The best for 2021-22: SC high school basketball preseason rankings, top players
A look at the top teams and top players for the 2021-22 season in South Carolina, as voted on by the S.C. Basketball Coaches Association and released Monday:
SCBCA Elite Boys
Jordan Butler, Christ Church; Noah Clowney, Dorman; Zachary Davis, Denmark-Olar; GG Jackson, Ridge View; Cam Scott, Lexington
SCBCA Elite Girls
Talaysia Cooper, East Clarendon; Joyce Edwards, Camden; MiLaysia Fulwiley, Keenan; Jada Jones, Rock Hill; McCall King, Christ Church; Anala Nelson, Lower Richland; Jessica Woods, Westwood; Shardasia Zeigler, Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Class 5A Boys preseason team rankings
1. Ridge View
2. Dorman
3. Dutch Fork
4. Riverside
5. Goose Creek
6. Clover
7. Mauldin
8. Fort Dorchester
9. Conway
10. Byrnes
Class 5A Top 5 Seniors: Lawrence Bartee, Clover; Houston Jones, Dutch Fork; Jonah Nesmith, Carolina Forest; Jordyn Surratt, Dorman; Isaiah Williams, Blythewood
Class 5A Girls preseason team rankings
1. Sumter
2. Rock Hill
3. JL Mann
4. Wando
5. Dorman
6. Lexington
7. Woodmont
8. West Ashley
9. Summerville
10. Byrnes
Class 5A Top Seniors: Jasmine Grant, Summerville; Jasmine Jenkins, Cane Bay; Kristen Jenkins, West Ashley; Savannah Porter, Byrnes ; Alexis Sexton, Lexington Dylan Silber, Wando (injured)
Class 4A Boys preseason team rankings
1. South Pointe
2. Greenville
3. Irmo
4. West Florence
5. Hartsville
6. Travelers Rest
7. North Augusta
8. AC Flora
9. Beaufort
10. Hilton Head
Class 4A Top 5 Seniors: Jacob Brown, Travelers Rest; Bryson Felder, Westwood; Tristan Lexander, Hartsville; Quan Peterson, South Pointe; Dylan Williams, Irmo
Class 4A Girls preseason team rankings
1. Westside
2. North Augusta
3. Westwood
4. South Pointe
5. AC Flora
6. Catawba Ridge
7. Bluffton
8. Eastside
10. North Myrtle Beach
Class 4A Top 5 Seniors: Sommer Joseph, Darlington; Najah Lane, South Pointe; Destiny Middleton, Westside; Imani Williams, Dreher; Albany Wilson, South Florence
Class 3A Boys preseason team rankings
1. Orangeburg-Wilkinson
2. Keenan
3. Seneca
4. Dillon
5. Berea
6. Oceanside Collegiate
7. Blue Ridge
8. Daniel
9. Lake City
10. Brookland-Cayce
Class 3A Top 5 Seniors: Justin Bailey, Blue Ridge; Demarco Bethea, Dillon; EJ Evett, Seneca; Jordan Simpson, Orangeburg-Wilkinson; Bobby Taylor, Daniel
Class 3A Girls preseason team rankings
1. Keenan
2. Orangeburg-Wilkinson
3. Camden
4. Blue Ridge
5. Southside
6. Emerald
7. Wren
8. Clinton
9. Bishop England
10. Daniel
Class 3A Top 5 Seniors: Tinique Austin, Clinton; Deondra Darby, Orangeburg-Wilkinson; Kara Harrison, Powdersville; Quadaija Langley, Blue Ridge; Somarian Webb, Pendleton
Class 2A Boys preseason team rankings
1. Christ Church
2. Gray Collegiate
3. York Prep
4. Wade Hampton
5. Andrew Jackson
6. Landrum
7. Phillip Simmons
8. Abbeville9. Woodland
10. Chesnee
Class 2A Top 5 Seniors: Russell Branch, Barnwell; Kory Davis, York Prep; Miles Haight, Phillip Simmons; Ca’Darrius Sowell, Andrew Jackson; Isaiah Washington, Landrum
Class 2A Girls preseason team rankings
1. Blacksburg
2. Christ Church
3. Silver Bluff
4. Phillip Simmons
5. Andrew Jackson
6. Gray Collegiate
7. Saluda
8. Latta
9. Marion
10. Barnwell
Class 2A Top 5 Seniors: Mya Carroll, Saluda; Madeline Duwe, Christ Church; Emma Johnson, Crescent; Brie Smith, Chesnee; TyTy Tate, Blacksburg
Class A Boys preseason team rankings
1. Southside Christian
2. Scott’s Branch
3. Calhoun County
4. Great Falls
5. Hannah-Pamplico
6. Carvers Bay
7. Denmark-Olar
8. CA Johnson
9. CE Murray
10. Baptist Hill
Class A Top 5 Seniors: Jace Avant, Johnsonville; Russell Brunson, Calhoun County; Tali Coleman, Great Falls; Cyrus Ellison, Hannah Pamplico; Zakee Rendell, Scott’s Branch
Class A Girls preseason team rankings
1. Military Magnet
2. High Point Academy
3. East Clarendon
4. Denmark-Olar
5. Lake View
6. Whale Branch
7. Southside Christian
8. McBee
9. Lamar
10. Cross
Class A Top 5 Seniors: Kynew Barnwell, Whale Branch; Jasmine Cade, Calhoun Falls; Taia Garris, Cross; Jaylin Peterson, McBee; Ja’Niya Waters, Lake View
This story was originally published November 15, 2021 at 4:58 PM.
