Best high school football uniforms seen during the 2023 playoffs
We learned last spring that there's nothing uniform about high school sports when it comes to uniforms.
High school football uniforms don't get quite as zany as baseball kits — baggy green pants with blue pinstripes, anyone? — but we saw some sharp-looking football teams across the U.S. this playoff season.
SBLive Sports sent photographers to high school football playoff games all over the country in 2023, and we combed through our database of photos to pick our favorite uniforms.
Here are 20 uniforms our photographers captured during the 2023 high school football postseason worthy of uni-watch attention.
Belleville Tigers (Michigan)
Photo by Mariusz Nowak
Belleville looks like a bolder, more Halloween version of Clemson, and the tiger on the pants is an excellent touch.
Benjamin Mustangs (Texas)
Photo by Tommy Hays
Love the purple stripes and purple mustang on the Benjamin jersey, and the mustang-in-Texas helmet really completes this kit.
Central Catholic Rams (Oregon)
Photo by Leon Neuschwander
Central Catholic's uniforms look so college-ready that they could sub in for USC and fans might not notice.
Conway Wampus Cats (Arkansas)
Photo by Ted McClenning
The blue-and-black stripes on the shoulders contrast nicely with Conway's black-and-white stripes on the pants, and everything's better when you stick a Wampus Cat on a helmet.
Dunbar Poets (Maryland)
Photo by John Bowers
When you're blessed with a fantastic mascot like the Poets, it's a good idea to flaunt it. The understated "Dunbar" on the jersey makes the big "Poets" on the pants and helmet pop even more.
Edina Hornets (Minnesota)
Photo by Jeff Lawler
If the superhero Green Hornet morphed into a high school football player, he'd look just like an Edina Hornet.
Graham-Kapowsin Eagles (Washington)
Photo by Vince Miller
If there's a better Eagle logo out there, I'd love to see it. And the way the orange beak matches the vibrant jersey is expert level by Graham-Kapowsin.
Liberty Bell Mountain Lions (Washington)
Photo by Todd Milles
If Jackson Pollock were given the job to design one of the Oregon Ducks' alternate uniforms, it might come out looking something like this. Bravo, Liberty Bell.
Madison County Cowboys (Florida)
Photo by Matt Christopher
Props to the weird on this one. Never seen a football uniform like it, and MADCO is just a perfect word to describe the look Madison County came up with.
Marionville Comets (Missouri)
Photo by Nate Latsch
Marionville's uniform is a favorite in an astronomical sense. Thanks to a quick Google search, I learned most comets are blue. And I know from experience looking up at the night sky that space is black. Perfect.
Miami Norland Vikings (Florida)
Photo by Matt Christopher
Minnesota Vikings fans who like the color maroon better than purple might want to get their hands on some Miami Norland swag.
Nazareth Academy Roadrunners (Illinois)
Photo by Nate Latsch
Love the light- to dark-blue color scheme, plus the bold-bold combo of the big N on the helmet and NAZARETH on the jersey.
Oak Grove Warriors (Mississippi)
Photo by Austin Frayser
Oak Grove's uniforms look like the Pittsburgh Steelers and Florida State Seminoles made a deal to meet in the middle. It's a very agreeable compromise.
Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines (Georgia)
Photo by Cecil Copeland
Michigan has arguably the best uniform in college football, and Prince Avenue Christian had the good sense to keep the classic kit mostly intact. But shout-out to the addition of a tiny wolverine head on the pants.
Ramona Rams (California)
Photo by Nick Koza
The symmetry between the sleeve bands and helmets is excellent, but not as good as the dark ram horns contrasting with the powder-blue jerseys. And like Prince Avenue Christian, the placement of Ramona's logo on the pants is a smart touch.
Serra Padres (California)
Photo by Joe Bergman
The matching embroidered-looking patterns on the helmet, sleeves and pants pair perfectly with Serra's bright-blue uniform.
Southlake Carroll Dragons (Texas)
Photo by Tommy Hays
Southlake Carroll's white jerseys are also sharp, but the green-black combo wins. On top of that, the dragon-inside-Texas logo on the helmet is hard to beat.
St. Edward Eagles (Ohio)
Photo by Jeff Harwell
St. Edward looks like the Packers with a more unique helmet. If Green Bay ever changes its name to Een Bay, then lifting the Eagles' helmet design would be a wise move.
Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers (Pennsylvania)
Photo by Paul Burdick
Home of the Steamrollers, Steelton-Highspire's football team looks like the Detroit Lions with a white-sleeved twist.
Velma Jackson Falcons (Mississippi)
Photo by Austin Frayser
Velma Jackson brings an end to the "looks like such-and-such NFL team" trend with an exclamation point. The Falcons chose a yellow that's way more YELLOW than yellow.
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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports
