High School Sports

A new No. 1 in Class A, plus rest of this week’s SC high school football poll

The Dorman Cavaliers moved into the top 10 in Class 5A as the latest SC High School Football Media poll was released Sept. 2, 2025.
The Dorman Cavaliers moved into the top 10 in Class 5A as the latest SC High School Football Media poll was released Sept. 2, 2025. Alex Martin/Imagn Images

Here are the rankings for the S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Sept. 2. First-place votes and the team records are in parentheses.

Class 5A

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

2. Northwestern (1) (2-0)

3. Irmo (2-0)

4. Gaffney (1-1)

5. Greenwood (1-0)

6. Summerville (1-1)

7. Dorman (2-0)

8. Byrnes (1-1)

9. James Island (2-0)

10. Berkeley (2-0)

Others receiving votes: Ridge View, White Knoll, Sumter, Spartanburg, Carolina Forest

Class 4A

1. South Florence (17) (2-0)

2. South Pointe (1) (1-1)

3. North Augusta (2-0)

4. AC Flora (2-0)

5. Camden (2-0)

6. Bishop England (1-0)

7. Westside (0-1)

8. Seneca (2-0)

9. Hartsville (0-1)

10. Daniel (1-1)

Others receiving votes: Midland Valley, Bluffton, Wren, Crestwood

Class 3A

1. Belton Honea Path (12) (2-0)

2. Woodruff (5) (2-0)

3. Dillon (1) (1-1)

4. Mountain View Prep (2-0)

5. Loris (2-0)

6. Oceanside Collegiate (0-2)

7. Newberry (2-0)

8. Orangeburg-Wilkinson (1-0)

9. Marlboro County (2-0)

10. Powdersville (1-1)

Others receiving votes: Swansea

Class 2A

1. Clinton (12) (1-1)

2. Batesburg-Leesville (5) (2-0)

3. Hampton County (1) (2-0)

4. Barnwell (2-0)

5. Strom Thurmond (2-0)

6. (tie) Fairfield Central (1-1)

6. (tie) Cheraw (1-1)

8. Central (2-0)

9. Chester (1-1)

10. Saluda (2-0)

Others receiving votes: Timberland, Phillip Simmons, Chesnee, Pelion

Class A

1. Cross (11) (2-0)

2. Abbeville (6) (1-1)

3. Lake View (1) (2-0)

4. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (2-0)

5. Lewisville (1-1)

6. Johnsonville (2-0)

7. Lamar (1-1)

8. Latta (2-0)

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

10. Ware Shoals (2-0)

Others receiving votes: Carvers Bay, Baptist Hill, Whitmire

Voters this week: Mac Banks, Fort Mill Prep Sports; Lou Bezjak, The State Newspaper; Jed Blackwell, SC Prep RedZone; Cole Bryson, 97.7 The Fan Upstate; Dennis Brunson, High School Sports Report; Scott Chancey, Florence Morning News; Chris Dearing, The State/SC Prep RedZone; Jordan Ferrell, Fox Sports Spartanburg; Thomas Grant, Irmo News/SC Prep RedZone; Ian Guerin, SC Prep RedZone; Travis Jenkins, The News & Reporter; Wes Kerr, LowcoSports; James McBee, The Boiling Springs Sports Journal; MyHorryNews; David Shelton Post and Courier/High School Sports Report; Brent Shugart, Fox Sports Spartanburg; Brandon Stockdale, SC Prep RedZone; 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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