High School Sports

A new No. 1 in Class 2A, plus rest of this week’s SC high school football poll

Here are the rankings for the S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Sept 16. First-place votes and the team records are in parentheses.

Class 5A

1. Dutch Fork (20) (3-0)

2. Irmo (4-0)

3. Northwestern (3-1)

4. Greenwood (3-0)

5. Summerville (2-1)

6. James Island (3-0)

7. Byrnes (2-1)

8. Dorman (2-1)

9. Ridge View (2-2)

10. Gaffney (1-2)

Others receiving votes: White Knoll, Sumter, Fort Mill, Greenville, Indian Land, Stratford, Berkeley, Spartanburg,TL Hanna

Class 4A

1. South Pointe (17) (3-1)

2. South Florence (2) (3-1)

3. North Augusta (4-0)

4. AC Flora (1) (4-0)

5. Bishop England (3-0)

6. Seneca (3-0)

7. Camden (3-1)

8. Daniel (2-1)

9. Midland Valley (3-0)

10. Bluffton (4-0)

Others receiving votes: Hartsville

Class 3A

1. Belton-Honea Path (15) (4-0)

2. Woodruff (4) (3-0)

3. Mountain View Prep (4-0)

4. Newberry (1) (4-0)

5. Loris (4-0)

6. Dillon (2-2)

7. Oceanside Collegiate (2-2)

8. Powdersville (3-1)

9. Orangeburg-Wilkinson (3-0)

10. Marlboro County (3-1)

Others receiving votes: Swansea, Christ Church, Fox Creek, St. Joseph’s

Class 2A

1. Central (7) (3-0)

2. Clinton (4) (2-2)

3. Hampton County (5) (3-1)

4. Fairfield Central (2) (3-1)

5. Strom Thurmond (2-1)

6. Cheraw (1) (3-1)

7. Saluda (1) (3-0)

8. Batesburg-Leesville (1-2)

9. Timberland (4-0)

10. North Central (4-0)

Others receiving votes: Chesnee, Woodland, Barnwell, East Clarendon, Philip Simmons, Andrew Jackson, Chester

Class A

1. Abbeville (13) (3-1)

2. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (7) (4-0)

3. Cross (3-1)

4. Latta (4-0)

5. Ware Shoals (4-0)

6. Lewisville (2-2)

7. Lake View (2-1)

8. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (2-1)

9. Carvers Bay (3-0)

10. Johnsonville (3-1)

Others receiving votes: Lamar, Scott’s Branch, Dixie

Voters this week: Mac Banks, Fort Mill Prep Sports; Lou Bezjak, The State Newspaper; Jed Blackwell, SC Prep RedZone; Cole Bryson, The Fan Upstate; Dennis Brunson, High School Sports Report; Scott Chancey, Florence Morning News; Tyler Cupp, WRHI; Chris Dearing, The State/SC Prep RedZone; Jordan Ferrell, Spartanburg Sports Radio; Thomas Grant, SC Prep RedZone; Ian Guerin, SC Prep RedZone; Justin Jarrett, LowcoSports; Travis Jenkins, The News & Reporter; Wes Kerr, LowcoSports; James McBee, The Boiling Springs Sports Journal; Chris Miller, WRHI; David Shelton Post and Courier/High School Sports Report; Brett Shugart, Fox Sports Spartanburg; Trey Stewart, Greer News Sports; Brandon Stockdale, SC Prep RedZone; Pete Yanity, WSPA

This story was originally published September 16, 2025 at 3:25 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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