High School Sports

Five teams move into latest South Carolina statewide football rankings

There are five new teams in the latest S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday.

First-place votes and the team records are in parentheses. Teams bolded are new in the rankings for this week and arrows show which teams moved up and down from last week.

Class 5A

1. Dutch Fork (17) (6-0)

2. Northwestern (8-0)

3. Gaffney (1) (5-0)

4. Summerville (7-0) 1

5. Irmo (7-0) 1

6. Sumter (7-0)

7. JL Mann (4-1)

8. Boiling Springs (4-1) 2

9. Spartanburg (5-1)

10. Hillcrest (4-1) 2

Dropped out: River Bluff

Others receiving votes: Greenwood, River Bluff, Ashley Ridge, White Knoll

Class 4A

1. Westside (19) (5-0)

2. Daniel (4-1)

3. South Pointe (5-2)

4. May River (6-0)

5. Seneca (6-0)

6. South Florence (5-2)

7. Hartsville (5-1-1) 1

8. Wren (4-1) 1

9. North Augusta (4-1) 1

10. AC Flora (6-2)

Dropped out: Richland Northeast

Others receiving votes: Gray Collegiate, Richland Northeast, Fountain Inn

Class 3A

1. Belton-Honea Path (12) (5-1)

2. Mountain View Prep (5) (6-0)

3. Marlboro County (1) (6-0)

4. Loris (6-1)

5. Woodruff (5-0)

6. Dillon (5-2)

7. Swansea (5-2) 1

8. Oceanside Collegiate (4-3) 1

9. Orangeburg-Wilkinson (5-1)

10. Keenan (5-3)

Dropped out: Aynor

Others receiving votes: Newberry, Powdersville, St. Joseph’s, Aynor, Battery Creek

Class 2A

1. Batesburg-Leesville (9) (6-0)

2. Saluda (7) (5-0)

3. Hampton County (1) (6-1)

4. Fairfield Central (6-1) 1

5. Clinton (4-2) 1

6. Barnwell (1) (6-1)

7. Strom Thurmond (4-1)

8. Manning (5-1) 1

9. Philip Simmons (5-2)

10. Landrum (5-1)

Dropped out: Andrews, Chesterfield

Others receiving votes: Woodland, Timberland, Andrews, East Clarendon, Chesterfield

Class A

1. Abbeville (17) (4-1)

2. Lewisville (1) (5-1)

3. Blackville-Hilda (5-1)

4. Lake View (6-1)

5. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (4-2)

6. Lamar (5-2)

7. Cross (6-2)

8. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (5-1)

9. Dixie (5-0)

10. Branchville (6-1)

Dropped out: None

Others receiving votes: Latta, Hannah-Pamplico, Baptist Hill, Lee Central

Voters this week: Lou Bezjak, The State Newspaper; Jed Blackwell, SC Prep RedZone; Scott Chancey, Florence Morning News; Andrew Chodes, Greenwood Index Journal; Chris Dearing, SC Prep Redzone/The State Newspaper; Jordan Ferrell, Fox Sports Spartanburg Ian Guerin, SC Prep RedZone; Thomas Grant, SC Prep RedZone; Justin Jarrett, LowcoSports; Travis Jenkins, Chester News & Reporter; Wes Kerr,LowcoSports; Gene Knight, WRHI; James McBee, Boiling Springs Journal; David Shelton, Post & Courier/HS Sports Report; Brett Shugart, Fox Sports Spartanburg; Brandon Stockdale, SC Prep RedZone; Joe Wedra, My Horry News; Pete Yanity, WSPA

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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