High School Sports

Who’s on top heading into playoffs? A look at final SC high school football poll

Here are the rankings for the S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Nov. 12.

It is the final poll of the season.

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 (17) (9-0)

2. Northwestern (1) (10-0)

3. Summerville (10-0)

4. Sumter (10-0) 1

5. Irmo (9-1) 1

6. Gaffney (8-1) 1

7. Spartanburg (7-2) 1

8. JL Mann (8-2)

9. TL Hanna (8-2)

10. Greenwood (8-2)

Others receiving votes: River Bluff, Dorman, Clover

Class 4A

1. Westside (18) (9-0)

2. Daniel (8-1)

3. South Pointe (8-2)

4. Hartsville (8-1-1)

5. North Augusta (9-1)

6. South Florence (7-3) 1

7. Wren (7-2) 3

8. Bishop England (8-2) 2

9. Hilton Head Island (8-2)

10. (tie) Seneca (8-2) 4

10. (tie) May River (7-2) 1

Others receiving votes: Camden, Gray Collegiate, AC Flora, Greer

Class 3A

1. Belton-Honea Path (13) (9-1)

2. Mountain View Prep (5) (9-0)

3. Loris (9-1)

4. Dillon (8-2)

5. Woodruff (8-1)

6. Oceanside Collegiate (6-3)

7. Powdersville (7-3)

8. Newberry (6-3)

9. Orangeburg-Wilkinson (7-3)

10. Swansea (7-3)

Others receiving votes: Christ Church, Waccamaw, Keenan, Crescent

Class 2A

1. Batesburg-Leesville (18) (10-0)

2. Barnwell (9-1)

3. Fairfield Central (9-1)

4. Clinton (8-2)

5. Saluda (8-1)

6. Manning (9-1)

7. Philip Simmons (8-2)

8. Hampton County (7-2)

9. (tie) Strom Thurmond (6-3)

9. (tie) Central (8-2) 1

Others receiving votes: Cheraw, Timberland

Class A

1. Abbeville (15) (8-1)

2. Lewisville (3) (9-1)

3. Lake View (8-1)

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

5. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (7-2)

6. Cross (8-2)

7. Blackville-Hilda (8-2)

8. Lamar (7-3)

9. Hannah-Pamplico (7-2)

10. Branchville (8-2)

Others receiving votes: Dixie, Lee Central, Ridgeland

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; Justin Jarrett, LowcoSports; Travis Jenkins, Chester News & Reporter; Wes Kerr, LowcoSports; Tim Leible, The Sumter Item; 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

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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