High School Sports

Six new teams move into latest SC statewide high school football polls

Here are the rankings for the S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Nov. 5.

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

Class 5A

1. Dutch Fork (15) (8-0)

2. Northwestern (1) (10-0)

3. Summerville (10-0)

4. Irmo (9-0)

5. Sumter (9-0)

6. Spartanburg (7-1)

7. Gaffney (7-1)

8. JL Mann (7-2) 1

9. TL Hanna (7-2)

10. Greenwood (7-2)

Dropped out: Hillcrest, River Bluff

Others receiving votes: Hillcrest, Dorman, Clover, River Bluff

Class 4A

1. Westside (16) (8-0)

2. Daniel (8-1)

3. South Pointe (8-2)

4. Hartsville (8-1-1) 1

5. North Augusta (8-1) 2

6. Seneca (8-1) 3

7. South Florence (7-3) 3

8. Gray Collegiate (7-2)

9. May River (7-2) 3

10. (tie) Wren (6-2) 2

10. (tie) Bishop England (8-2)

Others receiving votes: Camden, Hilton Head Island, AC Flora, Greer

Class 3A

1. Belton-Honea Path (12) (9-1)

2. Mountain View Prep (4) (8-0)

3. Loris (9-1)

4. Dillon (8-2)

5. Woodruff (7-1)

6. Oceanside Collegiate (7-3)

7. Powdersville (6-3) 3

8. Newberry (5-3)

9. Orangeburg-Wilkinson (7-3) 1

10. Swansea (7-3) 1

Dropped out: Marlboro County

Others receiving votes: Keenan, St. Joseph’s, Waccamaw, Christ Church

Class 2A

1. Batesburg-Leesville (16) (9-0)

2. Barnwell (9-1) 1

3. Fairfield Central (8-1) 1

4. Clinton (6-2) 1

5. Saluda (7-1) 3

6. Manning (9-1)

7. Philip Simmons (8-2) 1

8. Hampton County (7-2) 1

9. Strom Thurmond (6-2)

10. Central (8-2)

Dropped out: Woodland

Others receiving votes: Cheraw, Woodland, Timberland

Class A

1. Abbeville (14) (7-1)

2. Lewisville (2) (9-1)

3. Lake View (8-1)

4. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (9-1)

5. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (6-2) 1

6. Cross (8-2) 2

7. Blackville-Hilda (7-2)

8. Lamar (7-3) 3

9. Hannah-Pamplico (7-2)

10. Branchville (8-2)

Dropped out: None

Others receiving votes: Dixie, Lee Central, Ridgeland, Baptist Hill

Voters this week: Mac Banks, Fort Mill Preps; Lou Bezjak, The State Newspaper; Jed Blackwell, SC Prep RedZone; Scott Chancey, Florence Morning News; Chris Dearing, SC Prep Redzone/The State Newspaper; Jordan Ferrell, Fox Sports Spartanburg: Thomas Grant, SC Prep RedZone; Ian Guerin, SC Prep RedZone; Travis Jenkins, Chester News & Reporter; Wes Kerr, LowcoSports; James McBee, Boiling Springs Journal; Chris Miller, WRHI; Brett Shugart, Fox Sports Spartanburg; Brandon Stockdale, SC Prep RedZone; Joe Wedra, MyHorry News; Pete Yanity, WSPA

This story was originally published November 5, 2024 at 3:55 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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