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  • 2023 NEW JERSEY FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 40 PRESEASON RANKINGS

    In 2015, yours truly began covering Student Sections in Orange County, California. We expanded to Southern California in 2017 and two years ago, we added four more states and added 15 more states. We went to 40 states last fall.

    This last winter, we went to all 50 states. No one has ever done that before…until now!

    This is still a one-man operation for the most part.

    I know that Student Sections have a lot of work to do to get the students to the games to cheer on their classmates and go along with the theme and make sure they don’t cause trouble. These student sections deserve recognition.

    We will kick off the Student Section season with Preseason Football Student Section Rankings. REMEMBER, this is a PREVIEW. It is merely a prediction. The real rankings come out in November or December. 

    If you feel your student section isn’t ranked high enough or not ranked at all, let us know and we’ll keep a close eye on them.

    Every week, we will also have Student Section of the Week for each state. Once you win Student Section of the Week, you can’t win it again, but you still have to battle for the top spot in your state and perhaps the Nation as we will also name a Football Student Section National Champion. 

    We continue with the 2023 Football Student Section Season with a preview of New Jersey.

    We don’t know much of the Student Section scene in New Jersey, but we have noticed some Student Sections here, so we hope that grows this fall.

    Last winter, Somerville took the title as the best Student Section in New Jersey. We noticed Somerville a lot during basketball season and we hope to see more of them this fall, but we have already seen some solid Student Sections in this state.

    In each state, we will name one student section to look out for. A student section that doesn’t get talked about a lot by us or others and for New Jersey, it’s Bergen Catholic. This Student Section is consistent when it comes to showing off their Student Section on social media. They’re definitely going to battle for the top spot.

    Can Bergan Catholic be on top in the Garden State? Let’s find out.

    2023 NEW JERSEY FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 40 PRESEASON RANKINGS

    1. Somerville Pioneer Pack

    We are seeing Somerville more than the other in this state, but it is early in the season, so this is anyone spot to take come November.

    1. Bergen Catholic
    2. St. Joseph’s Regional
    3. St. Augustine
    4. Don Bosco Prep
    5. New Providence Neer Nation
    6. Lenape
    7. DePaul Catholic
    8. Camden Catholic Squadron
    9. Toms River North
    10. St. Thomas Aquinas Trojan Army 
    11. Freehold Township
    12. Gill St. Bernard’s Blue Crew
    13. Ramapo
    14. Union Catholic Blue Crew
    15. Red Bank Catholic
    16. Immaculata Spartan Nation
    17. Egg Harbor Township Flock
    18. Ewing Wackos
    19. Hudson Catholic Hawks Nest
    20. Delbarton
    21. Paul VI Flock
    22. Raritan Rocket Nation
    23. Middleton North
    24. Manasquan
    25. Pope John XXIII
    26. Cherokee
    27. Moorestown
    28. South Brunswick
    29. Teaneck
    30. Roselle Catholic Lions Den
    31. Millville
    32. Mainland Regional
    33. Ridge
    34. Linden
    35. Arts
    36. Elizabeth
    37. Phillipsburg
    38. Passaic County Tech
    39. Point Pleasant Boro

    HONORABLE MENTION: Washington Township, Caldwell, Montclair, Northern Highlands, Lawrenceville

  • 2023 NORTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 40 PRESEASON RANKINGS

    In 2015, yours truly began covering Student Sections in Orange County, California. We expanded to Southern California in 2017 and two years ago, we added four more states and added 15 more states. We went to 40 states last fall.

    This last winter, we went to all 50 states. No one has ever done that before…until now!

    This is still a one-man operation for the most part.

    I know that Student Sections have a lot of work to do to get the students to the games to cheer on their classmates and go along with the theme and make sure they don’t cause trouble. These student sections deserve recognition.

    We will kick off the Student Section season with Preseason Football Student Section Rankings. REMEMBER, this is a PREVIEW. It is merely a prediction. The real rankings come out in November or December. 

    If you feel your student section isn’t ranked high enough or not ranked at all, let us know and we’ll keep a close eye on them.

    Every week, we will also have Student Section of the Week for each state. Once you win Student Section of the Week, you can’t win it again, but you still have to battle for the top spot in your state and perhaps the Nation as we will also name a Football Student Section National Champion. 

    We continue with the 2023 Football Student Section Season with a preview of North Carolina.

    We’ve covered North Carolina last season, but we didn’t get much from them. We hope to see and give them more exposure on here and on social media.

    Last season, the Crest Crazies took the title as the best Student Section in North Carolina. We have a feeling it will take a lot to take these kids off the top sot in the state.

    In each state, we will name one student section to look out for. A student section that doesn’t get talked about a lot by us or others and for North Carolina, it’s  Millbrook Maniacs. A solid Student Section, but we rarely see them on social media. If they show some consistency by showing off their school spirit, then they could be the top dawg in North Carolina.

    Can Millbrook be the best in the Tar Heel state? Let’s find out.

    2023 NORTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 40 PRESEASON RANKINGS

    1. Crest Crazies

    I consider this Student Section above the rest. I can definitely see a repeat as State Champs!

    1. West Forsyth Wackos
    2. Pinecrest Superfans
    3. Millbrook Maniacs
    4. Weddington
    5. Providence Day
    6. Eastern Alamance Eagle Maniacs 
    7. Wakefield Wackos
    8. Ardrey Kell Crazies
    9. Aycock
    10. Grimsley
    11. Cannon Crazies
    12. Charlottle Latin
    13. New Hanover
    14. Panther Creek
    15. New Bern
    16. East Forsyth 
    17. Olympic
    18. Hough
    19. Southern Wayne Halo
    20. Cardinal Gibbons
    21. East Lincoln
    22. AC Reynolds
    23. Mallard Creek
    24. Charlottle Catholic
    25. Charlotte Christian
    26. Myers Park Stable
    27. Chambers
    28. East Meckenburg
    29. Laney
    30. Hendsonville 
    31. Shelby 
    32. North Meckenburg 
    33. Marvin Ridge
    34. Rolesville
    35. Mount Airy
    36. Heritage
    37. Hoggard
    38. Farmville
    39. Wake Forest
  • 2023 MARYLAND FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 40 PRESEASON RANKINGS

    In 2015, yours truly began covering Student Sections in Orange County, California. We expanded to Southern California in 2017 and two years ago, we added four more states and added 15 more states. We went to 40 states last fall.

    This last winter, we went to all 50 states. No one has ever done that before…until now!

    This is still a one-man operation for the most part.

    I know that Student Sections have a lot of work to do to get the students to the games to cheer on their classmates and go along with the theme and make sure they don’t cause trouble. These student sections deserve recognition.

    We will kick off the Student Section season with Preseason Football Student Section Rankings. REMEMBER, this is a PREVIEW. It is merely a prediction. The real rankings come out in November or December. 

    If you feel your student section isn’t ranked high enough or not ranked at all, let us know and we’ll keep a close eye on them.

    Every week, we will also have Student Section of the Week for each state. Once you win Student Section of the Week, you can’t win it again, but you still have to battle for the top spot in your state and perhaps the Nation as we will also name a Football Student Section National Champion. 

    We continue with the 2023 Football Student Section Season with a preview of Maryland.

    We have yet to see Maryland best Student Section during football season, but from what we saw during the basketball season, this won’t be a tough task. There’s alot of solid Student Sections in this state.

    In each state, we will name one student section to look out for. A student section that doesn’t get talked about a lot by us or others and for Maryland, it’s the DeMatha Herd. This is the Mater Dei of the East. Well respect athletic program, but this Student Section is a lot better than the Mater Dei Den. The Herd is solid and crazy and shows it off on IG. DeMatha may have two top ranked teams this football season.

    Who will win the first ever Football Student Section of the Year title in Maryland? Let’s find out.

    2023 MARYLAND FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 40 PRESEASON RANKINGS

    1. Our Lady of Good Council Falcons Nest

    Falcons Nest will be cheering on one of the best teams in the state of Maryland. I’m sure that will be a big boost for them with the Nest at their side.

    1. DeMatha Herd
    2. Damascus Swarm
    3. Thomas Johnson Patriot Army
    4. Quince Orchard Red Army
    5. Oakdale
    6. Frederick
    7. Walkersville Jungle
    8. St. Francis Academy 
    9. Mount St. Joseph
    10. Liberty Lions Den
    11. Archbishop Spalding
    12. Urbana 
    13. Manchester Valley Herd
    14. Westminster Owl Nest
    15. Bullis Dogpound
    16. St. Maria Goretti 
    17. Linganore Tribe
    18. McDonogh
    19. Northwest
    20. Parkville 
    21. New Town
    22. Bishop McNamara 
    23. Poolesville Falcons Nest
    24. Tuscarora Titan Army
    25. Huntingtown
    26. Flowers
    27. St. Mary’s
    28. Atholton
    29. Bel Air
    30. South Carroll
    31. Rockville
    32. Patuxent
    33. Mountain Ridge
    34. Wise
    35. North Point
    36. Broadneck
    37. Bishop McNamara
    38. Avalon
    39. Urbana
  • 2022-23 VIRGINIA BASKETBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 25 RANKINGS

    2022-23 VIRGINIA BASKETBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 25 RANKINGS

    1. Highland Springs
    2. Hayfield
    3. Paul VI Man
    4. John Marshall
    5. St. Anne’s-Belfield
    6. Loudoun Valley Jungle
    7. Kings Fork
    8. South Lakes Hype Squad
    9. Pioneer Red Nation
    10. Battlefield
    11. Northside Nuthouse
    12. Varina
    13. Bishop O’Connell O-Zone
    14. Broad Run Maroon Crew
    15. EC Glass
    16. Liberty Christian Dawgpound
    17. Woodberry Forest
    18. Freedom Frenzy
    19. Highland
    20. Riverheads Red Kingdom
    21. Lake Braddock Bearacade
    22. Kettle Run
    23. Phoebus
    24. Goochland
    25. Woodside

    HONORABLE MENTION: Menchville, Goochland, Patrick Henry, Lancaster, Blue Ridge

  • 2022-23 PENNSYLVANIA BASKETBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 25 RANKINGS

    2022-23 PENNSYLVANIA BASKETBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 25 RANKINGS

    1. Lower Merion Dawgpound
    1. Roman Catholic
    2. Neumann Catholic
    3. St. Joseph’s Prep
    4. Central Catholic Fleet
    5. Imhotep Charter
    6. Cathedral Prep Rally Crew
    7. McDowell Mob
    8. Cardinal O’Hara Den
    9. South Fayette
    10. Archbishop Ryan Wackie Pack
    11. Spring-Ford 
    12. Freedom Riot Squad
    13. Bishop McDevitt Cru
    14. Carlisle Crazies
    15. State College Lions Den
    16. Archbishop Wood Wackies
    17. Bethel Park
    18. Penn Hills Tribe
    19. Archbishop Carroll
    20. Mt. Lebanon Devils Den
    21. Hampton Dawgpound
    22. West Catholic
    23. Redding Red Sea
    24. Radnor

    HONORABLE MENTION: New Castle Caniacs, Blackhawk, Upper St. Clair, Liberty Category 6, Thomas Jefferson Jungle

  • 2022-23 NORTH CAROLINA BASKETBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 25 RANKINGS

    2022-23 NORTH CAROLINA BASKETBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 25 RANKINGS

    1. Myers Park Stable
    2. Central Cabarrus
    3. Cannon Crazies
    4. Charles B. Aycock
    5. Charlotte Catholic
    6. North Meckenburg
    7. Greensboro Day School Bengal Nation
    8. Holly Springs Purple Crazies
    9. Grimsley
    10. Millbrook Maniacs
    11. Hayesville
    12. Olympic Troy Army
    13. Carmel Christian
    14. Farmville Central Den
    15. Providence Day
    16. Richmond Bleachers Creatures
    17. New Hanover
    18. Gaston Christian
    19. Southern Wayne Halos
    20. The Burlington School
    21. West Forsyth Wackos
    22. Wakefield Wackos
    23. Charlotte Latin
    24. Chambers
    25. Weddington

    HONORABLE MENTION: Northwood, Mount Tabor, Reidsville, Goldsboro, Jordan

  • 2022-23 NEW JERSEY BASKETBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 25 RANKINGS

    2022-23 NEW JERSEY BASKETBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 25 RANKINGS

    1. Somerville
    2. New Providence Neer Nation
    3. St. Augustine Prep
    4. Bergen Catholic
    5. St. Thomas Aquinas Trojan Army 
    6. Lenape
    7. Freehold Township
    8. Gill St. Bernard’s Blue Crew
    9. Ramapo
    10. Union Catholic Blue Crew
    11. St. Joseph Regional
    12. Camden Catholic Squadron
    13. Don Bosco Prep
    14. Immaculata Spartan Nation
    15. Egg Harbor Township Flock
    16. Ewing Wackos
    17. Hudson Catholic Hawks Nest
    18. Paul VI Flock
    19. Raritan Rocket Nation
    20. Middleton North
    21. Manasquan
    22. Moorestown
    23. South Brunswick
    24. Teaneck
    25. Roselle Catholic Lions Den

    HONORABLE MENTION: Ridge, St. Joseph, Linden, Arts, Elizabeth

  • 2022-23 MARYLAND BASKETBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 25 RANKINGS

    2022-23 MARYLAND BASKETBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 25 RANKINGS

    1. Frederick
    2. Damascus Swarm
    3. Thomas Johnson Patriot Army
    4. Walkersville Jungle
    5. Mount St. Joseph
    6. Oakdale
    7. Liberty Lions Den
    8. DaMatha Herd
    9. Century Castle
    10. Our Lady of Good Council Falcons Nest
    11. Urbana 
    12. Manchester Valley Herd
    13. Westminster Owl Nest
    14. Bullis Dogpound
    15. St. Maria Goretti 
    16. Linganore Tribe
    17. Parkville 
    18. New Town
    19. Bishop McNamara 
    20. Poolesville Falcons Nest
    21. Tuscarora Titan Army
    22. Huntingtown 
    23. Quince Orchard Red Army
    24. St. Francis Academy 
    25. Northwest

    HONORABLE MENTION: Atholton, Bel Air, South Carroll, Rockville, Patuxent

  • 2022-23 DELAWARE BASKETBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 20 RANKINGS

    2022-23 DELAWARE BASKETBALL STUDENT SECTION TOP 20 RANKINGS

    1. Middletown

    2. Dover

    3. Caravel 

    4. Howard

    5. Salesianum 

    6. St. Mark

    7. William Penn

    8. Cape Henlopen 

    9. Indian River

    10. Seaford

    11. Appoquinimink 

    12. Polytech 

    13. St. Elizabeth 

    14. Sanford

    15. Odessa 

    16. Tower Hill 

    17. Mount Pleasant

    18. Laurel 

    19. Delcastle Tech

    20. Glasgow

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  • 2022 VIRGINIA TOP 40 FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION RANKINGS

    We continue our Final Rankings in the 41 states we covered this football season. 

    To say I’m overwhelmed with the work that comes along with this is an understatement.

    We had Student Section of the Week for over 10 weeks and that helped us determine who had the best Student Section and which one wanted it more.

    Just showing up in large crowds isn’t enough. It might fool other outlets that don’t cover Student Sections, but not us. We have to know how bad you want and marketing is key. 

    You will see top-notch Student Sections miss out at the top spot, but we kept saying it over and over and over again, in order to be considered number one, you have to win the Student Section of the Week title. Otherwise, what is the point of having that contest?!

    I know Student Sections complain, but remember it’s thousands of Student Sections and only me. Social media is your friend if used correctly.

    Virginia is a tough state to figure out as far as getting the rankings as accurately as possible. We feel we got some of the best on here. I’m sure we’ll get other Student Sections on this list next season!

    So many great Student Sections in this state. Let’s take a look at our Top 40 and name our state champ!

    2022 VIRGINIA TOP 40 FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION RANKINGS

    1. Loudoun Valley Jungle

    2. Riverheads Red Kingdom

    3. Liberty Christian Dawgpound

    4. Kings Fork Dawgpound 

    5. Freeman Frenzy

    6. Lake Braddock Bearcade

    7. Highland Springs

    8. Battlefield

    9. Kettle Run

    10. Phoebus

    11. Varina

    12. Broad Run

    13. Goochland

    14. Oscar Smith Tiger Cage

    15. Atlee Raider Nation

    16. Thomas Dale

    17. Maury

    18. Mountain View 

    19. Benedictine

    20. Patriot

    21. Stone Bridge

    22. Hanover

    23. Manchester

    24. Heritage

    25. Langley

    26. Salem

    27. Christianburg

    28. Madison

    29. King George

    30. Dinwiddie

    31. King William 

    32. Green Run

    33. Fairfax

    34. Western Branch

    35. Graham

    36. Glass

    37. Lake Taylor

    38. Warwick 

    39. Centerville 

    40. Champe

    HONORABLE MENTION: Riverbend, Lafayette, Lord Botetourt, Woodberry Forest, Kempsville

  • 2022 SOUTH CAROLINA TOP 40 FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION RANKINGS

    We continue our Final Rankings in the 41 states we covered this football season. 

    To say I’m overwhelmed with the work that comes along with this is an understatement.

    We had Student Section of the Week for over 10 weeks and that helped us determine who had the best Student Section and which one wanted it more.

    Just showing up in large crowds isn’t enough. It might fool other outlets that don’t cover Student Sections, but not us. We have to know how bad you want and marketing is key. 

    You will see top-notch Student Sections miss out at the top spot, but we kept saying it over and over and over again, in order to be considered number one, you have to win the Student Section of the Week title. Otherwise, what is the point of having that contest?!

    I know Student Sections complain, but remember it’s thousands of Student Sections and only me. Social media is your friend if used correctly.

    South Carolina has an amazing school spirit. I’d say the top 20 can battle with the best of them! Great school spirit in South Carolina!

    So many great Student Sections in this state. Let’s take a look at our Top 40 and name our state champ!

    2022 SOUTH CAROLINA TOP 40 FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION RANKINGS

    1. Dutch Fork

    2. Clover Crazies

    3. Fort Mill Dawgpound 

    4. Dorman 

    5. Cane Bay Crazies

    6. West Florence Knasty Knights

    7. Irmo

    8. South Florence

    9. Fort Dorchester Blue Wave

    10. Gaffney Tribe

    11. Gilbert Tribe

    12. Spartanburg

    13. Northwestern Purple Reign

    14. Chapman Panther Patio

    15. Catawba Ridge

    16. North Augusta 

    17. West Florence

    18. Hillcrest Ram Nation

    19. Byrnes

    20. Fox Tribe

    21. Rock Hill

    22. Mauldin

    23. Wilson

    24. AC Flora

    25. Wade Hampton

    26. Chapin 

    27. Sumter 

    28. Riverside

    29. Seneca

    30. Summerville

    31. Beaufort 

    32. Powdersville 

    33. Darlington Nest

    34. Wahalla

    35. South Pointe

    36. Ridge View 

    37. Keenan 

    38. Greenville 

    39. Phillip Simmons

    40. Camden 

    HONORABLE MENTION: Wren, Brookland-Cayce, Blue Ridge, Hartsville, Silver Bluff