Category: USA High School Football

USA High School Football National Champions 2001-2020

11 Man National Champions

YearChampionsCity/TownState
2001De La Salle ConcordCalifornia
2002De La SalleConcordCalifornia
2003WestlakeWestlake VillageCalifornia
2004Colerain CardinalsCincinnatiOhio
2005Carroll DragonsSouthlakeTexas
2006Carroll DragonsSouthlakeTexas
2007St. XavierCincinnatiOhio
2008St. IgnatiusClevelandOhio
2009AbileneAbileneTexas
2010St. EdwardLakewoodOhio
2011Don Bosco PrepRamseyNew Jersey
2012AllenAllenTexas
2013St. John BoscoBellflowerCalifornia
2014De La SalleConcordCalifornia
2015De La SalleConcordCalifornia
2016Bishop Gorman GaelsLas VegasNevada
2017Mater DeiSanta AnaCalifornia
2018Mater DeiSanta AnaCalifornia
2019St. John BoscoBellflowerCalifornia
2020 *Mater DeiSanta AnaCalifornia
[References: 2]

Note: * Season Unfinished.

Report

Three High Schools with Irish Connections have become National Football Champions (American Football) in USA in the last 20 years. In 2004 Colerain Cardinals, from Colerain, Cincinnati, Ohio, named after the town of Coleraine in Co. Derry, Ireland, were National Champions, and the two following years, 2005 and 2006, Carroll Dragons from Southlake in Texas, were Champions, with Carroll being an Irish surname from the Co. Louth area. Bishop Gorman High School, which proudly declares itself the home of the Gaels in Las Vegas, Nevada, and also proudly the oldest Catholic High School in the entire state, won the National Championship in 2016.

References

Websites

[1] CalPreps (2020) National Champions [Internet] Available from: http://calpreps.com/2020/national_champs.htm [Accessed 7 May 2021]

[2] Colerain Cardinals (2020) [Internet] Available from: https://wearecolerain.org/ [Accessed 7 May 2021]

[3] Dragon Sports Network (2021) Carroll Southlake [Internet] Available from: https://www.dragonsportsnetwork.com/ [Accessed 7 May 2021]

[4] Bishop Gorman High School (2021) Home of the Gaels [Internet] Available from: https://www.bishopgorman.org/ [Accessed 7 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Conor and Maurice Lynch and Irene Carroll.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 7 May 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

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Washington Interscholastic Activities Association High School Football Championships 4A 1973-Present

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Logo [Ref: 5]

4A Championship Finals 1973-Present

YearWinnersRunners-Up
1973-74Kentridge26Wenatchee24
1974-75Bishop Blanchet14Mount Tahoma6
1975-76Foss (12-0)17Richland (12-1)7
1976-77Snohomish (13-0)20Federal Way (12-1)7
1977-78Sumner (12-2)12Gonzaga Prep (11-2)7
1978-79Snoohomish (13-0)14Ingraham (10-3)8
1979-80Mount Tahoma (12-0)37Rogers Puyallup (12-1)3
1980-81Mount Tahoma (12-0)21Issaquah (12-1)3
1981-82Richland (12-1)7Kentridge (11-2)6
1982-83Gonzaga Prep (11-2)25South Kitsap (12-1)7
1983-84Bellevue (12-2)17Kennewick (9-4)14
1984-85Juanita (13-0)41South Kitsap (12-1)27
1985-86Juanita (13-0)28Gonzaga Prep (11-1)13
1986-87Gonzaga Prep (12-0)14Juanita (11-2)7
1987-88Puyallup (11-2)27Gonzaga Prep (10-2)21
1988-89Ingraham (11-1)21Kentwood (11-2)0
1989-90Curtis (12-1)25Kentwood (11-2)0
1990-91Curtis (11-2)30Newport Bellevue (12-1)14
1991-92Cascade Everett (12-1)14Puyallup (12-2)7
1992-93Newport Bellevue (13-0)48Puyallup (12-1)21
1993-94Turnwater (12-1)33Inglemoor (11-2)7
1994-95South Kitsap (13-0)15Walla Walla (11-2)10
1995-96Curtis (13-1)49Kamiakin (10-3)7
1996-97Curtis (13-1)34Richland (11-3)15
1997-98Central Valley (13-1)49South Kitsap (12-1)13
1998-99Pasco (13-1)17Wilson (12-1)0
1999-2000Richland (13-1)21Kentwood (12-2)18
2000-01Pasco (14-0)20Bethel (11-3)3
2001-02Kentwood (13-1)38Pasco (13-1)24
2002-03Kentwood (13-1)35Capital (10-3)28
2003-04Pasco (13-1)21Ballard (11-3)14
2004-05Evergreen Vancouver (14-0)28Skyline (12-2)14
2005-06Skyline (14-0)35Woodinville (11-3)21
2006-07Oak Harbour (13-1)21Bothell (12-2)14
2007-08Lewis & Clark (11-2)21Bothell (13-1)14
2008-09Skyline (14-0)20Issaquah (11-3)15
2009-10Skyline (12-2)45Ferris (10-4)21
2010-11Ferris24Skyline16
2011-12Skyline38Skyviw7
2012-13Skyline49Bellarmine Prep24
2013-14Wenatchee33Gig Harbour31
2014-15Bothell24Chiawana14
2015-16Gonzaga Prep34Skyline16
2016-17Camas24Richland14
2017-18Richland38Woodinville11
2018-19Union52Lake Stevens20
2019-20Camas35Bothell14
Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 4A Championship Finals 1974-Present [Ref: 2]

Note: Teams Final (Won-Loss) record in (Brackets)

Classifications 1923-Present

YearsPrevious ClassificationCurrent Classification
1923-30; 1934-41; 1944-45Single Classification4A
1931-32; 1942; 1946-57A
B		4A
B
1958-1968AA
A
B		4A
1A
B
1969-1997AAA
AA
A
B		4A
3A
1A
B
1998-20064A
3A
2A
1A
B		4A
3A
2A
1A
B
2007-Present4A
3A
1A
2B
1B
Classifications 1923-Present (Then and now) [Ref: 4]

Note: A Leagues are higher than B Leagues, and AAA higher than AA etc. In the new classification the past standings and Championships have been reclassified, and so 4A is the highest, followed by 3A etc.

Report

Player-Coach of the Erris (Mayo) Rams in 2009, Brian Wilson, a native of Glengad, Co. Mayo, played defensive linebacker for Kamiakin High School in Washington State in the 1980s. He went over there on a school exchange program, and knew enough about American Football through watching it in TV in Ireland to have known the rules. When he came back to Ireland he did not think he would ever play American Football again, but when the Erris Rams set up in Castlebar he got involved as a 38-year-old player-coach.

The Kamiakin High School Played AAA Football during the spell he played there, the highest level in Washington State High School Football (they now play 3A). AAA has since been reclassified as 4A. Kamiakin High School won the 3A State Championship in 2016-17. The Football team are known as the Kamiakin Braves.

Kamiakin High School Logo [Ref: 6]

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1986) “Rams with a plan” Western People. Tuesday, January 13, 2009. pg. 53 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Websites

[2] Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (2020)Tournament history [Activity: football] [Year: 1974-1975 to 2019-2020] [Internet] Available from: http://wiaa.com/tournhistory.aspx [Accessed 4 June 2020]

[3] Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (2020) School history [Activity: football] [School: Kamiakin HS] [Internet] Available from: http://wiaa.com/schoolhistory.aspx [Accessed 4 June 2020]

[4] Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (2020) State Championship Tournament History [Internet] Available from: http://www.wiaa.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=338 [Accessed 4 June 2020]

Images

[5] Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (2020) headerleft [Internet] Available from: http://www.wiaa.com/images/header-left.png [Accessed 4 June 2020]

[6] Kamikian High School (2020) kamikian [Internet] Available from: https://kamiakin.ksd.org/images/kamiakin.png [Accessed 4 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 May 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

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Georgia High School Association Football Champions AA and A 1947-Present

GHSA AA and A Football Champions 1947-Present

YearAA Football ChampionsA Football Champions
1947Lanier
1948LanierFitzgerald
1949BrownDecatur
1950DecaturRockmart
1951Richmond AcademyValdosta
1952MurphyValdosta
1953GradyValdosta
1954RossvilleJesup
1955Rossville / La Grange (tie)Athens
1956ValdostaCarrollton / Statesboro (tie)
1957ValdostaStatesboro
1958Avondale / ThomasvilleStephens County
1959Wayne CountyDublin Fighting Irish
1960WaycrossDublin Fighting Irish
1961WaycrossCarrollton
1962RossvilleAmericus
1963CedartownDublin Flighting Irish
1964Douglas CountyCarrollton
1965West RomeAmericus
1966North FultonStatesboro
1967DaltonThomson
1968St. Pius XThomson
1969North SpringsCoosa
1970Woodward AcademyRoswell
1971WestminsterCarrollton
1972Southwest DeKalbCarrollton
1973Southwest AtlantaMt. de Sales
1974AmericusCarrollton
1975AmericusIrwin County
1976AvondaleTurner County
1977WaycrossEast Rome
1978East RomeBuford
1979ModelJohnson County
1980Mary PersonsGreenville
1981CommerceDouglass-Montezuma
1982West RomePalmetto
1983West RomePalmetto
1984West RomeGreenville
1985West RomeLincoln County
1986Central CarrolltonLincoln County
1987Central CarrolltonLincoln County
1988R.E.LeeClinch County
1989Mitchell-BakerLincoln County
1990PepperwellLincoln County
1991CartersvilleClinch County
1992Mitchell-BakerBowdon
1993Greene-TaliaferroLincoln County
1994Washington CountyBrooks County
1995Elbert CountyLincoln County
1996Washington CountyMacon County
1997Washington CountyManchester
1998CarrolltonDarlington
1999CartersvilleCharlton County
2000AmericusCommerce
2001AmericusBuford
2002BufordClinch County
2003Charlton CountyHawkinsville
2004Charlton CountyHawkinsville / Clinch County (tie)
2005Charlton CountyLincoln County
2006Charlton County / Dublin Fighting IrishLincoln County
2007BufordEmanuel County Institute
2008BufordWesleyan
2009BufordWilcox County
2010BufordClinch County
2011CalhounSavannah Christian
2012Jefferson
2013Lovett
2014Benedictine
2015Pace Academy
2016Benedictine
2017Hapeville Charter
2018Heard County
2019Dublin Fighting Irish
Georgia High School Association Football Champions 1947-Present [Ref: 1]

Report

Dublin High School Fighting Irish, based in the ‘Shamrock Bowl’, Dublin City, won the AA title in 2006 in a tie with Charlton County. In 2019 they won it for the first time outright. It was their fifth GHSA Football Championship having previously won the A Championship in 1959, 1960 and 1963.

The Dublin City High School Fighting Irish play their games at the ‘Shamrock Bowl’, 100 Shamrock Drive, Dublin, Georgia, 31021.

Georgia High School Association Football System 1947-Present

The AA High School Football Championship in Georgia, USA, was the top level in the Georgia High School Association Football system from 1947 to 1955, when it cbecame the second level from 1956 to 1977. In 1978 a new AAAA tier was introduced, making AA the third level, and in 2000, a AAAAA Tier was introduced, making AA the fourth tier, until 2012 when a AAAAAA level was introduced and then in 2016 7A, making 2A the 6th tier. in 2012 also A was split into A Private and A Public.

Years
1947AA
1948-1955AAABC
1956-1971AAAAAABC
1972-1977AAAAAAB
1978-1999AAAAAAAAAA
2000-2011AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
2012-2015AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA PrivateA Public
2016-Present7A6A5A4A3A2AA PrivateA Public
GHSA Football System 1947-Present [Ref: 1]

Video of Dublin Fighting Irish – AA Quarter-Finals 2018

References

Websites

[1] Georgia High School Association (2020) GHSA Football Champions [Internet] Available from: https://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-football-champions [Accessed 30 April 2020]

[2] Stadium Connection (2020) Shamrock Bowl ‘Home of the Fighting irish’ [Internet] Available from: http://stadiumconnection.com/stadium.php?id=1440 [Accessed 30 April 2020]

[3] Stadium Connection (2020) Shamrock Bowl ‘Home of the Fighting irish’ [Internet] Available from: http://stadiumconnection.com/simages/1440.jpg [Accessed 30 April 2020]

Media

[4] You Tube TV35 WDIG Channel(2018) Game of the Week Heard County Braves vs Dublin Fighting Irish AA Quarter Finals [Internet] Available from: https://youtu.be/2r-Eu_PpZ9Q [Accessed 7 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy & Ciaran Simms.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 30 April 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.