Below is information about the team record for most total state championships in N.C. High School Athletic Association state history.

Team Record: Most State Championships | NCHSAA

Note: The NCHSAA did not play state championships for much of the 1960s and into the early 70s. Teams’ seasons ended with a regional championship. Those titles are not officially recognized by the NCHSAA and are not counted here.

1. Reidsville – 20 championships (1930-present)

Tabbed as the football capitol of North Carolina, Reidsville High School holds the state record for most total football state championships with 20. Reidsville won its first state title in 1930, beating Apex 20-7 in the Class B championship game. The following season, Reidsville beat Apex for a second time in the state championship game, 6-0. Then in 1932, the Rams won their third straight title, beating Elizabeth City 32-12.

Reidsville’s first runner-up finish came in 1934 when it lost to Edenton 6-0. But the Rams were back on top in 1937, beating Hamlet 19-6. Reidsville won back-to-back Class B titles in 1939 and 1940, beating Hamlet 18-0 and Elizabeth City 14-12.

Reidsville played Laurinburg in three consecutive 1A title games in 1943-1945, The two teams tied 6-6 in 1943, Laurinburg won 8-7 in 1944, and Reidsville claimed a 27-0 win in 1945.

In 1949, Reidsville began another three-year streak of state championship game appearances. Reidsville lost to Henderson 20-14 in the 1A championship game in 1949, beat Henderson 26-0 in the 2A championship game in 1950, and lost to Lumberton 18-13 in the 2A title game in 1951. In 1954, Reidsville won the 2A title over Graham, 20-6.

From 1961-1971, the NCHSAA did not play state championship games. Instead, the NCHSAA ended the season at the regional championships. Reidsville won two Region 2/West regional championships (and tied in a third) at the 3A level during that time period, but the NCHSAA does not count those as state championship wins. However, many people in the community in Reidsville do count those as state championships.

There was a drought of state championship appearances for Reidsville after that. The next state title for the Rams came at the 2AA level in 2002, the first year the NCHSAA subdivided the state playoffs. Reidsville beat Bandys 34-14 in the state championship game, giving the program its 10th title all-time. The same two teams played again in the 2003 state championship and the result was the same — a Reidsville win, this time 68-12.

In 2005, Reidsville and Shelby — two perennial powers — met in the 2AA state championship game. Shelby won 26-18. But the 2000s lit the fire in the Reidsville dynasty again.

Reidsville won three straight state titles at the 2AA level from 2007-2009. The Rams beat Shelby 28-20 in 2007, then defeated East Lincoln 24-7 in 2008, and then Newton-Conover 28-6 in 2009.

The Rams dropped down to the 2A classification years later and returned to the state championship in 2016 where it dominated Edenton Holmes 58-12, winning its 15th state title. After dropping the state title game in 2017 to Wallace-Rose Hill (35-28 in OT), Reidsville won three straight 2A state championships beginning in 2018. The Rams beat Northeastern 31-28 in 2018 and 14-0 in 2019, then in the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened spring season of 2021, Reidsville beat Mountain Heritage 35-6 in the championship game.

Reidsville lost to East Duplin, 24-21 in the 2022 2A state championship but came back to defeat Clinton for a state title one year later.

Reidsville’s record in football state championships is 19-7-1.

Reidsville State Championship Appearances

• 1930 Class B: def. Apex 20-7
• 1931 Class B: def. Apex 6-0
• 1932 Class B: def. Elizabeth City 32-12
• 1934 Class B: L Edenton 6-0
• 1937 Class B: def. Hamlet 19-6
• 1939 Class B: def. Hamlet 18-0
• 1940 Class B: def. Elizabeth City 14-12
• 1943 Class A: tie Laurinburg 6-6
• 1944 Class A: L Laurinburg 8-7
• 1945 Class A: def. Laurinburg 27-0
• 1949 Class A: L Henderson 20-14
• 1950 2A: def. Henderson 26-0
• 1951 2A: L Lumberton 18-13
• 1954 2A: def. Graham 20-6
• 1963 3A Region 2: tie Brevard 0-0
• 1969 3Aw: def. Mount Airy 35-12
• 1970 3Aw: def. Pisgah 10-7
• 2002 2AA: def. Bandys 34-14
• 2003 2AA: def. Bandys 68-12
• 2005 2AA: L Shelby 26-18
• 2007 2AA: def. Shelby 28-20
• 2008 2AA: def. E. Lincoln 24-7
• 2009 2AA: def. Newton-Conover 28-6
• 2016 2A: def. Holmes 58-12
• 2017 2A: L Wallace-Rose Hill 35-28
• 2018 2A:: def. Northeastern 31-29
• 2019 2A: def. Northeastern 14-0
• 2020 2A: def. Mt. Heritage 35-6
• 2022 2A: L East Duplin 24-21
• 2023 2A: def. Clinton 28-18

2. Robbinsville – 14 championships (1969-present)

17 appearances. 15-2 overall. 14-2 in recognized championship games. 14 championships recognized by the NCHSAA.

• 1966 1A Region 4: def. Spruce Pine 34-7
• 1969 1A: def. Manteo 14-8
• 1970 1A: def. Saratoga 28-6
• 1971 1A: lost to Robersonville 30-18
• 1973 1A: def. Rosewood 50-0
• 1974 1A: def. Manteo 27-0
• 1976 1A: def. Princeton 34-6
• 1977 1A: def. Rock Ridge 42-7
• 1979 1A: def. Princeton 46-8
• 1980 1A: def. Rosewood 40-0
• 1981 1A: def. Wilkinson 68-0
• 1982 1A: def. Bath 21-6
• 1983 1A: def. Creswell 28-6
• 1992 1A: def. Lakewood 35-0
• 2014 1A: def. Plymouth 21-18
• 2015 1A: lost to Plymouth 28-20
• 2019 1A: def. Northampton County 45-14

3. Shelby – 12 championships (1986-present)

17 appearances. 12-5 overall.

• 1924: lost to Rockingham 7-0
• 1986 3A: def. Havelock 9-6
• 1987 3A: def. Williams 19-0,
• 1988 3A: lost to Cummings 41-14
• 1997 2A: lost to Clinton 30-14
• 1998 2A: def. Tarboro 34-14
• 2004 2A: lost to Southwest Onslow 49-21
• 2005 2AA: def. Reidsville 26-18
• 2006 2AA: def. Southern Vance 27-24
• 2007 2AA: lost to Reidsville 28-20
• 2013 2A: def. Southwest Onslow 29-7
• 2014 2A: def. Clinton 31-7
• 2015 2A: def. Kinston 57-21
• 2016 2AA: def. Northside-Jacksonville 28-6
• 2018 2AA: def. North Davidson 42-21
• 2019 2AA: def. Salisbury 34-0
• 2021 2A: def. Wallace-Rose Hill 55-34

4. Murphy – 10 championships (1974-present)

16 appearances. 11-5 overall. 10-3 in recognized championship games. 10 championships recognized by the NCHSAA.

• 1961 2A Region 3: L Appalachian 20-13
• 1962 2A Region 3: L Appalachian 39-7
• 1970 2Aw: def. Bandys 20-8
• 1974 2A: def. Robersonville 32-22
• 1986 1A: def. Tabor City 27-3
• 1987 1A: def. Columbia 56-15
• 1991 1A: def. Rosewood 30-3
• 1994 1A: L North Edgecombe 7-6
• 1996 1A: def. North Edgecombe 13-0
• 2010 1A: L Wallace-Rose Hill 22-21
• 2011 1A: def. Jones 21-6
• 2012 1A: L Plymouth 20-15
• 2013 1A: def. Plymouth 35-34
• 2016 1A: def. Plymouth 15-14
• 2018 1A: def. Pamlico 60-27
• 2020 1A: def. Northside-Pinetown 14-7

5. Tarboro – 9 championships (1984-present)

16 appearances. 10-6 overall, 9-6 in officially recognized championship games. Nine championships recognized by the NCHSAA.

• 1965 3A Region 1: def. Greenville 13-7
• 1984 3A: def. A.L. Brown 20-0
• 1998 2A: L Shelby 34-14
• 2008 2A: L Newton-Conover 51- 28
• 2009 2A: def. Mountain Heritage 28-3
• 2010 2A: def. Carver 21-13
• 2011 2A: def. Lincolnton 39-36
• 2012 2A: L East Lincoln 24-20
• 2017 1AA: def. Mount Airy 32-7
• 2018 1AA: def. E. Surry 50-10
• 2019 1AA: L East Surry 56-28
• 2020 1AA: def. E. Surry 25-7
• 2021 1A: def. Mitchell 28-7
• 2022 1A: L Mount Airy 20-7
• 2023 1A: L Mount Airy 21-3
• 2024 1A: def. Corvian Community 45-24

T6. Swain County – 8 championships (1979-present)

12 appearances. 8-4 overall. 8-3 in recognized championship games.

• 1964 2A Region 4: L Appalachian 25-12
• 1979 2A: def. Clayton 28-21
• 1985 1A: def. North Edgecombe 32-0
• 1988 1A: def. Midway 23-7
• 1989 1A: def. Currituck 35-14
• 1990 1A: def. Roanoke 40-14
• 1993 1A: L Hobbton 29-12
• 1995 1A: L Williamston 21-7
• 2001 1A: def. Williamston 38-19
• 2004 1A: def. Southside 16-14
• 2011 1AA: def. Ayden-Grifton 20-14
• 2012 1AA: L Southwest Onslow 44-34

T6. Charlotte Catholic – 8 championships (1977-present)

11 appearances. 8-3 overall.

• 1977 2A: def. Clayton 42-20
• 2004 2AA: def. Western Alamance 14-7
• 2005 3AA: def. Williams 21-13
• 2006 3AA: L E. Randolph 15-7
• 2007 3AA: L Dudley 28-20
• 2014 4A: L New Bern 23-15
• 2015 4A: def. Rose 27-20
• 2017 3A: def. Havelock 28-14
• 2018 3A: def. Jacksonville 17-14
• 2019 3A: def. S. Nash 23-7
• 2020 3A: def. Havelock 14-7

T8. Mount Airy – 7 championships (1935-present)

14 appearances. 9-5 overall. 7-5 in recognized championship games. Seven championships recognized by the NCHSAA.

• 1935 Class B: def. Edenton 7-0
• 1938 Class B: def. Whiteville 26-18
• 1941 Class A: L Laurinburg 20- 6
• 1942 Class A: def. Scotland Neck 41-0
• 1946 Class A: def. Wadesboro 38-0
• 1947 Class A: L Henderson 25-14
• 1948 Class A: def. Laurinburg 26-0
• 1968 3A West: def. Mount Tabor 19-0
• 1969 3A West: L Reidsville 35-12
• 2008 1A: def. Williamston 37-14
• 2009 1A: L Wallace-Rose Hill 38-37
• 2017 1AA: L Tarboro 32-7
• 2022 1A: def. Tarboro 20-7
• 2023 1A: def. Tarboro 21-3

T8. Richmond Senior – 7 championships (1978-present)

Eight appearances as Richmond Senior. 7-1 overall.

• 1976 4A: L T.W. Andrews 6-0
• 1978 4A: def. West Charlotte 14-0
• 1988 4A: def. West Charlotte 17-0
• 1989 4A: def. A.C. Reynolds 39-13
• 1990 4A: def. W. Forsyth 9-7
• 1997 4A: def. Douglas Byrd 27-7
• 1998 4A: def. Garner 36-6
• 2008 4AA: def. Jack Britt 38-35

T8. Thomasville – 7 championships (1988-present)

10 appearances. 7-3 overall.

• 1983 3A: L Eastern Randolph 21-6
• 1987 2A: L Whiteville 14-12
• 1988 2A: def. Hertford County 13-10
• 1990 2A: L Clinton 14-6
• 1991 2A: def. W. Brunswick 21-6
• 1995 2A: def. Clinton 16-0
• 2004 1AA: def. Wallace-Rose Hill 15-14
• 2005 1AA: def. Wallace-Rose Hill 21-20
• 2006 1AA: def. James Kenan 13-7
• 2008 1AA: def. East Bladen 42-13

T8. Wallace-Rose Hill – 7 championships (1994-present)

11 appearances. 7-4 overall.

• 1994 2A: def. Lincolnton 35-24
• 2001 1AA: L Albemarle 66-28
• 2004 1AA: L Thomasville 15-14
• 2005 1AA: L Thomasville 21-20
• 2009 1A: def. Mount Airy 38-37 in OT
• 2010 1A: def. Murphy 22-21
• 2014 1AA: def. Starmount 34-21
• 2015 1AA: def. Mitchell 48-28
• 2016 1AA: def. West Montgomery 30-7
• 2017 2A: def. Reidsville 35-28 in OT
• 2021 2A: L Shelby 55-34

T8. Independence – 7 championships (2000-present)

Eight appearances. 7-1 overall.

• 2000 4A: def. South View 24-19
• 2001 4A: def. Laney 49-25
• 2002 4AA: def. New Bern 41-20
• 2003 4AA: def. New Bern 54-7
• 2004 4AA: def. South View 41-7
• 2005 4AA: def. New Bern 38-19
• 2006 4AA: def. Riverside 49-19
• 2007 4AA: L New Bern 28-17

13. Crest – 6 championships (1994-present)

10 appearances. 6-4 overall.

• 1994 4A: def. Jacksonville 28-7
• 1996 4A: def. Douglas Byrd 20-7
• 2001 3A: L Parkland 27-21
• 2003 3AA: def. E. Randolph 40-0
• 2004 3AA: def. Dudley 26-14
• 2010 3AA: L Northern Guilford 21-20
• 2011 3AA: L Northern Guilford 31-7
• 2013 3AA: L Southern Durham 38-31
• 2014 3A: def. Havelock 24-3
• 2015 3AA: def. Southern Durham 55-21

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