Believe it or not, but we’re already through the first two full weeks of the high school football season and Labor Day weekend has arrived.
For many states, they’re at least two or more games deep into the high school football season. Many began their seasons last week, and others will get going this week or next week.
With a few weeks of statistics in the books, we have an idea of the best team in each state so far—and in the country. For others, we’ll know in the upcoming weeks.
Here are the top teams from every state entering Labor Day weekend.
Alabama: Thompson (Alabaster)
2026 Record: 3-0
Alaska: Lathrop
2025 Record: 4-0
Arizona: Hamilton (Chandler)
2026 Record: 2-0
Arkansas: Benton
2026 Record: 1-0
California: Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)
2026 Record: 3-0
Colorado: Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village)
2026 Record: 2-0
Connecticut: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford)
2026 Record: 0-0
Delaware: Middletown
2026 Record: 0-0
Florida: St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)
2026 Record: 3-0
Georgia: Buford
2026 Record: 2-0
Hawaii: Mililani
2026 Record: 3-0
Idaho: Bishop Kelly (Boise)
2026 Record: 2-0
Illinois: East St. Louis
2026 Record: 2-1
Indiana: Brownsburg
2026 Record: 3-0
Iowa: Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines)
2026 Record: 2-0
Kansas: Manhattan
2026 Record: 0-0
Kentucky: Trinity (Louisville)
2026 Record: 3-0
Louisiana: Ruston
2026 Record: 1-0
Maine: Thornton Academy (Saco)
2026 Record: 0-0
Maryland: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
2026 Record: 2-0
Massachusetts: Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury)
2026 Record: 0-0
Michigan: Catholic Central (Novi)
2026 Record: 1-0
Minnesota: Maple Grove
2026 Record: 0-0
Mississippi: Tupelo
2026 Record: 2-0
Missouri: Lee’s Summit North
2026 Record: 1-1
Montana: Frenchtown
2026 Record: 2-0
Nebraska: Millard South (Omaha)
2026 Record: 2-0
Nevada: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
2026 Record: 3-1
New Hampshire: Phillips Exeter Academy
2026 Record: 0-0
New Jersey: Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey)
2026 Record: 2-0
New Mexico: Cleveland (Rio Rancho)
2026 Record: 3-0
New York: Iona Prep (New Rochelle)
2026 Record: 0-0
North Carolina: Hough (Cornelius)
2026 Record: 3-0
North Dakota: Kindred
2026 Record: 2-0
Ohio: Massillon Washington
2026 Record: 3-0
Oklahoma: Bixby
2026 Record: 2-0
Oregon: West Linn
2026 Record: 0-0
Pennsylvania: St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, PA)
2026 Record: 1-0
Rhode Island: Bishop Hendricken (Warwick)
2026 Record: 0-0
South Carolina: Dutch Fork
2026 Record: 2-0
South Dakota: Brandon Valley
2026 Record: 1-0
Tennessee: Baylor (Chattanooga)
2026 Record: 3-0
Texas: Waxahachie
2026 Record: 2-0
Utah: Corner Canyon (Draper)
2026 Record: 3-1
Vermont: Middlebury
2026 Record: 0-0
Virginia: St. James Academy (Springfield)
2026 Record: 2-0
Washington: Puyallup
2026 Record: 0-0
West Virginia: Martinsburg
2026 Record: 2-0
Wisconsin: Arrowhead (Hartland)
2026 Record: 3-0
Wyoming: Star Valley (Afton)
2026 Record: 1-0
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