High School Sports

Who’s No. 1, who moved up and down in latest SC high school football statewide rankings

Belton-Honea Path stayed at No. 1 in 3A as latest SC high school football rankings were released Monday.
Belton-Honea Path stayed at No. 1 in 3A as latest SC high school football rankings were released Monday. ALEX HICKS JR./USA TODAY NETWORK

Here are the rankings for the S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Aug. 27. First-place votes and the team records are in parentheses.

Class 5A

1. Dutch Fork (16) (0-0)

2. Gaffney (1) (0-0)

3. Northwestern (2) (1-0)

4. Summerville (1-0)

5. Irmo (1-0)

6. JL Mann (1-0)

7. White Knoll (1-0)

8. TL Hanna (1-0)

9. Sumter (1-0)

10. Spartanburg (1-0)

Others receiving votes: Hillcrest, Boiling Springs, Lexington, Fort Dorchester, Ridge View, Clover, Byrnes

Class 4A

1. Westside (19) (1-0)

2. South Florence (1-0)

3. Daniel (1-0)

4. Gray Collegiate (1-0)

5. Hartsville (0-0)

6. South Pointe (0-1)

7. Camden (0-1)

8. AC Flora (1-0)

9. Brookland-Cayce (0-0)

10. North Augusta (1-0)

Others receiving votes: Crestwood, Lancaster, May River, Hilton Head Island, Richland Northeast, Wren, Beaufort, Greer, Midland Valley, Gilbert

Class 3A

1. Belton-Honea Path (18) (1-0)

2. Dillon (1) (1-0)

3. Pendleton (1-0)

4. Oceanside Collegiate (0-1)

5. Marlboro County (1-0)

6. Mountain View Prep (1-0)

7. Woodruff (1-0)

8. Loris (1-0)

9. Chapman (0-1)

10. Christ Church (0-1)

Others receiving votes: St. Joseph’s, Newberry, Aynor, Broome, Keenan, Silver Bluff, Powdersville,

Class 2A

1. Hampton County (11)

2. Strom Thurmond (6)

3. Chester (0-1)

4. Clinton (0-1)

5. Barnwell (1) (1-0)

6. Phillip Simmons (1-0)

7. Saluda (1-0)

8. Andrew Jackson (0-0)

9. Fairfield Central

10. Cheraw (1)

Others receiving votes: Timberland, Manning, Blacksburg, Batesburg-Leesville, East Clarendon, Marion, Andrews, Chesnee, Mullins

Class A

1. Abbeville (19) (1-0)

2. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (1-0)

3. Lewisville (1-0)

4. Lake View (1-0)

5. Cross (1-0)

6. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (1-0)

7. Latta (1-0)

8. Lamar (0-1)

9. Blackville-Hilda (0-1)

10. Johnsonville (0-1)

Others receiving votes: Hannah-Pamplico, Branchville, Dixie, Wagener-Salley, Calhoun County, Williston-Elko, Baptist Hill, Ridge Spring-Monetta, Ridgeville

Voters this week: Cam Adams Greenwood Index Journal; Mac Banks, Fort Mill Prep Sports; Lou Bezjak, The State Newspaper; Jed Blackwell, SC Prep RedZone; Travis Boland, Times and Democrat; Scott Chancey, Florence Morning News; Chris Dearing, SC Prep Redzone/The State Newspaper; Ian Guerin, SC Prep RedZone; Thomas Grant, SC Prep RedZone; Travis Jenkins, Chester News & Reporter; Gene Knight, WRHI; Tim Leible, The Sumter Item; James McBee, Boiling Springs Journal; Chris Miller, WRHI; David Shelton, Post & Courier/High School Sports Report; Brett Shugart/Fox Sports Spartanburg; Brandon Stockdale, SC Prep Redzone; Joe Wedra, My Horry News; Pete Yanity, WSPA

This story was originally published August 27, 2024 at 3:24 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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