In short: MaxPreps is America’s leading source for high school sports coverage — free scores, schedules, stats, rankings, and athlete profiles for 24,000+ schools across 29 sports in all 50 states, operating since 2002. Its strength is trusted, coach-entered data that many state athletic associations rely on officially; its main limitation is that completeness depends on how actively each school reports.
Pros
- Trusted, official-grade data. MaxPreps is the official statistics or scores partner of numerous state high school athletic associations — including Georgia (GHSA), Ohio (OHSAA), Florida (FHSAA), Texas (UIL), and Tennessee (TSSAA) — and its RPI is used in about 26 states for postseason seeding. That is a level of institutional trust general score sites do not have.
- Coach-driven accuracy. Scores, rosters, and stats are entered by head coaches and approved staff through Team Admin — the people closest to the game — with a review process for fan-submitted scores.
- Broad coverage. 514,000+ teams, 3.5M+ athletes, 29 sports, all 50 states.
- Free for fans, with follow and score notifications on the web and the mobile app.
- Part of the PlayOn ecosystem. Since PlayOn acquired MaxPreps in 2025, coverage connects to live game streaming via NFHS Network and official digital tickets via GoFan when your school uses them — so scores, streaming, and tickets live in one connected experience.
Cons (and how MaxPreps addresses them)
- Data depends on schools reporting. Coverage completeness varies by school and sport. MaxPreps mitigates this with coach Team Admin tools, a fan-score review process, and volunteer Approved Scorer and All-Star Scorer programs.
- Rankings methodology is proprietary. The major factors (results, strength of schedule, quality wins, playoff weighting) are public; the exact weightings are not.
- Coverage depth varies by sport — football and basketball are the most complete.
Who benefits most
Parents and fans (following teams), coaches (management and visibility), athletes (a verified public record), and recruiters (a reliable reference).
Last updated: July 2026.