Final Top 10 Massachusetts high school football rankings (12/10/2024)

Catholic Memorial tops the state rankings as the MIAA state championship games wrapped up last weekend in Foxborough

Xaverian senior Peter Matheos celebrates by holding up the Agganis Trophy after defeating Needham, 14-7, in the MIAA Division 1 Super Bowl game at Gillette Stadium, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. / Wicked Local Staff Photo/David Sokol / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The 2024 Massachusetts high school football season is now in the books and now teams prepare for the off-season.

Predicting the winners of the 2024 Massachusetts high school football state championships

Before all the programs head into basketball season, we have the final complete breakdown of the elite Massachusetts high school football teams, as we see them.

2024 High School On SI Football Final Top 10 Massachusetts high school football rankings

1. Catholic Memorial (12-1)

Catholic Memorial players pose with the Final 4 banner and trophy after beating Bridgewater-Raynham in an MIAA Division 2 Quarterfinal on Nov. 16, 2024. / Cameron Merritt/Taunton Daily Gazette / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Knights decisively defeated King Philip Regional, 39-21, for the Division 2 state championship behind a balanced offensive attack led by running back Mekhi Dodd. Catholic Memorial solified the No. 1 spot.

2. Xaverian Brothers (9-4)

Xaverian sophomore quarterback Will Wood passes the ball during the MIAA Division 1 Super Bowl game against Needham at Gillette Stadium, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Xaverian defeated Needham, 14-7, to become the Division 1 state champions. / Wicked Local Staff Photo/David Sokol / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

This time last year just about, Xaverian Brothers were celebrating a Division 1 state championship victory. They did it again with this time a 14-7 victory over a previously undefeated Needham squad. Though the road back to the title game was a little bumpy, this group is battle tested with plenty of players with experience from a season ago. We had to bump them up in these final rankings.

3. Needham (12-1)

All throughout the season, the Rockets have proven themselves worthy of the top 5 ranking, but they drop a spot after falling, 14-7, to Xaverian Brothers in the Division 1 championship game.

4. King Philip Regional (12-1)

The Warriors were certainly a very worthy opponent going up against Catholic Memorial for the Division 2 championship, but fell short in a 39-21 loss at Gillette Stadium. A solid season, nonetheless, for King Philip Regional.

5. St. John’s Prep (10-1)

Though this is a private school and St. John’s Prep season has been over for about a week now, they defeated Xaverian Brothers on Thanksgiving. Hard to ignore this club’s most recent victory, despite the season ending against Needham in a 22-14 loss.

6. Scituate (13-0)

Sailors QB Jonny Donovan sets to pass with some protection from #6 Grayson Foley. The Scituate Sailors defeated the Duxbury Dragons, 29-13, to capture the Division 4 State Championship at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, December 5, 2024 / Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

It’s been an impressive playoff run for the Sailors throughout the Division 4 playoffs and they capped it with a state championship banner. Scituate defeated Duxbury, 29-13, for the Division 4 title.

7. Boston College High (9-3)

The Eagles are no longer in contention for a state championship, but if you look up and down their schedule, they've competed with the best the state has to offer.

8. Grafton (10-1)

The Gators will have leaned on the running abilities of tailback Finn Gilmore this season. Gilmore led Grafton with 1,531 yards and scored 24 touchdowns this fall. Grafton's season ended against Sciuate in a playoff loss.

9. Hudson (13-0)

Hudson High School senior quarterback Jake Attaway, with Savion Newton-Clark and Johnny McPartland in the end zone after a touchdown run against Fairhaven in the state Div. 6 championship at Gillette Stadium, Dec. 4, 2024. / Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Art Illman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Hawks went into Division 6 state championship game needing a solid all around performance from quarterback Jake Attaway and they go that and then some. Hudson pulled off a 21-14 victory, vaulting them into our final set of rankings.

10. Duxbury (10-3)

The Dragons into last week’s Division 4 state championship game with confidence at their backs because of their postseason performances previously. Despite that, Duxbury ended up falling short of their overall goal, losing 29-13 to a very good Scituate team. We decided to keep this club at the last spot because they have proven themselves as one of the state's top teams regardless.

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-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @highschoolonsi