High School Sports

Final SC high school football regular-season polls. See who’s on top going into playoffs

Colby Ridgell (16) of AC Flora carries the ball while fending off the tackle of Matthew Blocker (23) of Irmo at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 14, 2022.
Colby Ridgell (16) of AC Flora carries the ball while fending off the tackle of Matthew Blocker (23) of Irmo at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 14, 2022. Special To The State

Here are the statewide high school team rankings for the final-regular season S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Nov. 1. First-place votes in parentheses.

Class 5A

1. Dutch Fork (13)

2. TL Hanna

3. Hillcrest

4. Gaffney

5. Sumter

6. Lexington

7. Fort Dorchester

8. Spartanburg

9. Dorman

10. Summerville

Others receiving votes: Blythewood, Byrnes

Class 4A

1. South Florence (12)

2. AC Flora (1)

3. Northwestern

4. West Florence

5. Greenville

6. Catawba Ridge

7. James Island

8. Westside

9. South Pointe

10. Ridge View

Others receiving votes: Hartsville, Irmo

Class 3A

1. Daniel (13)

2. Dillon

3. Clinton

4. Powdersville

5. Beaufort

6. Belton-Honea Path

7. Camden

8. Gilbert

9. Manning

10. Seneca

Others receiving votes: Chester, Brookland-Cayce, Chapman, Philip Simmons

Class 2A

1. Oceanside Collegiate (10)

2. Barnwell (3)

3. Abbeville

4. Gray Collegiate

5. Woodland

6. Strom Thurmond

7, Marion

8. Andrew Jackson

9. Saluda

10. Buford

Others receiving votes: Andrews, Fairfield Central, Landrum

Class A

1. Johnsonville (7)

2. Christ Church (3)

3. Estill (2)

4. Lewisville (1)

5. Bamberg-Ehrhardt

6. Southside Christian

7, Lamar

8. St. Joseph’s

9. Cross

10. Lake View

Others receiving votes: Calhoun County, Wagener-Salley, Whale Branch

Voters this week :Sam Albuquerque (Spartanburg Herald Journal), Lou Bezjak (The State), Dennis Brunson (High School Sports Report), Scott Chancey (Florence Morning News), Chris Dearing (Cola Daily/Prep RedZone), Thomas Grant (Lexington Chronicle), Ian Guerin (My Horry News/Prep RedZone), Travis Jenkins (News & Reporter), Gene Knight (WRHI) James McBee (Boiling Springs Sports Journal). Chris Miller (WRHI), David Shelton (Post and Courier/Prep RedZone/HSSR), Brandon Stockdale (Prep RedZone), Pete Yanity (WSPA)

This story was originally published November 1, 2022 at 3:00 PM.

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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