edison Tazewell James Monroe Central (Lunenburg) Parry McCluer Year AAA AA A 1985 Hampton Courtland Powell Valley 1984 T. C. Williams John Handley Covington 1983 Mount Vernon Courtland Parry McCluer 1982 George Washington Courtland Powell Valley 1981 Hampton Tabb J. J. Kelly 1980 Hampton Giles Central (Lunenburg) 1979 Petersburg Southampton Parry McCluer 1978 Annandale Southampton Clintwood 1977 Hampton Blacksburg Parry McCluer 1976 Bethel Blacksburg Madison County 1975 Hampton Martinsville Clintwood 1974 Bethel Gate City Clintwood 1973 Patrick Henry Southampton Madison County 1972 Annandale Radford John I. Burton 1971 T. C. Williams Radford Appalachia 1970 James Wood Gate City Chilhowie
Starting in 1970, the Virginia High School League organized playoffs to determine a state champion in each school size classification.
1969 – Hampton 1968 – George Washington 1967 – Annandale, Douglas Freeman, Princess Anne 1966 – Granby 1965 – Annandale 1964 – Andrew Lewis 1963 – Lane 1962 – Graham 1961 – Highland Springs 1960 – Washington & Lee 1959 – Norview 1958 – Hermitage 1957 – Jefferson Senior 1956 – Washington & Lee 1955 – Norview 1954 – Woodrow Wilson 1953 – Granby 1952 – Thomas Jefferson (Richmond) 1951 – Hopewell 1950 – Hopewell, Hampton 1949 – Hopewell 1948 – Hampton 1947 – Woodrow Wilson 1946 – Granby 1945 – Granby 1944 – George Washington, Granby, Petersburg 1943 – Thomas Jefferson (Richmond) 1942 – Hampton 1941 – John Marshall 1940 – John Marshall 1939 – Maury 1938 – E.C. Glass 1937 – Petersburg 1936 – Hampton 1935 – Maury 1934 – Lane 1933 – E.C. Glass 1932 – Maury 1931 – Newport News 1930 – E.C. Glass 1929 – Maury, Newport News 1928 – Jefferson Senior 1927 – Woodrow Wilson 1926 – Woodrow Wilson 1925 – Newport News 1924 – Jefferson Senior 1923 – Jefferson Senior 1922 – Jefferson Senior 1921 – Maury 1920 – Newport News
Most state football championships Team Titles Title Years (Fall) Hampton Crabbers 17 1936, 1942, 1948, 1950, 1969, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005 Phoebus Phantoms 11 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Salem Spartans 10 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 Riverheads Gladiators 10 2000, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
See also
Virginia High School League
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References
External links Virginia High School League: Football