A new No. 1 in 5A emerges 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 23. First-place votes and the team records are in parentheses.
Class 5A
1. Irmo (18) (5-0)
2. Northwestern (3) (4-1)
3. Dutch Fork (3-1)
4. Summerville (3-1)
5. James Island (4-0)
6. Byrnes (3-1)
7. Dorman (3-1)
8. Greenwood (3-1)
9. Ridge View (2-2)
10. Gaffney (2-2)
Others receiving votes: TL Hanna, White Knoll, Sumter, Greenville, Westwood, Stratford, Indian Land, Catawba Ridge
Class 4A
1. South Pointe (18) (4-1)
2. South Florence (2) (4-1)
3. North Augusta (1) (5-0)
4. Seneca (4-0)
5. Bishop England (4-0)
6. AC Flora (4-1)
7. Camden (4-1)
8. Daniel (3-1)
9. Gray Collegiate (2-2)
10. Bluffton (4-1)
Others receiving votes: Midland Valley, Hilton Head Island, Lower Richland, Wilson, Hartsville
Class 3A
1. Belton Honea Path (13) (5-0)
2. Woodruff (3) (4-0)
3. Newberry (1) (5-0)
4. Oceanside Collegiate (4) (3-2)
5. Mountain View Prep (5-0)
6. Loris (5-0)
7. Dillon (3-2)
8. Orangeburg-Wilkinson (4-0)
9. Marlboro County (4-1)
10. Swansea (5-0)
Others receiving votes: Powdersville, Christ Church, Fox Creek, Southside Christian
Class 2A
1. Central (21) 4-0
2. Strom Thurmond (3-1)
3. Fairfield Central (3-2)
4. Clinton (2-3)
5. Hampton County (3-2)
6. Batesburg-Leesville (2-2)
7. Cheraw (3-2)
8. Saluda (3-1)
9. Timberland (4-1)
10. Philip Simmons (3-2)
Others receiving votes: Andrew Jackson, Liberty, Chesnee, Woodland, Eau Claire, East Clarendon, Chester, North Central, Barnwell
Class A
1. Abbeville (12) (3-1)
2. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (9) (5-0)
3. Cross (4-1)
4. Latta (5-0)
5. Ware Shoals (4-0)
6. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (3-1)
7. Johnsonville (4-1)
8. Carvers Bay (5-0)
9. Lewisville (2-3)
10. Lamar (3-2)
Others receiving votes: Lake View, Dixie, Scott’s Branch
Voters this week: Mac Banks, Fort Mill Prep Sports; Lou Bezjak, The State Newspaper; Jed Blackwell, SC Prep RedZone; Travis Boland, Times & Democrat; Cole Bryson, The Fan Upstate; Dennis Brunson, High School Sports Report; Scott Chancey, Florence Morning News; 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; Brandon Stockdale, SC Prep RedZone; Pete Yanity, WSPA
This story was originally published September 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM.
